Fractions, Decimals & Percentages
METALook for and use mathematical structure: exploit the relationship between fractions, decimals, and percentages; use factor pairs to simplify multiplication; apply angle facts to find unknowns; use properties of regular polygons systematically
Mastery Evidence
- Use the structure 25 × 16 = 25 × 4 × 4 = 100 × 4 = 400 by exploiting factor pairs
- Recognise that 0.75 = 3/4 = 75% and use whichever form is most efficient for the problem
- Use the fact that angles on a straight line sum to 180° as a structural tool to find missing angles
Assessment Prompt
“When [child] notices that fractions, decimals, and percentages are just different ways of writing the same thing, do they use that understanding to switch between them fluidly when it makes a calculation easier?”
Prerequisites4
- Factors, multiples, and primessoftAges 9—11
- Using Mathematical StructurehardAges 8—9
- Angle Sum RulessoftAges 9—10
- Spotting PatternssoftAges 7—8
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- All times tables to 12×12 hard
Tables to 12×12 fluency is prerequisite to finding factor pairs up to 100
- Skip Counting (4s, 8s, 50s, 100s) hard
Counting in 6s/7s/9s/25s/1000s extends counting in 4s/8s/50s/100s
- Multiplication as repeated addition hard
Recalling times table facts requires understanding multiplication as repeated addition/grouping
- Addition as combining or putting together two hard
Multiplication as repeated addition requires understanding addition as combining groups
- How Many in Total? hard
Understanding addition as combining groups requires knowing numbers represent quantities (cardinality)
- One-to-one counting hard
Cardinality principle builds on one-to-one correspondence — you must count correctly to know the last number tells 'how many'
- Factor Pairs & Commutativity hard
Recognising factor pairs at Y4 is prerequisite to systematically finding all factor pairs
- Skip Counting (4s, 8s, 50s, 100s) hard
Counting in 6s/7s/9s/25s/1000s extends counting in 4s/8s/50s/100s
- Multiplication as repeated addition hard
Recalling times table facts requires understanding multiplication as repeated addition/grouping
- Addition as combining or putting together two hard
Multiplication as repeated addition requires understanding addition as combining groups
- How Many in Total? hard
Understanding addition as combining groups requires knowing numbers represent quantities (cardinality)
- One-to-one counting hard
Cardinality principle builds on one-to-one correspondence — you must count correctly to know the last number tells 'how many'
- Commutative Multiplication hard
Applying all three properties extends Y2 commutativity understanding
- Division as equal sharing hard
Using arrays for division requires understanding division as grouping
- Subtraction as taking away or separating hard
Division as equal sharing/grouping requires understanding subtraction as taking away/separating
- How Many in Total? hard
Understanding subtraction as taking away requires knowing numbers represent quantities (cardinality)
- One-to-one counting hard
Cardinality principle builds on one-to-one correspondence — you must count correctly to know the last number tells 'how many'
- Multiplication as repeated addition hard
Using arrays requires understanding what multiplication means
- Addition as combining or putting together two hard
Multiplication as repeated addition requires understanding addition as combining groups
- How Many in Total? hard
Understanding addition as combining groups requires knowing numbers represent quantities (cardinality)
- One-to-one counting hard
Cardinality principle builds on one-to-one correspondence — you must count correctly to know the last number tells 'how many'
- Multiplication as repeated addition hard
Commutativity of multiplication requires understanding multiplication
- Addition as combining or putting together two hard
Multiplication as repeated addition requires understanding addition as combining groups
- How Many in Total? hard
Understanding addition as combining groups requires knowing numbers represent quantities (cardinality)
- One-to-one counting hard
Cardinality principle builds on one-to-one correspondence — you must count correctly to know the last number tells 'how many'
- Arrays for multiplication (age 7+) hard
Extends array-based repeated addition to formal multiplication interpretation
- Arrays for multiplication hard
Rectangular arrays with repeated addition extends array representation from Y2
- Division as equal sharing hard
Using arrays for division requires understanding division as grouping
- Subtraction as taking away or separating hard
Division as equal sharing/grouping requires understanding subtraction as taking away/separating
- How Many in Total? hard
Understanding subtraction as taking away requires knowing numbers represent quantities (cardinality)
- One-to-one counting hard
Cardinality principle builds on one-to-one correspondence — you must count correctly to know the last number tells 'how many'
- Multiplication as repeated addition hard
