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reSolve: Counting Large Collections
This lesson engages students in investigating how to count a large number of objects. Students are encouraged to think of efficient counting strategies and effective ways to keep track of their count. They explore unitising, leading to an opportunity to explore the patterns formed and build an understanding of place value. The lesson is outlined in detail including curriculum links, vocabulary, materials needed, discussion points and extension activities. This sequence is part of the reSolve: Mathematics by Inquiry program.
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Year level(s) | Year 2 |
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Audience | Teacher |
Purpose | Teaching resource |
Format | Downloadable resources |
Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Mathematics investigation |
Keywords | counting, place value, unitising |
Curriculum alignment |
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Curriculum connections | Numeracy |
Strand and focus | Number, Build understanding, Apply understanding |
Topics | Properties of number, Operating with number |
AC: Mathematics content descriptions |
ACMNA028
Group, partition and rearrange collections up to 1000 in hundreds, tens and ones to facilitate more efficient counting
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National numeracy learning progression |
Quantifying numbers
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QuN6
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Copyright details |
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Organisation | reSolve Maths by Inquiry |
Copyright | © Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment 2021. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0. |
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