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Sort and classify familiar objects and explain the basis for these classifications. Copy, continue and create patterns with objects and drawings (ACMNA005)

Elaborations
  • observing natural patterns in the world around us
  • creating and describing patterns using materials, sounds, movements or drawings
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
  • Numeracy Numeracy
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and creative thinking
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    Algebra: Foundation to Year 9

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    Sensational shape hunt

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    Pattern hunt

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    Students copy, describe and continue simple repeating patterns.

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    Paying It Forward Years F-2

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    Shapes and objects: Foundation – planning tool

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    This planning resource for Foundation is for the topic of Shapes and objects. Students learn to identify, name and sort common shapes such as circles, triangles, squares and rectangles.

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    First steps in mathematics: Space

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    Shapes: Which One Doesn't Belong? - Calculate

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    Repeating and growing patterns: Foundation – planning tool

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    Sites2See: Patterns and Algebra

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    Selected links to a range of interactive online resources for the study of patterns and algebra in Foundation to Year 6 Mathematics.

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