Stage 1, mathematics, Year A – Unit 10
This sample Stage 1 unit explores the big idea behind position and chance.
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.
In this unit, 'Sometimes things move and change location', students are provided with opportunities to:
- describes and compare the position of objects using positional language
- give and follow directions
- describe and identify the position of numbers
- recognise and describe the element of chance in events and games.
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 the structure of groups of ten in whole numbers
Representing whole numbers B – MAO-WM-01, MA1-RWN-01, MA1-RWN-02
Use counting sequences of ones and tens flexibly
Combining and separating quantities A – MAO-WM-01, MA1-CSQ-01
- Recognise and recall number bonds up to ten
- Use flexible strategies to solve addition and subtraction problems
Combining and separating quantities B – MAO-WM-01, MA1-CSQ-01
- Represent and reason about additive relations
- Use knowledge of equality to solve related problems
Forming groups B – MAO-WM-01, MA1-FG-01
Represent and explain multiplication as the combining of equal groups
Geometric measure A – MAO-WM-01, MA1-GM-01, MA1-GM-02
- Position: Follow directions to familiar locations
- Length: Measure the lengths of objects using uniform informal units
Geometric measure B – MAO-WM-01, MA1-GM-01
Position: Explore simple maps of familiar locations
Chance A – MAO-WM-01, MA1-CHAN-01
Identify and describe possible outcomes
Chance B – MAO-WM-01, MA1-CHAN-01
Identify and describe activities that involve chance