Mathematics
Learning mathematics creates opportunities for and enriches the lives of all Australians. The Australian Curriculum: Mathematics provides students with essential mathematical skills and knowledge in number and algebra, measurement and geometry, and statistics and probability. It develops the numeracy capabilities that all students need in their personal, work and civic life, and provides the fundamentals on which mathematical specialties and professional applications of mathematics are built.
Mathematics has its own value and beauty and the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics aims to instil in students an appreciation of the elegance and power of mathematical reasoning. Mathematical ideas have evolved across all cultures over thousands of years, and are constantly developing. Digital technologies are facilitating this expansion of ideas and providing access to new tools for continuing mathematical exploration and invention. The curriculum focuses on developing increasingly sophisticated and refined mathematical understanding, fluency, reasoning, and problem-solving skills. These proficiencies enable students to respond to familiar and unfamiliar situations by employing mathematical strategies to make informed decisions and solve problems efficiently.
The Australian Curriculum: Mathematics ensures that the links between the various components of mathematics, as well as the relationship between mathematics and other disciplines, are made clear. Mathematics is composed of multiple but interrelated and interdependent concepts and systems which students apply beyond the mathematics classroom. In science, for example, understanding sources of error and their impact on the confidence of conclusions is vital, as is the use of mathematical models in other disciplines. In geography, interpretation of data underpins the study of human populations and their physical environments; in history, students need to be able to imagine timelines and time frames to reconcile related events; and in English, deriving quantitative and spatial information is an important aspect of making meaning of texts.
The curriculum anticipates that schools will ensure all students benefit from access to the power of mathematical reasoning and learn to apply their mathematical understanding creatively and efficiently. The Mathematics curriculum provides students with carefully paced, in-depth study of critical skills and concepts. It encourages teachers to help students become self-motivated, confident learners through inquiry and active participation in challenging and engaging experiences.
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Reading a Digital Clock
A 60 minute lesson in which students will understand and recognise the features of the digital clock; and differentiate between digital and analogue clocks.
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Operations with Fractions Assessment - Year 5 and Year 6
An assessment task in which students will demonstrate an understanding of operations involving fractions.
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Introduction to Skip Counting
A 60 minute lesson in which students will skip count by 2s, 5s and 10s.
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Multiplying and Dividing by 10 and 100
A 60 minute lesson in which students will multiply and divide larger numbers by 10 and 100.
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This is the Time
A 60 minute lesson in which students will refine and consolidate their knowledge of time conversions.
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Exploring 5-Digit Place Value Unit Plan
This Mathematics unit addresses a range of place value concepts involving 5-digit numbers.
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Exploring 4-Digit Place Value Unit Plan
This Mathematics unit addresses a range of place value concepts involving 4-digit numbers.
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Exploring 5-Digit Place Value
A 60 minute lesson in which students will further explore place value in the tens of thousands.
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Finding Your Strategy
A 60-minute lesson designed to reinforce that students can choose to use different addition strategies in different situations.
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Jump Strategy
A 60-minute lesson designed to explore the jump strategy for adding two- and three-digit numbers.
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Identifying Missing Numbers
A 60 minute lesson in which students will sequence the numbers from 1 to 20 and identify missing numbers.
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Identifying Numbers
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the numbers from 0 to 10.
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Partitioning Numbers to 10 000
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how place value can be used to partition numbers into smaller parts.
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Exploring Place Value to 10 000
A 60 minute lesson in which students will further explore place value in the thousands.
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Thirds and Fifths
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify thirds and fifths.
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Revision of Volume
A 60 minute lesson in which students will revise and consolidate the concept of volume.
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Length Investigation - The Longest Finger
A 60 minute lesson in which students will apply knowledge and understanding of length to a real-world context.
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How Long is This Going to Take?
A 30-minute lesson in which students will estimate the time needed to complete a set of given tasks.
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Assessment – Representing 3-Digit Numbers
An assessment task in which students will demonstrate an understanding of 3-digit place value.
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Times of Day
A 30-minute lesson in which students will know and identify the days of the week and link specific events to when they occur – morning, afternoon, and evening.
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3-Digit Numbers
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify 3-digit numbers in the environment.
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3-Digit Place Value
A 60 minute lesson in which students will understand that 3-digit numbers are made up of hundreds, tens and ones.
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Fractions Investigation - Fly That Flag (2)
A 60 minute lesson in which students will apply knowledge and understanding of fractions to a real-world context.
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One More Time Around the World
A 60 minute lesson in which students will apply knowledge and understanding of time zones around the world to complete a classroom time zones display.
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Assessment - Representing 2-Digit Numbers
An assessment task in which students will demonstrate an understanding of 2-digit place value.
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Time After Time
A 60 minute lesson in which students will understand am and pm notation and calculate elapsed time.
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A Moment in Time
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore units of time and how to convert between them.
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Partitioning and Expanding 2-Digit Numbers
A 60 minute lesson in which students will understand how 2-digit numbers can be partitioned.
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Telling the Time to the Half Hour (Analogue Clock)
A 60 minute lesson in which students will tell the time on an analogue clock to the half hour.
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2-Digit Place Value
A 60 minute lesson in which students will understand that 2-digit numbers are made up of tens and ones.
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Skip Counting by 10s
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore skip counting by 10s.
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Fractions Investigation - Renovate with a Rug (3)
A 60 minute lesson in which students will apply knowledge and understanding of fractions to a real-world context.