Early Stage 1, mathematics – Unit 08
This sample unit explores the big idea 'what needs to be measured determines the unit of measurement'.
Syllabus
Syllabus outcomes and content descriptors from Mathematics K–10 Syllabus (2022)External link © 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 with opportunities to:
- compare and describe the attributes of measurement
- experiment with length
- tell time.
Representing whole number – MAO-WM-01, MAE-RWN-01, MAE-RWN-02
- Instantly name the number of objects within small collections
- Recognise number patterns
- Use the counting sequence of ones flexibly
- Connect counting and numerals to quantities
Combining and separating quantities – MAO-WM-01, MAE-CSQ-01, MAE-CSQ-02
- Model additive relations and compare quantities
- Identify part–whole relationships in numbers up to 10
Geometric measure – MAO-WM-01, MAE-GM-01, MAE-GM-02, MAE-GM-03
- Length: Use direct and indirect comparisons to decide which is longer
- Length: Create half a length
Non-spatial measure – MAO-WM-01, MAE-NSM-02
Time: Tell time on the hour on analog and digital clocks