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Understanding numbers: reading and naming numerals

This resource helps students learn how to read and name one- and two-digit numbers. The video explains how to recognise and name numbers and reinforces the associated vocabulary. The resource also includes prompts for practising the process. It was produced by ABC Education in collaboration with The Mathematical Association ...

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reSolve: Number - Taking handfuls

This sequence of 6 tasks explores relationships between numbers 1 to 20 through subitising, comparison, and using 5 and 10 as benchmarks. Students organise collections and use subitisable patterns to help count the total in their collection. Students also compare their collection with a friend to see who has more and who ...

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Understanding numbers: partitioning two-digit numbers

This resource helps students learn how to partition or break apart two-digit numbers into tens and ones. The video explains that grouping items into tens makes counting large collections much easier and more accurate. The resource also includes prompts for practising the process. It was produced by ABC Education in collaboration ...

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Adding and subtracting - unit of work

In this unit of work, students are introduced to addition and subtraction using the strategies of counting on and counting back.

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Tens and ones - unit of work

This unit focuses on building basic foundation skills and developing an understanding of both what the number line means and the forward and backward number sequence. The students then progress to developing conceptual understandings of place value, specifically tens and ones.

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Number Walk Rich Task - Calculate

This downloadable lesson resource introduces the concept of ‘Number Walks’: taking a stroll with the class or group around the school or the local neighbourhood. Guided by the teacher, students note down anything they see that relates back to their understanding of the topic and then conduct a plenary session back in the ...

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Yulunga: segur etug

This is a guessing game that originates from Mer Island in the Torres Strait region. It is a number-guessing game. The Yulunga: Traditional Indigenous Games resource was developed to provide all Australians with a greater understanding and appreciation of Indigenous culture by celebrating the games that Indigenous Australians ...

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Place Value: reSolve Garden

This sequence of 5 tasks explores the idea that 10 ones are equal to a unit of 1 ten. Students explore through the context of a garden as Mr Sprout the gardener packs and plants his seeds. Students have multiple experiences of stacking, of grouping, and of bundling as they make sense of this idea. Professional learning ...

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Understanding numbers: ordering numbers on a number line

This resource helps students learn how to place two-digit numbers on a number line from 0 to 100. The video explains how using benchmark numbers (or landmark numbers) can help estimate where a number should go. The resource also includes prompts for practising the process. It was produced by ABC Education in collaboration ...

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Understanding numbers: ordering numerals

This resource helps students learn how to put numbers in order using a number line, starting with the smallest number and finishing with the largest number. The video explains that ordering numbers helps us see which numbers are bigger or smaller and understand the difference between them. The resource also includes prompts ...

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Understanding numbers: representing two-digit numbers

This resource helps students learn how to represent numbers using materials such as base-10 blocks, find their position on a number line and locate them on a number chart. The video explains that understanding these different forms helps see the whole story of a number, making it easier to compare its value and understand ...

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Place Value: Lolly Shop

This sequence of 6 tasks explores the mathematical idea of '10 of these is equal to one of those'. Students explore through the context of a Lolly Shop as Ms Fizz counts and packs the lollies that she sells. They work with their own lollies and explore different ways that they might pack them to make it easy to count. The ...

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Counting on, counting back - unit of work

The beginning of this unit focuses on ensuring that students have basic foundation skills, and an understanding of both what the number line means and the forward and backward number sequence. They then progress to developing conceptual understandings of place value, specifically tens and ones. Once these foundation skills ...

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7N02A Square and cube numbers

This unit of work focuses on square and cubic numbers. Students define and use exponent notation to write the square and cube operations; identify and recall square and cube numbers to at least 20² and 10³; evaluate squares and cubes of positive integers; evaluate square and cube roots of positive integer perfect squares ...

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8N04A Irrational numbers

This unit of work focuses on irrational numbers. Students define, recognise, and approximate real and irrational numbers, including π and square and cube roots of non-perfect square and cube numbers; add and subtract, multiply and divide, raise to positive integer powers and the 0th power, square root and cube root irrational ...

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Number patterns

In the video, the graduate teacher is shown using an interactive whiteboard to teach an activity on number patterns. Each student in the class has previously been provided with an account by the teacher, which allows them to interact with the activity on the whiteboard. The teacher subsequently outlines her lesson preparation. ...

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Kindergarten number: calculate

The resource supports the explicit teaching of the essential elements of Number: Calculate for Kindergarten. While content and activities in this resource are expressed at specific year levels, teachers will use their professional judgement and knowledge of their particular children in deciding specifically what to teach ...

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Pre-primary - Year 1 number: understand whole and decimal numbers

The resource supports the explicit teaching of the essential elements of Number: Understand whole and decimal numbers for Pre-primary and Year 1. While content and activities in this resource are expressed at specific year levels, teachers will use their professional judgement and knowledge of their particular children ...

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Pre-primary - Year 1 number: calculate

The resource supports the explicit teaching of the essential elements of Number: Calculate for Pre-primary – Year 1. While content and activities in this resource are expressed at specific year levels, teachers will use their professional judgement and knowledge of their particular children in deciding specifically what ...

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Kindergarten number: understand whole and decimal numbers

The resource supports the explicit teaching of the essential elements of Number: Understand whole and decimal numbers for Kindergarten. While content and activities in this resource are expressed at specific year levels, teachers will use their professional judgement and knowledge of their particular children in deciding ...