Stage 1, mathematics, Year A – Unit 08
This sample Stage 1 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:
- explore units of measurement
- describe lengths of objects
- describe fractions.
Representing whole numbers A – MAO-WM-01, MA1-RWN-01, MA1-RWN-02
- Use counting sequences of ones with two-digit numbers and beyond
- Represent numbers on a line
- Represent the structure of groups of ten in whole numbers
Combining and separating quantities A – MAO-WM-01, MA1-CSQ-01
- Use advanced count-by-one strategies to solve addition and subtraction problems
- Recognise and recall number bonds up to ten
Forming groups – MAO-WM-01, MA1-FG-01
- Recognise and represent division
- Model doubling and halving with fractions
Geometric measure – MAO-WM-01, MA1-GM-01, MA1-GM-02, MA1-GM-03
- Length: Measure the lengths of objects using uniform informal units
- Length: Compare length using uniform informal units
- Length: Subdivide lengths to find halves and quarters
- Length: Compare and order lengths, using appropriate uniform informal units
Two-dimensional spatial structure – MAO-WM-01, MA1-2DS-02
2D shapes: Identify and describe the orientation of shapes using quarter turns
Non-spatial measure – MAO-WM-01, MA1-NSM-01, MA1-NSM-02
- Time: Tell time to the half-hour
- Time: Describe duration using units of time