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Fair feast
In this resource students are asked to help two friends divide the food they have for a picnic fairly. The resource includes the prompt, teacher notes and sample student solutions.
Additional details |
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| Year level(s) | Foundation, Year 1, Year 2 |
|---|---|
| Audience | Teacher, Student |
| Purpose | Teaching resource, Student task |
| Format | Downloadable resources |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Explicit teaching |
| Keywords | pizza, fairly, divide |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Curriculum connections | Numeracy |
| Strand and focus | Number, Build understanding, Apply understanding |
| Topics | Multiplication and division |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9MFN05
Represent practical situations involving addition, subtraction and quantification with physical and virtual materials and use counting or subitising strategies
AC9M1N04
Add and subtract numbers within 20, using physical and virtual materials, part-part-whole knowledge to 10 and a variety of calculation strategies
AC9M2N05
Multiply and divide by one-digit numbers using repeated addition, equal grouping, arrays, and partitioning to support a variety of calculation strategies |
| Numeracy progression |
Additive strategies (P2, P6)
Number and place value (P3) Counting processes (CP2) Multiplicative strategies (P5) |
Copyright details |
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| Organisation | NRICH |
| Copyright | © 1997-2021 University of Cambridge. Free-for-education material. |
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