Curriculum

Literacy

Reading

Different sounds created from letter combinations including graphs, digraphs and trigraphs using Little Learners Love Literacy

Retell a story to increase understanding of ideas and information in a text

Choosing appropriate texts for independent reading

Concepts of print and screen such as headings, navigation bars, images and scrolling to access digital print

Fiction and non-fiction attributes

Writing

Using facts and opinions in writing

Synonyms

Identify audience and purpose of writing

Using the 5W’s to add further detail  -  Who? What? Where? When? Why?

Presentation - headings, handwriting, spacing, diagrams and illustrations

Numeracy 

Represent and solve simple addition and subtraction problems using a range of strategies including counting on, partitioning and rearranging parts

Solve simple addition and subtraction problems using a range of efficient mental and written strategies

Count and order small collections of Australian coins and notes according to their value

Develop confidence with number sequences to and from 100 by ones from any starting point. Skip count by twos, fives and tens starting from zero

Investigate number sequences, initially those increasing and decreasing by twos, threes, five and ten from any starting point, then moving to other sequences

Tell time to the half hour or quarter hour, using the language of ‘past’ and ‘to’

Name and order months and seasons

Recognise, describe and classify familiar two-dimensional shapes and three- dimensional objects using obvious features

Describe and draw two-dimensional or three-dimensional shapes

Identify practical activities and everyday events that involve chance

Science & Geography

Biological Science

Living Things Need Different Things

Geography

Local Connections to Country

Literacy

Reading 

Checking for Understanding – Comprehension

Using Punctuation to Enhance Phrasing – Fluency

Skipping the Word & Coming Back – Accuracy

Using Referencing Tools – Expand Vocabulary

Asking Questions Throughout Reading Process – Comprehension

Using Prior Knowledge & Context Clues – Expand Vocabulary

Adjusting & Applying Different Reading Rates to Match Text – Fluency

Comparing & Contrasting Within & Between Texts – Comprehension

Using Word Parts – Expand Vocabulary

Making & Adjusting Predictions – Comprehension

Writing

Ideas: Narrowing ideas

• consider five important elements when we write to help us stay focused on one main idea
• narrow a broad topic and stay focused on one idea while we write.

Ideas: Elaborating on ideas

• make writing more memorable, powerful and poetic by using verbs, adjectives and nouns.
• add detail and elaborate on important parts in our writing.

Word Choice

• Using metaphors and similes

Sentence Fluency

• combine simple sentences together with a conjunction

Numeracy 

Sub-strand: Number and place value

Recognise, model, represent and order numbers to at least 10 000 (Level 3)

Apply place value to partition, rearrange and regroup numbers to at least 10,000 to assist calculations and solve problems (Level 3)

Recognise, represent and order numbers to at least tens of thousands (Level 4)

Apply place value to partition, rearrange and regroup numbers to at least tens of thousands to assist calculations and solve problems 

(Level 4)

Concept: recognise that the place value system can be extended to tenths and hundredths. Make connections between fractions and decimal notation (Level 4)

Concept: Recognise, represent and order numbers to at least hundreds of thousands (Level 5)

Concept: Use estimation and rounding to check the reasonableness of answers and calculations (Level 5)

Concept: Recognise that the place value system can be extended beyond hundredths. (Level 5)

Concept: Investigate everyday situations that use integers. Locate and represent these numbers on a number line. (Level 6)

Sub-strand: Fractions and Decimals

Concept: Model and represent unit fractions including ½, ¼, ⅓, ⅕ and their multiples to a complete whole (Level 3)

Concept: Investigate equivalent fractions used in contexts (Level 4)

Concept: Count by quarters, halves and thirds, including with mixed numerals. Locate and represent these fractions on a number line. (Level 4)

Concept: Compare and order common unit fractions and locate and represent them on a number line (Level 5)

Concept: Compare, order and represent decimals (Level 5)

Concept: Compare fractions with related denominators and locate and represent them on a number line (Level 6)

Concept: Find a simple fraction of a quantity where the result is a whole number, with and without digital technologies (Level 6)

Concept: Make connections between equivalent fractions, decimals and percentages (Level 6)

Science & Geography

Biological Science

Living Things Need Different Things

Geography

Local Connections to Country