Close message Due to scheduled maintenance on Thursday 20th March 2025 between 7.00 pm until 9.00 pm AEDT, Scootle may face a disruption in service. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Mathematics / Year 1 / Number and Algebra / Number and place value

Curriculum content descriptions

Represent and solve simple addition and subtraction problems using a range of strategies including counting on, partitioning and rearranging parts (ACMNA015)

Elaborations
  • developing a range of mental strategies for addition and subtraction problems
General capabilities
  • Numeracy Numeracy
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and creative thinking
ScOT terms

Subtraction,  Addition,  Associativity

Refine by learning area

Refine by topic

Related topic
Video

Numbers Count: Adding two numbers

How many different ways can you think of to add two numbers to reach ten? Watch this video to learn them all!

Interactive

Pirate treasure hunt: eight challenges

Join forces with Pirate Jack. He needs your help to solve eight problems and find the hidden treasure. Use the map to work your way through the obstacles one by one and in the right order. Apply your maths and literacy skills to make sure you collect the correct item before tackling the next obstacle. For example, you’ll ...

Interactive

Goat Grommets (Mental computation and dependent probability) - ABC Education

As a team, you'll need to use your understanding of probability to decide which waves your surfer should catch — or when to play it safe and head in. Use mental addition to calculate your score. Enjoy the surf but watch out for the shark pig! Mathematical ideas and strategies this game supports: the probability of an occurrence ...

Interactive

Goat to bed (Partitioning twenty) - ABC Education

Some naughty little goats should be in bed, but they are still up and playing games! You will need to choose teams, then use your strategies (such as combinations for 20) to decide who wins: baby goats or babysitter! Mathematical ideas and strategies this game supports: numbers can be partitioned in many ways; there are ...

Interactive

Thundergoats (Combinations for ten) - ABC Education

As a team, use your knowledge of different strategies to find the total number of Thundergoats as efficiently as possible (e.g. use combinations for ten). Mathematical ideas and strategies this game supports: noticing how items are organised can help you work out their total (subitising). There are many ways to add and ...

Text

Collections of ten are really useful: K–2 Year B – Unit 1

This two-week unit introduces students to the big idea that collections of 10 are useful.

Text

Collections of objects can be changed by adding more (combining) or taking some away (separating): K–2 Year B – Unit 9

This unit develops understanding and skills of forming groups and combining and separating.

Text

There are many different situations where addition, subtraction, multiplication and division can be used: K–2 Year B – Unit 16

This two-week unit develops student knowledge and skills in understanding different situations where addition, subtraction, multiplication and division can be used. Students are provided opportunities to investigate the four operations through problem solving; explore the relationship between different operations and inverse ...

Video

The Mathscots: Buying a Dog Coat

In this animated video, Prime the puppy considers money and financial mathematics when shopping for a new dog coat. The mathematical focus is on understanding that the value of Australian coins is not related to size; describing the features of coins that make it possible to identify them; and developing a range of mental ...

Video

The Mathscots: Buying Pet Toys

In this animated video, Abacus the cat and Prime the puppy count their collections of $1 coins and work out if they have enough to buy some new toys. The mathematical focus is on counting a collection of $1 coins using early place value concepts by stacking them into piles of 10, skip counting in tens and twos and including ...

Text

The Mathscots: Level 1 Teaching Guide

This teaching guide provides a range of associated activities for each of the Mathscots episodes at Year 1. The guide contains a summary of the mathematical focus in each episode, a range of scaffolded learning experiences for before, during and after viewing each video, activities for families at home, and sets of printable ...

Text

Recording data in a game of Kolap: Part 1

In this first of two lessons, students investigate and play a First Nations Australian children’s instructive game of throwing skill called Kolap. They collect and represent data, and discuss their findings.

Text

Visualising data for a game of Kolap: Part 2

In this second of two lessons, students create a visual representation of the data collected and recorded while playing a First Nations Australian children’s instructive game of throwing skill called Kolap.

Text

Make 10 - Calculate

This game challenges students to choose pairs of cards that sum to ten. The game develops students' skills of addition and subtraction, creating simple equations and using mathematical language to describe their thinking processes.

Text

Duck in a Bucket - Calculate

In this game for pairs or teams, students practise addition and subtraction of small numbers, using multiple strategies.

Text

Odd & Even Year 1 & 2 - Calculate

In this lesson students investigate odd and even numbers.

Text

Addition & Subtraction Year 1 - Calculate

This activity uses Cuisenaire rods to help demonstrate if students 'trust the count'.

Text

Work sample Year 1 Mathematics: Donuts

This work sample demonstrates evidence of student learning in relation to aspects of the achievement standards for Year 1 Mathematics. The primary purpose for the work sample is to demonstrate the standard, so the focus is on what is evident in the sample not how it was created. The sample is an authentic representation ...

Text

Work sample Year 1 Mathematics: Equilateral triangles

This work sample demonstrates evidence of student learning in relation to aspects of the achievement standards for Year 1 Mathematics. The primary purpose for the work sample is to demonstrate the standard, so the focus is on what is evident in the sample not how it was created. The sample is an authentic representation ...

Downloadable

Put them together

Students rearrange the parts of an addition situation to show commutativity. They use appropriate thinking strategies to solve simple addition problems and record addition problems with numerals and symbols.