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The Mathscots
The Mathscots animation series is designed to support both teachers and families in engaging children in mathematics. The stand-alone episodes explore a range of maths and numeracy concepts aligned to the Victorian Curriculum Foundation to Level 2.
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| Year level(s) | Foundation, Year 1, Year 2 |
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| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Teaching resource |
| Format | Web page |
| Keywords | animated video, teaching notes |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Curriculum connections | Numeracy |
| Strand and focus | Measurement, Number, Statistics |
| Topics | Properties of number, Operating with number, Informal measurement |
Copyright details |
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| Organisation | Victoria State Government Department of Education |
| Copyright | © State Government of Victoria. Creative Commons BY 4.0. |
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