Mathematics / Year 2 / Measurement and Geometry / Using units of measurement

Curriculum content descriptions

Use a calendar to identify the date and determine the number of days in each month (ACMMG041)

Elaborations
  • using calendars to locate specific information, such as finding a given date on a calendar and saying what day it is, and identifying personally or culturally specific days
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
  • Numeracy Numeracy
ScOT terms

Calendars

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'Dog In, Cat Out' - Time Unit - Calculate

Using the Australian children's book 'Dog In, Cat Out' (written by Gillian Rubinstein and illustrated by Ann James) the lesson sequences and activities in this unit are a way to help children from Foundation to Grade 2 level gain an understanding of the concept of time, its measurement and its numeration.

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TIMES Module 3: Measurement and Geometry: time - teacher guide

This is a 20-page guide for teachers containing an introduction to the units of time and how to measure time. Time between events, time lines and timetables are considered. A brief history of the development of these concepts concludes the module.