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Closest to 100
Uses number cards 1 to 9 to play a game where the goal for each team is to get as close as possible to a total of 100. A cumulative total of their difference to 100 is kept throughout. Addition and subtraction is used strategically and understanding of place value is involved as players move up towards 100.
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Year level(s) | Year 1, Year 2 |
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Audience | Student, Teacher |
Purpose | Teaching resource, Student task |
Format | Video |
Keywords | games, addition, subtraction, place value, fluency, reasoning, understanding, explicit teaching |
Curriculum alignment |
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Curriculum connections | Numeracy |
Strand and focus | Number, Build understanding |
Topics | Place value, Addition and subtraction |
AC: Mathematics content descriptions |
ACMNA015
Represent and solve simple addition and subtraction problems using a range of strategies including counting on, partitioning and rearranging parts
ACMNA029
Explore the connection between addition and subtraction
ACMNA030
Solve simple addition and subtraction problems using a range of efficient mental and written strategies
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National numeracy learning progression |
Quantifying numbers
Additive strategies - AdS4, AdS5, AdS6 |
Copyright details |
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Organisation | NSW Department of Education |
Copyright | © State of New South Wales (Department of Education), 2020 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, unless otherwise indicated. |
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