Multi-age 3–6, mathematics, Year A – Unit 12

This 2-week, Year A unit introduces the big idea that understanding relationships between the properties of 2D shapes helps visualise and organise spaces in the world.

Syllabus

Syllabus outcomes from Mathematics K–10 Syllabus (2022) © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2024.

Students are provided opportunities to:

explore, describe and classify two-dimensional shapes according to their properties
investigate the symmetry properties of two-dimensional shapes
establish an understanding of the relationship between the properties of two-dimensional shapes, perimeter (Stage 3) and area.

Syllabus focus and content groups

Stage 2

Multiplicative relations A – MAO-WM-01, MA2-MR-01

Generate and describe patterns
Use arrays to establish multiplication facts from multiples of 2 and 4, 5 and 10
Recall multiplication facts of 2 and 4, 5 and 10 and related division facts

Two-dimensional spatial structure A – MAO-WM-01, MA2-2DS-01, MA2-2DS-02, MA2-2DS-03

2D shapes: Compare and describe features of two-dimensional shapes
2D shapes: Transform shapes by reflecting, translating and rotating
Area: Use square centimetres to measure and estimate the areas of rectangles
Area: Use square metres to measure and estimate the areas of rectangles

Two-dimensional spatial structure B – MAO-WM-01, MA2-2DS-01, MA2-2DS-03

2D shapes: Create symmetrical patterns and shapes
Area: Measure the areas of shapes using the grid structure

Stage 3

Multiplicative relations A – MAO-WM-01, MA3-MR-01

Determine products and factors
Use partitioning and place value to multiply 2-, 3- and 4-digit numbers by one-digit numbers
Use estimation and rounding to check the reasonableness of answers to calculations

Multiplicative relations B – MAO-WM-01, MA3-MR-01

Select and apply strategies to solve problems involving multiplication and division with whole numbers

Two-dimensional spatial structure A – MAO-WM-01, MA3-2DS-01, MA3-2DS-02

2D shapes: Classify two-dimensional shapes and describe their properties
Area: Use hectares and square kilometres as units of measurement for area
Area: Calculate the areas of rectangles using familiar metric units

Resource

Mathematics 3–6 Multi-age – Year A – Unit 12 (DOCX 5198 KB)

Mathematics 3–6 units

Sample units to support implementation in Years 3–6 of the Mathematics K–10 Syllabus.

Multi-age 3–6, mathematics, Year A – Unit 13

Stages 2 and 3 – this unit develops the big idea that multiplicative thinking involves flexible use of multiplication and division concepts, strategies and representations.

Category:

3-6
Mathematics (2022)
Multiplicative relations
Two-dimensional spatial structure
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