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, 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
Organisation	Commonwealth of Australia
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