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) © 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