Pocket money: Partitioning money amounts
In this first of three lessons, students use efficient strategies when performing calculations involving money. They explore different ways to estimate and calculate the distribution of pocket money.
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| Year level(s) | Year 4 |
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| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Teaching resource |
| Format | Web page |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Classroom talks, Explicit teaching, Differentiated teaching |
| Keywords | money, problem solving, efficient strategies, maths hub lesson plan |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Curriculum connections | Critical and creative thinking |
| Strand and focus | Algebra, Number |
| Topics | Money and financial mathematics, Addition and subtraction, Multiplication and division |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M4N06
Develop efficient strategies and use appropriate digital tools for solving problems involving addition and subtraction, and multiplication and division where there is no remainder
AC9M4A02
Recall and demonstrate proficiency with multiplication facts up to 10 x 10 and related division facts; extend and apply facts to develop efficient mental strategies for computation with larger numbers without a calculator |
| Numeracy progression |
Multiplicative strategies (P6, P7)
Additive strategies (P8) Understanding money (P7) |
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| Organisation | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Copyright | © 2024 Commonwealth of Australia. Creative Commons BY 4.0. |
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