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NZ Curriculum Math Progressions | Strategy
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Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4
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Stage 4Stage 5Stage 6Stage 7
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End of Year 2End of Year 3 & 4End of Year 5 & 6End of Year 7 & 8
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Addition & SubtractionAdd by Counting On
16+3=17,18,19
Doubles
8+7=8+8-1
Compensation
394+79=(394+80)-1
Compensation
3.2+1.95=(3.2=2)-0.05
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Subtract by Counting back
32-3=31,30,29
Fives
8+7=5+3+5+2
Place Value Partitioning
394+79 = 390+70+9+4
Place Value Partitioning
8.65+4.2=8+4+0.6+0.2+0.05
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Add by Counting on in 10s
36+40=46,56,66
Making Tens
8+7=8+2+5
Compatible Numbers
45+37+65=(45+65)+37
Negatives (Integers)
6.4-7.2=0.6
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Subtract by Counting Back in 10s
72-30=62,52,42
Tidy Numbers (2 & 3 digit)
29+18 as 30+17
Reversibility
403-97=97+?=403
Reversibility
6.03-5.8=5.8+?=6.03
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Place Value (2 & 3 digit)
33+16 as 30+10+3+6
Equal Additions
404-97=406-100
Equal Additions
7.2-3.7=7.5-4=3.5
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Standard written form for additionStandard form for + decimals
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Standard written form for subtractionStandard form for - decimals
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Simple equivalent fractions
3/4+3/8=6/8+3/8=9/8
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Multiplication & DivisionSkip Counting
4x5=5,10,15,20
Repeated Addition
8x5=5+5=10 so 10+10+10+10=40
Doubling
8x3=2x(4x3)
Place Value
28x7=(20x7)+(8x7)
72÷4=(40÷4)+(32÷4)
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Adding & Subtraction
8x3=(7x3)+3
Proportional Adjustment
75x4=25x12
81÷3=(81÷9)x3
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Reversing
63÷9=9x?=63
Reversibility
63÷9=9x?=63
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Doubling & Halving
3x12=6x6
Remainders as fractions, decimals or whole numbers
38÷6=6r2 or 6-1/3 or 6.33
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Rounding/Compensation
9x6=(10x6)-6
Compensation
19x6=(20x6)-6
56÷4=(60÷4)-1
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Multiply by tens and hundreds
70x5=7x5x10
Standard written form for x & ÷
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FractionsFind 1/2 and 1/4 of sets & shapes by equal sharingFind a fraction on a number by trial and improvement with addition facts
1/3of12=4+4+4=12 so 1/3 is 4
Find fractions of whole numbers
3/4 of 24=?
3/4 of ?=21
Unit Fractions
5/8x72=5x(1/8x72)
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Find fractions of shapes and lengths including fractions greater than 1Solve simple equivalent ratio and rate problems
2:3 so ?:6
Place Value
3.4x8=(3x8)+(0.4x8)
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Compare fraction sizes with whole numbers
37/7=5-2/7
Compensation
2.9x6.3=(3x6.3)-(0.1x6.3)
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Equivalent fractions
40% of 35 = 2/5 of 35
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