Using arrays requires understanding what multiplication means
- Addition as combining or putting together two hard
Multiplication as repeated addition requires understanding addition as combining groups
- How Many in Total? hard
Understanding addition as combining groups requires knowing numbers represent quantities (cardinality)
- One-to-one counting hard
Cardinality principle builds on one-to-one correspondence — you must count correctly to know the last number tells 'how many'
- Multiplication as repeated addition hard
Expressing array totals as sums of equal addends requires understanding multiplication as repeated addition
- Addition as combining or putting together two hard
Multiplication as repeated addition requires understanding addition as combining groups
- How Many in Total? hard
Understanding addition as combining groups requires knowing numbers represent quantities (cardinality)
- One-to-one counting hard
Cardinality principle builds on one-to-one correspondence — you must count correctly to know the last number tells 'how many'
- Multiplication as repeated addition hard
Interpreting products formalises repeated addition/equal groups from Y1
- Addition as combining or putting together two hard
Multiplication as repeated addition requires understanding addition as combining groups
- How Many in Total? hard
Understanding addition as combining groups requires knowing numbers represent quantities (cardinality)
- One-to-one counting hard
Cardinality principle builds on one-to-one correspondence — you must count correctly to know the last number tells 'how many'
- The three digits of a three-digit number soft
Three-digit place-value patterns exercise using structure
- The teen numbers hard
Understanding 10 as a bundle builds on understanding teen numbers as 'a ten and some ones'
- How Many in Total? hard
Understanding tens-and-ones composition requires cardinality — knowing numbers represent quantities
- One-to-one counting hard
Cardinality principle builds on one-to-one correspondence — you must count correctly to know the last number tells 'how many'
- Reading and writing numbers to 20 hard
Composing/decomposing teen numbers requires reading and writing those numerals
- How Many in Total? hard
Reading/writing numerals 0–20 requires understanding that numerals represent quantities (cardinality)
- One-to-one counting hard
Cardinality principle builds on one-to-one correspondence — you must count correctly to know the last number tells 'how many'
- Writing digits 0-9 hard
Writing numerals requires the motor skill of forming digits 0-9 (taught in English handwriting)
- The two digits of a two-digit number hard
Must understand two-digit place value before extending to hundreds
- A Ten Is Ten Ones hard
Understanding tens and ones place value requires the concept of 10 as a bundle
- The teen numbers hard
Understanding 10 as a bundle builds on understanding teen numbers as 'a ten and some ones'
- How Many in Total? hard
Understanding tens-and-ones composition requires cardinality — knowing numbers represent quantities
- One-to-one counting hard
Cardinality principle builds on one-to-one correspondence — you must count correctly to know the last number tells 'how many'
- Reading and writing numbers to 20 hard
Composing/decomposing teen numbers requires reading and writing those numerals
- How Many in Total? hard
Reading/writing numerals 0–20 requires understanding that numerals represent quantities (cardinality)
- One-to-one counting hard
Cardinality principle builds on one-to-one correspondence — you must count correctly to know the last number tells 'how many'
- Writing digits 0-9 hard
Writing numerals requires the motor skill of forming digits 0-9 (taught in English handwriting)
- The teen numbers hard
General two-digit place value extends from understanding teen number composition
- How Many in Total? hard
Understanding tens-and-ones composition requires cardinality — knowing numbers represent quantities
- One-to-one counting hard
Cardinality principle builds on one-to-one correspondence — you must count correctly to know the last number tells 'how many'
- Reading and writing numbers to 20 hard
Composing/decomposing teen numbers requires reading and writing those numerals
- How Many in Total? hard
Reading/writing numerals 0–20 requires understanding that numerals represent quantities (cardinality)
- One-to-one counting hard
Cardinality principle builds on one-to-one correspondence — you must count correctly to know the last number tells 'how many'
- Writing digits 0-9 hard
Writing numerals requires the motor skill of forming digits 0-9 (taught in English handwriting)
- A Ten Is Ten Ones hard
Understanding tens and ones place value requires the concept of 10 as a bundle
- The teen numbers hard
Understanding 10 as a bundle builds on understanding teen numbers as 'a ten and some ones'
- How Many in Total? hard
Understanding tens-and-ones composition requires cardinality — knowing numbers represent quantities
- One-to-one counting hard
Cardinality principle builds on one-to-one correspondence — you must count correctly to know the last number tells 'how many'
