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Bar Model Poster Pack
PDF | PDF|Grades: 1 - 6The Bar Model is a teaching and learning strategy for mathematical problem solving which can be applied to all operations.
Our Bar Model Poster Pack contains 16 display posters.
The pack illustrates the five basic variations of the Bar Model and includes examples of how to apply them to different operations.
The Bar Model Poster Pack is available in black and white and colour versions.
Read more in our blog The Bar Model Method – Teaching Mathematical Problem Solving.
NSW Curriculum alignment
- MA1-5NA
AdditionandSubtraction - uses a range of strategies and informal recording methods for addition and subtraction involving one- and two-digit numbers
- MA2-6NA
Multiplication and Division - uses mental and informal written strategies for multiplication and division
- MA2-7NA
Fractions and Decimals - represents, models and compares commonly used fractions and decimals
- MA2-8NA
PatternsandAlgebra - generalises properties of odd and even numbers, generates number patterns, and completes simple number sentences by calculating missing values
- MA3-8NA
Analyses and creates geometric and number patterns, constructs and completes number sentences, and locates points on the Cartesian plane
Victorian Curriculum alignment
- VCMNA089
Represent and solve simple addition and subtraction problems using a range of strategies including counting on, partitioning and rearranging parts
- VCMNA107
Solve simple addition and subtraction problems using a range of efficient mental and written strategies
- VCMNA135
Represent and solve problems involving multiplication using efficient mental and written strategies and appropriate digital technologies
- VCMNA162
Solve word problems by using number sentences involving multiplication or division where there is no remainder
- VCMNA193
Use equivalent number sentences involving multiplication and division to find unknown quantities
Australian Curriculum alignment
- ACMNA015
Represent and solve simple addition and subtraction problems using a range of strategies including counting on, partitioning and rearranging parts
- ACMNA030
Solve simple addition and subtraction problems using a range of efficient mental and written strategies
- ACMNA057
Represent and solve problems involving multiplication using efficient mental and written strategies and appropriate digital technologies
- ACMNA082
Solve word problems by using number sentences involving multiplication or division where there is no remainder
- ACMNA121
Find unknown quantities in number sentences involving multiplication and division and identify equivalent number sentences involving multiplication and division
- Mathematics
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