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Place value: Lolly shop

This sequence of 6 tasks explores the mathematical idea that '10 of these is equal to one of those'. Students explore through the context of a lolly shop. They work with their own lollies and explore different ways that they might pack them to make it easy to count. The idea of packing ten lollies in a roll and then putting ten rolls into a box is introduced, and as the students make rolls of 10 and then boxes of 10 rolls, the structure of Base 10 blocks emerges out of their mathematical activity. Professional learning for teachers is integrated throughout the sequence.

Additional details
Year level(s)	Year 2
Audience	Teacher
Purpose	Teaching resource
Format	Web page
Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches	Mathematics investigation
Keywords	grouping, place value, equivalence
Curriculum alignment
Curriculum connections	Numeracy
Strand and focus	Number
Topics	Operating with number
AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions	AC9M2N02 Partition, rearrange, regroup and rename two- and three-digit numbers using standard and non-standard groupings; recognise the role of a zero digit in place value notation AC9M2N01 Recognise, represent and order numbers to at least 1000 using physical and virtual materials, numerals and number lines
Numeracy progression	Number and place value (P3)
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