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Time and duration: Foundation – planning tool

This planning resource for Foundation is for the topic of Time and duration. Students sequence days of the week and daily events.

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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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Stand up, sit down - Calculate

This game focuses on listening and matching shape properties to the correct shape, and using mathematical vocabulary to describe shapes.

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On, Over, Under, Beside - Calculate

This simple game helps students develop their understanding of positional language.

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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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Direct and indirect comparisons: Foundation – planning tool

This planning resource for Foundation is for the topic of Direct and indirect comparisons. Students are introduced to measurement through direct comparison.

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Position and location: Foundation – planning tool

This planning resource for Foundation is for the topic of Position and location. Students are becoming familiar with using common words for describing position and location of an object.

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My drink bottle

Students compare the spaces within containers.

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Desk through the doorway

Use this diagnostic task in the style of a one-on-one interview to assess a student's understanding and skills in comparing length.

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First steps in mathematics: Number – Book 2

The content of this book is organised into topics including understanding operations, calculating, and reasoning about number patterns.

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Work sample Foundation Year Mathematics: Sorting shapes and objects

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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Guess where

Students describe the location of objects by indicating positions.

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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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How Many? - Calculate

The focus of this activity is for students to count a variety of objects in their home environment and write the number for each.

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Bead Strings - Calculate

Bead strings are a great tool to make with children to model numbers in a variety of ways.

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Whisper Whisper Loud - Calculate

This game explores number sequences and practises skip counting.

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Money Foundation - Calculate

The focus of this activity is to discover what students know about coins and money. Some students will be familiar with coins and will have no trouble sharing their knowledge. Other students will have had limited exposure to money and what it looks like and how it is used.

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Pattern & Algebra Foundation - Calculate

The focus of this activity is to discover if students can make, copy, continue and explain repeating patterns. Often students will only be asked to continue patterns to the right, but ensure you ask students to continue patterns to the left. Like the number sequence a pattern can extend in both directions.

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Bunny Ears - Calculate

This quick game encourages students to use their fingers to model numbers in different ways.

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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.