- Reading and writing numbers to 20 hard
Composing/decomposing teen numbers requires reading and writing those numerals
- How Many in Total? hard
Reading/writing numerals 0–20 requires understanding that numerals represent quantities (cardinality)
- One-to-one counting hard
Cardinality principle builds on one-to-one correspondence — you must count correctly to know the last number tells 'how many'
- Writing digits 0-9 hard
Writing numerals requires the motor skill of forming digits 0-9 (taught in English handwriting)
- The teen numbers hard
General two-digit place value extends from understanding teen number composition
- How Many in Total? hard
Understanding tens-and-ones composition requires cardinality — knowing numbers represent quantities
- One-to-one counting hard
Cardinality principle builds on one-to-one correspondence — you must count correctly to know the last number tells 'how many'
- Reading and writing numbers to 20 hard
Composing/decomposing teen numbers requires reading and writing those numerals
- How Many in Total? hard
Reading/writing numerals 0–20 requires understanding that numerals represent quantities (cardinality)
- One-to-one counting hard
Cardinality principle builds on one-to-one correspondence — you must count correctly to know the last number tells 'how many'
- Writing digits 0-9 hard
Writing numerals requires the motor skill of forming digits 0-9 (taught in English handwriting)
- Addition in any order soft
Deliberately applying commutativity to make addition easier exercises using structure
- Addition as combining or putting together two hard
Understanding commutativity of addition requires understanding addition
- How Many in Total? hard
Understanding addition as combining groups requires knowing numbers represent quantities (cardinality)
- One-to-one counting hard
Cardinality principle builds on one-to-one correspondence — you must count correctly to know the last number tells 'how many'
- The two digits of a two-digit number soft
Using place-value structure (tens and ones) to solve problems efficiently
- A Ten Is Ten Ones hard
Understanding tens and ones place value requires the concept of 10 as a bundle
- The teen numbers hard
Understanding 10 as a bundle builds on understanding teen numbers as 'a ten and some ones'
- How Many in Total? hard
Understanding tens-and-ones composition requires cardinality — knowing numbers represent quantities
- One-to-one counting hard
Cardinality principle builds on one-to-one correspondence — you must count correctly to know the last number tells 'how many'
- Reading and writing numbers to 20 hard
Composing/decomposing teen numbers requires reading and writing those numerals
- How Many in Total? hard
Reading/writing numerals 0–20 requires understanding that numerals represent quantities (cardinality)
- One-to-one counting hard
Cardinality principle builds on one-to-one correspondence — you must count correctly to know the last number tells 'how many'
- Writing digits 0-9 hard
Writing numerals requires the motor skill of forming digits 0-9 (taught in English handwriting)
- The teen numbers hard
General two-digit place value extends from understanding teen number composition
- How Many in Total? hard
Understanding tens-and-ones composition requires cardinality — knowing numbers represent quantities
- One-to-one counting hard
Cardinality principle builds on one-to-one correspondence — you must count correctly to know the last number tells 'how many'
- Reading and writing numbers to 20 hard
Composing/decomposing teen numbers requires reading and writing those numerals
- How Many in Total? hard
Reading/writing numerals 0–20 requires understanding that numerals represent quantities (cardinality)
- One-to-one counting hard
Cardinality principle builds on one-to-one correspondence — you must count correctly to know the last number tells 'how many'
- Writing digits 0-9 hard
Writing numerals requires the motor skill of forming digits 0-9 (taught in English handwriting)
- Spotting mathematical patterns hard
Age 6-7 using structure deliberately builds on age 5-6 noticing simple patterns and structure
- Addition as combining or putting together two soft
Noticing commutativity of addition exercises spotting structural patterns
- How Many in Total? hard
Understanding addition as combining groups requires knowing numbers represent quantities (cardinality)
- One-to-one counting hard
Cardinality principle builds on one-to-one correspondence — you must count correctly to know the last number tells 'how many'
- How Many in Total? hard
Understanding tens-and-ones composition requires cardinality — knowing numbers represent quantities
- One-to-one counting hard
Cardinality principle builds on one-to-one correspondence — you must count correctly to know the last number tells 'how many'
- Reading and writing numbers to 20 hard
Composing/decomposing teen numbers requires reading and writing those numerals
- How Many in Total? hard
Reading/writing numerals 0–20 requires understanding that numerals represent quantities (cardinality)
