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.
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Year level(s) | Foundation |
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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 |
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Strand and focus | Number, Space, Build understanding, Apply understanding |
Topics | Properties of number, Position and location |
AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9MFN01
Name, represent and order numbers including zero to at least 20, using physical and virtual materials and numerals
AC9MFN02
Recognise and name the number of objects within a collection up to 5 using subitising
AC9MFN03
Quantify and compare collections to at least 20 using counting and explain or demonstrate reasoning
AC9MFM02
Sequence days of the week and times of the day including morning, lunchtime, afternoon and night time, and connect them to familiar events and actions
AC9MFSP02
Describe the position and location of themselves and objects in relation to other people and objects within a familiar space |
Numeracy progression |
Counting processes (P4)
Measuring time (P1) Number and place value (P2, P3) Positioning and locating (P1) |
Copyright details |
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Organisation | Commonwealth of Australia |
Copyright | © Commonwealth of Australia. Creative Commons BY 4.0. |
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