Mathematics / Foundation / Number and Algebra / Number and place value

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Subitise small collections of objects (ACMNA003)

Elaborations
  • using subitising as the basis for ordering and comparing collections of numbers
General capabilities
  • Numeracy Numeracy
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Subitising

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Tray Bake

This resource is a web page containing a short task to explore counting patterns. Dominoes are used to make counting patterns, add the next two dominoes that follow the pattern. A printable resource is also available to support the task. This resource is an activity from the NRICH website.

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Investigating the Dilution Series

This resource is a web page containing a short task to explore counting patterns. Dominoes are used to make counting patterns, add the next two dominoes that follow the pattern. A printable resource is also available to support the task. This resource is an activity from the NRICH website.

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Next Domino

This resource is a web page containing a short task to explore counting patterns. Dominoes are used to make counting patterns, add the next two dominoes that follow the pattern. A printable resource is also available to support the task. This resource is an activity from the NRICH website.

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Attributes can be used to sort objects

This 2-week unit develops the big idea that attributes can be used to sort objects. Students are provided opportunities to: combine and separate quantities; recognise and explain how a group of shapes has been sorted; describe two-dimensional spatial structures; organise objects into simple data displays and interpret these ...

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Smaller numbers can be found hiding in bigger numbers

This two-week unit develops student knowledge, understanding and skills of representing numbers 0 to 10 and part-whole combinations up to 10. Students are provided opportunities to: develop consistent numeral formation; quantify, organise and represent collections up to 10; identify and represent part-whole combinations up to 10.

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Data helps describe and wonder about the world

This two-week unit introduces students to methods of displaying and interpreting sorted data, measuring the duration of time and reading and representing hour time. Students are provided opportunities to: collect, sort and organise data into displays; interpret data through posing and responding to questions; compare the ...

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Measuring length and time

This two-week unit develops student knowledge, understanding and skills of what you want to describe decides the unit of measure you use. Students are provided with opportunities to: compare and describe the attributes of measurement, experiment with length and tell the time.

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Collections of objects can be changed by adding more or taking some away

This two-week unit introduces students to solving problems by comparing, combining and separating quantities. Students are provided opportunities to: combine 2 or more groups to identify the relationship between the parts and the whole; compare 2 or more groups to determine equality or how many more; separate and take away ...

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Problems can be solved and represented in different ways

This two-week unit develops student knowledge, understanding and skills for solving problems related to number and time concepts. Students are provided opportunities to: solve problems by combining, separating and forming groups; sequence and identify the duration of events using a range of methods; read hour time on analog ...

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Patterns have something that repeats over and over and over again

This two-week unit develops student knowledge, understanding and skills of patterns. Students are provided opportunities to: copy, continue and create patterns in a variety of forms; identify part-whole relationships in numbers up to 10; use visual representation to assist in combing and separating quantities.

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Finding halves

This two-week unit introduces students to a half as two equal parts of a whole and the use of symbols as efficient communication for mathematical ideas. Students are provided opportunities to: recognise two equal parts as halves of a collection, a measure, a shape or an object; find and describe the halfway point in a length; ...

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A fraction (like one half) can mean half of a measure or half of a collection

This two-week unit develops student knowledge, understanding and skills of combining, separating, comparing and forming groups with quantities. Students are provided opportunities to: combine and separate quantities to identify the smaller parts that are found within a total quantity; compare quantities and identify the ...

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Further activities comparing length, area, mass and volume

This two-week unit develops student knowledge, understanding and skills in determining what needs to be measured and the unit of measurement needed. Students are provided opportunities to: use comparative language to describe length; identify and compare the area of similar shapes using comparative language; compare internal ...

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The Mathscots: Puppy School Obstacle Course

In this animated video, Poly the puppy makes her way through an obstacle course which features 2D shapes and 3D objects. The mathematical focus is on sorting and describing squares, circles, triangles, rectangles, spheres and cubes; recognising 2D shapes within 3D objects; understanding and using terms such as ‘first’ ...

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Yuendumu leaf games: create a poster

In this final of these three lessons, students work in groups to reflect on and record their learning about representing number stories using Yuendumu leaf games and stories. They represent their leaf stories using pictures and numerals.

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Yuendumu leaf game: introduction

In this first of three lessons, students investigate the concept of Yuendumu leaf games and stories and become familiar with how they can be used for addition, subtraction, quantification, counting and subitising.

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Yuendumu leaf games: representing stories

In this second of three lessons, students are provided with the opportunity to play with their leaf families, and consider the many possibilities. They represent their leaf stories using pictures, numerals and symbols.

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Addition Foundation - Calculate

The focus of this activity is to discover if students can represent numbers, without the need to count from 1. If students ‘trust the count’ from here they will be able to use strategies to combine collections. If students do not ‘trust the count’ they may be able to combine two collections by counting by ones, but this ...

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Work sample Foundation Year Mathematics: Knowing numbers

This work sample demonstrates evidence of student learning in relation to aspects of the achievement standards for Foundation Year Mathematics. The primary purpose for the work sample is to demonstrate the standard, so the focus is on what is evident in the sample not how it was created. The sample is an authentic representation ...

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Spot the number

Students recognise amounts to five without counting.