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Little history: Toys and games

This unit of work uses toys and games to provide opportunities for students to explore concepts of change and continuity by making comparisons of the toys children have played with over time. Structured around a series of inquiry questions students can use images from the museum collection to create a timeline of toys. ...

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Sensational shape hunt

Students compare shapes. In small groups, students are taken on a 'Sensational shape hunt' outside in the school grounds. They look around, observe and describe the shapes they see in the environment. They may stop to feel the straight or curved edges, the flat or rounded sides or surfaces. They compare shapes and find ...

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How long does it take?

Students describe, compare and order the duration of events. They investigate the length of a day and sequence the different phases that occur within this time period.

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My drink bottle

Students compare the spaces within containers.

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Pattern hunt

Students copy, describe and continue simple repeating patterns.

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Spot the number

Students recognise amounts to five without counting.

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Guess where

Students describe the location of objects by indicating positions.

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Change course

Students identify transformations, and rotational and line symmetry, in regular and irregular polygons, and use transformations and symmetry to make a tessellating shape.

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Angle strength

Students calculate unknown angles using angle relationships.

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Fencing the yard

Students review and calculate perimeters and areas of rectangles.

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Convert me

Students explore measurement prefixes and convert between units of measurement.

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Smart shopping

Students compare and evaluate different shopping options.

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Ups and downs

Students position positive and negative whole numbers on a number line.

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Loaded dice

Students conduct chance experiments, record data into a frequency table and represent data using a column graph.

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Chances are!

Students calculate the sum of probabilities for a chance experiment and compare frequency predictions with actual data.

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How many in the queue?

Students use visualising and movement activities to develop an understanding of the relationship between variables.

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Bright budgeting

Students make calculations with amounts of money and make financial decisions.

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What is the area?

Use this diagnostic task to assess what students know about area and using the area formula.

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Which lunchbox holds more?

Use this diagnostic task to assess what students know about volume and units to compare volumes.

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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.