Estimation and reasonableness: Year 3 – planning tool

This planning resource for Year 3 is for the topic of Estimation and reasonableness. Students incorporate estimation strategies and use estimation to determine the reasonableness of calculations and detect errors when solving problems. They apply relevant strategies to estimate quantities.

Additional details
Year level(s)	Year 3
Audience	Teacher
Purpose	Planning support, Teaching resource, Teaching strategies, Student task, Home practice tasks
Format	Web page
Keywords	lesson plans, assessment task, teaching strategies, pedagogies, Australian Curriculum, learning from home, misconceptions
Curriculum alignment
Strand and focus	Number
Topics	Estimation
AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions	AC9M3N05 Estimate the quantity of objects in collections and make estimates when solving problems to determine the reasonableness of calculations
Numeracy progression	Number and place value (P6)
Copyright details
Organisation	Commonwealth of Australia
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