- One-to-one counting hard
Cardinality principle builds on one-to-one correspondence — you must count correctly to know the last number tells 'how many'
- Writing digits 0-9 hard
Writing numerals requires the motor skill of forming digits 0-9 (taught in English handwriting)
- 2-D shapes (age 6+) soft
Understanding angles as shape properties requires knowing basic shape properties
- Angles in triangles (age 6+) soft
Understanding defining attributes supports describing shape properties formally
- 2-D shapes hard
Distinguishing defining vs non-defining attributes requires knowing common 2-D shape names first
- 3-D shapes (age 5+) hard
Identifying defining attributes builds on informal analysis and comparison of shapes
- 2-D shapes hard
Describing properties of 2-D shapes (sides, symmetry) requires knowing the shapes first
- 3-D shapes (age 5+) hard
Formal property description extends informal analysis of sides and vertices
- Position, direction, and movement hard
Recognising angles as turns extends Y2 work on quarter/half/three-quarter turns
- Positional Language hard
Position/direction vocabulary with right angles extends basic positional language
- Turns & Directions hard
Right-angle turns (clockwise/anti-clockwise) build directly on whole/half/quarter turns from Year 1
- What Is a Half? soft
Understanding half and quarter turns benefits from the concept of halves and quarters
- Division as equal sharing hard
Finding a half requires equal sharing into 2 groups — a division concept
- Subtraction as taking away or separating hard
Division as equal sharing/grouping requires understanding subtraction as taking away/separating
- How Many in Total? hard
Understanding subtraction as taking away requires knowing numbers represent quantities (cardinality)
- Types of angles (age 8+) soft
Identifying right angles and turns is supported by the convention of marking right angles with a small square
- Positional Language hard
Position/direction vocabulary with right angles extends basic positional language
- Turns & Directions hard
Right-angle turns (clockwise/anti-clockwise) build directly on whole/half/quarter turns from Year 1
- What Is a Half? soft
Understanding half and quarter turns benefits from the concept of halves and quarters
- Division as equal sharing hard
Finding a half requires equal sharing into 2 groups — a division concept
- Subtraction as taking away or separating hard
Division as equal sharing/grouping requires understanding subtraction as taking away/separating
- How Many in Total? hard
Understanding subtraction as taking away requires knowing numbers represent quantities (cardinality)
- One-to-one counting hard
Cardinality principle builds on one-to-one correspondence — you must count correctly to know the last number tells 'how many'
- Spotting Patterns soft
Noticing place-value and operational structures in maths is the domain-specific application of the universal pattern-recognition habit
- Connecting New & Old Ideas soft
Spotting patterns across domains is an extension of the habit of connecting new ideas to existing ones
- Thinking Before Starting hard
Making connections between new and old ideas requires the habit of activating prior knowledge first
- Persisting When It's Hard hard
Activating prior knowledge requires the foundational habit of persistent engagement with new material
- Finding halves and quarters (age 5+) hard
Working with 1/4, 2/4, 3/4 extends from Y1 understanding of quarters
- What Is a Half? hard
Understanding quarters extends from understanding halves — both are equal parts but quarters requires dividing into 4
- Division as equal sharing hard
Finding a half requires equal sharing into 2 groups — a division concept
- Subtraction as taking away or separating hard
Division as equal sharing/grouping requires understanding subtraction as taking away/separating
- How Many in Total? hard
Understanding subtraction as taking away requires knowing numbers represent quantities (cardinality)
- One-to-one counting hard
Cardinality principle builds on one-to-one correspondence — you must count correctly to know the last number tells 'how many'
- Division as equal sharing hard
Finding a half requires equal sharing into 2 groups — a division concept
- Subtraction as taking away or separating hard
Division as equal sharing/grouping requires understanding subtraction as taking away/separating
- How Many in Total? hard
Understanding subtraction as taking away requires knowing numbers represent quantities (cardinality)
- One-to-one counting hard
Cardinality principle builds on one-to-one correspondence — you must count correctly to know the last number tells 'how many'
- Subtraction as taking away or separating hard
Division as equal sharing/grouping requires understanding subtraction as taking away/separating
- How Many in Total? hard
Understanding subtraction as taking away requires knowing numbers represent quantities (cardinality)
- One-to-one counting hard
Cardinality principle builds on one-to-one correspondence — you must count correctly to know the last number tells 'how many'
