Foundation Mathematics at school: what to expect

Find out about the skills your Foundation child will be developing. Learn how you can support and build on what they learn at school.

Additional details
Year level(s)	Foundation
Audience	Parent or carer
Purpose	Home practice tasks, Parent guide to maths
Format	Downloadable resources
Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches	Culturally responsive pedagogies, Questioning
Keywords	maths at home, numeracy, number sense, understanding, reasoning, fluency, home learning, families
Curriculum alignment
Strand and focus	Number, Geometry, Build understanding, Apply understanding
Topics	Properties of number, Location
AC: Mathematics content descriptions	ACMNA001 Establish understanding of the language and processes of counting by naming numbers in sequences, initially to and from 20, moving from any starting point ACMNA002 Connect number names, numerals and quantities, including zero, initially up to 10 and then beyond ACMNA003 Subitise small collections of objects ACMMG008 Connect days of the week to familiar events and actions ACMMG010 Describe position and movement
National numeracy learning progression	Quantifying numbers - QuN1, QuN2, QuN3, QuN4 Additive strategies - AdS1 Measuring time - MeT1 Positioning and locating - PoL1 Understanding geometric properties - UGP1
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Organisation	Commonwealth of Australia
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