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Super shapes

Models strategies for approaching problems where multiplicative thinking and algebraic reasoning are required. Invites students to discover values of other shapes in each of the problems.

Additional details
Year level(s)	Year 6
Audience	Student, Teacher
Purpose	Teaching resource, Teaching strategies
Format	Video
Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches	Concrete Representational Abstract model, Targeted teaching
Keywords	addition, multiplication, reasoning, problem-solving, explicit teaching
Curriculum alignment
Curriculum connections	Numeracy
Strand and focus	Number, Algebra, Build understanding
Topics	Addition and subtraction, Multiplication and division, Operating with number
AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions	AC9M6N09 Use mathematical modelling to solve practical problems, involving rational numbers and percentages, including in financial contexts; formulate the problems, choosing operations and efficient calculation strategies, and using digital tools where appropriate; interpret and communicate solutions in terms of the situation, justifying the choices made
Numeracy progression	Additive strategies (P9) Multiplicative strategies (P8) Understanding money (P8)
Copyright details
Organisation	NSW Department of Education
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