- Fraction Notation hard
Writing fractions like 1/3 and 3/4 requires knowing numerator and denominator
- Decimal equivalents of tenths and hundredths hard
Must know decimal notation to express results of dividing by 10/100
- Finding halves and quarters (age 5+) hard
Working with 1/4, 2/4, 3/4 extends from Y1 understanding of quarters
- What Is a Half? hard
Understanding quarters extends from understanding halves — both are equal parts but quarters requires dividing into 4
- Division as equal sharing hard
Finding a half requires equal sharing into 2 groups — a division concept
- Subtraction as taking away or separating hard
Division as equal sharing/grouping requires understanding subtraction as taking away/separating
- How Many in Total? hard
Understanding subtraction as taking away requires knowing numbers represent quantities (cardinality)
- Division as equal sharing hard
Finding a half requires equal sharing into 2 groups — a division concept
- Subtraction as taking away or separating hard
Division as equal sharing/grouping requires understanding subtraction as taking away/separating
- How Many in Total? hard
Understanding subtraction as taking away requires knowing numbers represent quantities (cardinality)
- One-to-one counting hard
Cardinality principle builds on one-to-one correspondence — you must count correctly to know the last number tells 'how many'
- Subtraction as taking away or separating hard
Division as equal sharing/grouping requires understanding subtraction as taking away/separating
- How Many in Total? hard
Understanding subtraction as taking away requires knowing numbers represent quantities (cardinality)
- One-to-one counting hard
Cardinality principle builds on one-to-one correspondence — you must count correctly to know the last number tells 'how many'
- Fraction Notation hard
Writing fractions like 1/3 and 3/4 requires knowing numerator and denominator
- Decimal & Percent Notation hard
Writing decimal equivalents of tenths and hundredths requires decimal point and place-value vocabulary
- Spotting Patterns soft
Using mathematical structure (distributive property, fraction equivalence) draws on the universal pattern-and-structure habit
- Connecting New & Old Ideas soft
Spotting patterns across domains is an extension of the habit of connecting new ideas to existing ones
- Thinking Before Starting hard
Making connections between new and old ideas requires the habit of activating prior knowledge first
- Persisting When It's Hard hard
Activating prior knowledge requires the foundational habit of persistent engagement with new material
- Understanding angles (age 8+) soft
Quadrilateral classification exercises using structure (shape hierarchy)
- 2-D shapes (age 6+) hard
Identifying 2D shape properties is prerequisite to classifying by shared attributes
- Angles in triangles (age 6+) soft
Understanding defining attributes supports describing shape properties formally
- 2-D shapes hard
Distinguishing defining vs non-defining attributes requires knowing common 2-D shape names first
- 3-D shapes (age 5+) hard
Identifying defining attributes builds on informal analysis and comparison of shapes
- 2-D shapes hard
Describing properties of 2-D shapes (sides, symmetry) requires knowing the shapes first
- 3-D shapes (age 5+) hard
Formal property description extends informal analysis of sides and vertices
- Angles in triangles (age 7+) hard
Recognising shapes by attributes is prerequisite to quadrilateral hierarchy classification
- Angles in triangles (age 6+) hard
Drawing shapes by attributes extends understanding defining vs non-defining attributes
- 2-D shapes hard
Distinguishing defining vs non-defining attributes requires knowing common 2-D shape names first
- 3-D shapes (age 5+) hard
Identifying defining attributes builds on informal analysis and comparison of shapes
- 2-D shapes (age 6+) hard
Identifying pentagons, hexagons, quadrilaterals extends knowing 2-D shape properties
- Angles in triangles (age 6+) soft
Understanding defining attributes supports describing shape properties formally
- 2-D shapes hard
Distinguishing defining vs non-defining attributes requires knowing common 2-D shape names first
- 3-D shapes (age 5+) hard
Identifying defining attributes builds on informal analysis and comparison of shapes
- 2-D shapes hard
Describing properties of 2-D shapes (sides, symmetry) requires knowing the shapes first
- 3-D shapes (age 5+) hard
Formal property description extends informal analysis of sides and vertices
- Types of angles (age 8+) hard
Angle sum rules (360° at a point, 180° on a line) are applied through reading angle diagrams with correct notation
- Right Angles & Turns hard
Identifying right angles and greater/less than right angle is prerequisite to naming acute/obtuse
- 2-D shapes (age 6+) soft
Understanding angles as shape properties requires knowing basic shape properties
- Angles in triangles (age 6+) soft
Understanding defining attributes supports describing shape properties formally
- 2-D shapes hard
Distinguishing defining vs non-defining attributes requires knowing common 2-D shape names first
