Mathematics – Stage 1 – Year A – Unit 8

This sample Stage 1 unit explores the big idea 'what needs to be measured determines the unit of measurement'.

Mathematics K-2 Syllabus © 2021 NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales.

Students are provided with opportunities to:

  • explore units of measurement
  • describe lengths of objects
  • describe fractions

Syllabus focus and content group

Representing whole numbers A – MAO-WM-01, MA1-RWN-01, MA1-RWN-02
  • Use counting sequences of ones with two-digit numbers and beyond
  • Continue and create number patterns
  • Represent the structure of groups of ten in whole numbers
  • Represent numbers on a line
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
  • Use flexible strategies to solve addition and subtraction problems
  • Represent equality
Data A – MAO-WM-01, MA1-DATA-01, MA1-DATA-02
  • Ask questions and gather data
  • Represent data with objects and drawings and describe the displays
Data B – MAO-WM-01, MA1-DATA-01, MA1-DATA-02
  • Identify a question of interest and gather relevant data
  • Create displays of data and interpret them
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

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