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Addition and subtraction
This guide includes advice on how to use the part-whole method to partition a collection into two or more parts.
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| Year level(s) | Year 1, Year 2 |
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| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Teaching resource, Teaching strategies |
| Format | Downloadable resources |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Explicit teaching |
| Keywords | partition, part-whole method, reasoning, explicit teaching |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Strand and focus | Number |
| Topics | Addition and subtraction |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M1N04
Add and subtract numbers within 20, using physical and virtual materials, part-part-whole knowledge to 10 and a variety of calculation strategies
AC9M2N04
Add and subtract one- and two-digit numbers, representing problems using number sentences and solve using part-part-whole reasoning and a variety of calculation strategies |
| Numeracy progression |
Additive strategies (P6)
Number and place value (P3) |
Copyright details |
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| Organisation | White Rose Maths |
| Copyright | © 2021 White Rose Maths. Free-for-education material. |
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