- 3-D shapes (age 5+) hard
Identifying defining attributes builds on informal analysis and comparison of shapes
- 2-D shapes hard
Describing properties of 2-D shapes (sides, symmetry) requires knowing the shapes first
- 3-D shapes (age 5+) hard
Formal property description extends informal analysis of sides and vertices
- Position, direction, and movement hard
Recognising angles as turns extends Y2 work on quarter/half/three-quarter turns
- Positional Language hard
Position/direction vocabulary with right angles extends basic positional language
- Turns & Directions hard
Right-angle turns (clockwise/anti-clockwise) build directly on whole/half/quarter turns from Year 1
- What Is a Half? soft
Understanding half and quarter turns benefits from the concept of halves and quarters
- Division as equal sharing hard
Finding a half requires equal sharing into 2 groups — a division concept
- Subtraction as taking away or separating hard
Division as equal sharing/grouping requires understanding subtraction as taking away/separating
- Types of angles (age 8+) soft
Identifying right angles and turns is supported by the convention of marking right angles with a small square
- Positional Language hard
Position/direction vocabulary with right angles extends basic positional language
- Turns & Directions hard
Right-angle turns (clockwise/anti-clockwise) build directly on whole/half/quarter turns from Year 1
- What Is a Half? soft
Understanding half and quarter turns benefits from the concept of halves and quarters
- Division as equal sharing hard
Finding a half requires equal sharing into 2 groups — a division concept
- Subtraction as taking away or separating hard
Division as equal sharing/grouping requires understanding subtraction as taking away/separating
- How Many in Total? hard
Understanding subtraction as taking away requires knowing numbers represent quantities (cardinality)
- 2-D shapes (age 6+) soft
Understanding angles as shape properties requires knowing basic shape properties
- Angles in triangles (age 6+) soft
Understanding defining attributes supports describing shape properties formally
- 2-D shapes hard
Distinguishing defining vs non-defining attributes requires knowing common 2-D shape names first
- 3-D shapes (age 5+) hard
Identifying defining attributes builds on informal analysis and comparison of shapes
- 2-D shapes hard
Describing properties of 2-D shapes (sides, symmetry) requires knowing the shapes first
- 3-D shapes (age 5+) hard
Formal property description extends informal analysis of sides and vertices
- Position, direction, and movement hard
Recognising angles as turns extends Y2 work on quarter/half/three-quarter turns
- Positional Language hard
Position/direction vocabulary with right angles extends basic positional language
- Turns & Directions hard
Right-angle turns (clockwise/anti-clockwise) build directly on whole/half/quarter turns from Year 1
- What Is a Half? soft
Understanding half and quarter turns benefits from the concept of halves and quarters
- Division as equal sharing hard
Finding a half requires equal sharing into 2 groups — a division concept
- Subtraction as taking away or separating hard
Division as equal sharing/grouping requires understanding subtraction as taking away/separating
- How Many in Total? hard
Understanding subtraction as taking away requires knowing numbers represent quantities (cardinality)
- Types of angles (age 8+) soft
Identifying right angles and turns is supported by the convention of marking right angles with a small square
- Positional Language hard
Position/direction vocabulary with right angles extends basic positional language
- Turns & Directions hard
Right-angle turns (clockwise/anti-clockwise) build directly on whole/half/quarter turns from Year 1
- What Is a Half? soft
Understanding half and quarter turns benefits from the concept of halves and quarters
- Division as equal sharing hard
Finding a half requires equal sharing into 2 groups — a division concept
- Subtraction as taking away or separating hard
Division as equal sharing/grouping requires understanding subtraction as taking away/separating
- How Many in Total? hard
Understanding subtraction as taking away requires knowing numbers represent quantities (cardinality)
- One-to-one counting hard
Cardinality principle builds on one-to-one correspondence — you must count correctly to know the last number tells 'how many'
- Spotting Patterns soft
Exploiting relationships between fractions, decimals and percentages requires pattern recognition across representations
- Connecting New & Old Ideas soft
Spotting patterns across domains is an extension of the habit of connecting new ideas to existing ones
- Thinking Before Starting hard
Making connections between new and old ideas requires the habit of activating prior knowledge first
- Persisting When It's Hard hard
Activating prior knowledge requires the foundational habit of persistent engagement with new material
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- Order of operations (age 10+)hardAges 10—11