MATHEMATICS:
An essential component of Mathematics is the development of students’ ability to Work Mathematically. This includes the skills of Communicating, Problem Solving, Reasoning, Understanding and Fluency.
Students’ ability to work mathematically is development through the achievement of outcomes and working with content of the Mathematics K-6 Syllabus. Content is organised within the following content strands:
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Number & Algebra |
Measurement & Geometry |
Statistics & probability |
This term in Mathematics, Year One will learn about:
Data- collecting and displaying information
Addition and subtraction- counting on, breaking numbers into parts
2D space- Horizontal, vertical, parallel and perpendicular lines
Whole number- Sequencing to 100
Time- Seasons, months and days
Multiplication and division- Counting by 10's, making equal groups
Patterns and Algebra- number patterns and skip counting
Addition and subtraction- combinations to 10
SUPPORTING YOPUR CHILDS LEARNING in MATHEMATICS:
- Relate maths to real life
Talk to your child about how you use maths everyday so they can see how the maths they’re learning at school relates to real life. For example, explore how you use fractions in cooking, percentages while shopping, distance in driving, keeping score in sports games and telling the time.
- Discover the beauty of maths
What shape can be made by unfolding a carton? How many apples can be packed into the fruit tray? What shape is that box? How do you draw a circle with a piece of rope? Next, explore mathematics in nature, music, visual arts, music and architecture.
- Cook together
Cooking with your child is great for developing early maths skills. Talk to your child about shapes, sizes and quantities while they watch or help you cook. You could say, for example, “I need one large carrot and one small potato” or “I am cutting our sandwiches in triangles today.”
- Work together
Count things with your child every day or work on a project together. Sew, knit or build something with Lego. Perhaps you can get together and sort different things by shape.
- Play games
Playing with puzzles is another great activity that can help your child develop their maths skills. Explore spatial games, board games, card games, jigsaw puzzles and logic puzzles. Play “shops” with things from around the house, using shopping bags, old purses or wallets and real or play money.