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Curriculum content descriptions

Represent practical situations to model addition and sharing (ACMNA004)

Elaborations
  • using a range of practical strategies for adding small groups of numbers, such as visual displays or concrete materials
  • using Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander methods of adding, including spatial patterns and reasoning
General capabilities
  • Numeracy Numeracy
ScOT terms

Addition

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Count Us In, Ep 5: Cool ways to count 1 to 5

Watch Dodly and Flynn at the monster fair investigating ways of representing the numbers from one to five. Two is a double, such as in a double scoop of ice-cream. Tally marks and 'tri' are used as representations of three, while four monster apples are shown as 3 and 1 or 2 and 2.

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Number frames, by the Math Learning Centre - iTunes app

Addition and subtraction using an interactive bread frame. Encourages the use of different strategies to solve addition and subtraction problems. Drawing tools enables students to annotate work to show their understanding. Write equations with the text tool. Free when reviewed on 12/5/2015.

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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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Equal means equivalent

This two-week unit develops student knowledge, understanding and skills of equivalence and how it is represented in mass and whole numbers. Students are provided opportunities to: develop an understanding of equal as equivalence through exploring mass; explore and reason about number relations; use number relations in combining ...

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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 ten are really useful

This two-week unit develops student knowledge and understanding that skills of collections of 10 are really useful. Students are provided opportunities to: represent numbers in a variety of ways; reason about the way numbers can be combined and separated; use positional language both in a physical world context and in more ...

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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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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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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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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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Mind Mapping Numbers - Calculate

This activity provides a way for children to show and tell what they know about numbers. It can be modified for different age groups and used every day with a different number.

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Representing sharing and grouping: Foundation – planning tool

This planning resource for Foundation is for the topic of Representing sharing and grouping. Students develop the foundations of multiplicative thinking. They represent practical situations that involve equal sharing and grouping with physical and virtual materials and use counting or subitising strategies.

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Addition and subtraction: Foundation – planning tool

This planning resource for Foundation is for the topic of addition and subtraction. Students begin to appreciate patterns that occur around them. They learn to recognise, copy and continue different repeating patterns and observe natural patterns in the world around them.

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Paying It Forward Years F-2

This resource is a cross-curricular unit about choice, values and saving or spending money based on needs and wants. The unit develops understanding of Australian money including notes and coins, recognising that money can be saved to meet needs and wants, and how money is exchanged in return for goods and services. The ...