Mathematics / Year 4 / Number and Algebra / Number and place value

Curriculum content descriptions

Recognise, represent and order numbers to at least tens of thousands (ACMNA072)

Elaborations
  • reproducing five-digit numbers in words using their numerical representations, and vice versa
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
  • Numeracy Numeracy
ScOT terms

Positive integers,  Numerical order

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Wishball challenge: whole numbers

Test your understanding of decimal place value with whole numbers. Receive a starting number, such as 3786, and work towards turning it into a target number, 7664. Spin a random digit, choose its decimal place value and use the given operation (either addition or subtraction) on your starting number. Be careful not to overshoot ...

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Wishball: whole numbers

Test your understanding of decimal place value with whole numbers. Receive a starting number, such as 3786, and work towards turning it into a target number, such as 7664. Spin a random digit, choose its decimal place value and decide whether to add or subtract the random digit from your starting number. You can use a 'Wishball' ...

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Addition and subtraction problems can be solved using a variety of strategies Multi-age 3–6 Year B – Unit 15

This 2-week unit unit develops the big idea that addition and subtraction problems can be solved using a variety of strategies. Students are provided opportunities to: partition, rearrange and regroup numbers to at least 1000 to solve additive problems; choose and use efficient strategies to solve addition and subtraction ...

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Multiplicative thinking involves flexible use of multiplication and division concepts, strategies and representations Multi-age 3–6 Year B – Unit 13

This 2-week unit unit develops the big idea that multiplicative thinking involves flexible use of multiplication and division concepts, strategies and representations. Students are provided opportunities to: select and apply strategies to solve problems involving multiplication and division with whole numbers; investigate ...

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The number system extends infinitely to very large and very small numbers Multi-age 3–6 Year B – Unit 11

This 2-week unit unit develops the big idea that the number system extends infinitely to very large and very small numbers. Students are provided opportunities to: recognise, represent, order and partition large numbers; apply place value knowledge to recognise, name and order decimals; make connections between benchmark ...

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The number system extends infinitely to very large and very small numbers Multi-age 3–6 Year B – Unit 6

This 2-week unit unit develops the big idea that our number system extends infinitely to very large and very small numbers. Students are provided opportunities to: read, partition, rename, represent and order large numbers; recognise, name, compare, order and represent decimals; identify the relationship between addition ...

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Questions can be asked and answered by collecting and interpreting data Multi-age 3–6 Year B – Unit 5

This 2-week unit unit develops the big idea that questions can be asked and answered by interpreting data. Students are provided opportunities to: collect data and construct, interpret and compare a range of data displays, including data presented in digital media; interpret and evaluate the effectiveness of various data ...

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The number system extends infinitely to very large and very small numbers Multi-age 3–6 Year B – Unit 1

This 2-week unit unit develops the big idea that our number system extends infinitely to very large and very small numbers. Students are provided opportunities to: partition, represent and order larger numbers; apply place value to recognise, regroup and order whole and decimal numbers; explore the link between multiplicative ...

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Addition and subtraction problems can be solved using a variety of strategies Multi-age 3–6 Year B – Unit 2

This 2-week unit unit develops the big idea that addition and subtraction problems can be solved by using a variety of strategies. Students are provided opportunities to: apply place value understanding to solve addition and subtraction problems; identify the connection between addition and subtraction; select and explain ...

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Mastermind - Calculate

This small group game challenges students to use logic and problem solving strategies to name multi-digit numbers.

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Park Ranger Problem Solving: An ‘Addition & Subtraction’ Rich Task for Years 3–4 - Calculate

The aim of this task is to provide a rich, contextual activity through which students can begin to explore the addition and subtraction of one- and two-digit of numbers in everyday contexts.

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First steps in mathematics: Number – Book 1

The content of this book is organised into topics including understanding whole and decimal numbers, and understanding fractional numbers.

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Operations: Foundation to Year 9

This comprehensive resource describes the progression of ideas that cover addition and subtraction of integers; multiplication and division of integers; the four operations with common and decimal fractions; and operation applications with percent, rate and ratio.

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Number: Foundation to Year 9

This comprehensive resource describes the progression of number-related ideas showing the relationship to other curriculum strands. The resource demonstrates examples of relevant teaching strategies, investigations, activity plans and connected concepts in number including teaching and cultural implications.

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First steps in mathematics: Number – Book 2

The content of this book is organised into topics including understanding operations, calculating, and reasoning about number patterns.

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ROWCO - Calculate

ROWCO is a card game that will help students practice their addition facts while playing an engaging strategy game.

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Cuisenaire Rods Lesson Plan - Calculate

This lessons explores the use of Cuisenaire rods and uses play to introduce them to students.

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More than, less than ½ - Calculate

This game, played with ten-sided dice, in pairs or small groups, provides students with opportunities to make, simplify and compare fractions with different denominators. Students aim to collect fractions that are more than a half and less than a half, recording their rolled fractions on a score card as the game progresses.

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Even and Odd Orcharding - Calculate

What makes even numbers special? What makes odd numbers… well… odd? Help these farmers plant their fruit trees in rows and patterns, and see what happens when we add, subtract and multiply different combinations of these numbers together! Use this low threshold, high ceiling task to explore the properties of even and odd numbers.

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Even and Odd Numbers - Calculate

In this activity let’s look at what happens when we add, subtract and multiply pairs of even numbers, pairs of odd numbers, or even a mix of even and odd numbers!