Curriculum
Foundation Term 1 Overview
Literacy | |
Reading Concepts of Print, such as holding the book the right way up, front cover, back cover, title etc.
Turning pages right to left and tracking words from left to right.
Recognising the difference between letters, words, numerals, punctuation, and sentences.
Little Learners Love Literacy Phonics - Stage 1
| Writing Pre-writing patterns. Left to right directionality. Correct pencil grip. Letter and word spacing.
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Numeracy |
Counting: name,represent and order numbers, including zero to at least 20, using physical and virtual materials and numerals
Subitising: recognise and name the number of objects within a collection up to 5 using subitising
Time:sequence days of the week and times of the day, including morning, lunchtime, afternoon and night-time, and connect them to familiar events and actions
Location: describe the position and location of themselves and objects in relation to other people and objects within a familiar space |
Health & History |
We Are the Same but Different
My Family, My Community |
Year 1/2 Term 1 Overview
Literacy | |
Reading Comprehension strategies, asking questions before, during and after reading.
Recognising simple punctuation when reading.
Expand Vocabulary using a range of adjectives and adverbs
Use prior knowledge to make predictions and connections.
Use an increasing range of graphemes, phonemes and letter blends to decode unfamiliar words. | Writing Increase awareness of effective sentence beginnings. Generating ideas for writing. Write in-depth, long sentences about a personal item. Use a range adjectives and adverbs to add interest and detail. Effective presentation, including title, correct spacing, careful handwriting and adding appropriate Illustrations.
Recount & personal writing. |
Numeracy | |
Number sequences to and from 100 by ones from any starting point. Skip count by twos, fives and tens starting from zero
Count collections to 100 by partitioning numbers using place value
Recognise, model, represent and order numbers to at least 1000
Group, partition and rearrange collections up to 1000 in hundreds, tens and ones to facilitate more efficient counting
Tell the time to the half hour
Describe duration using months, weeks, days and hours
Use a calendar to identify the date and determine the number of days in each month
Recognise, model, read, write, and order numbers to at least 100. Locate these numbers on a number line
Identify outcomes of familiar events involving chance and describe them using everyday language such as ‘will happen’, ‘won’t happen’ or ‘might happen’
Describe outcomes as ‘likely’ or ‘unlikely’ and identify some events as ‘certain’ or ‘impossible’. |
Health & History |
Health - We are the Same but Different
History - My Family, My Community |
Year 3/4 Term 1 Overview
Literacy | |
Reading Analysing persuasive texts, including use of images.
Use comprehension strategies to build literal/inferential meaning.
Fact and opinion (persuasive).
Draw connections between personal experience and texts.
Identify the point of view of text, suggest alternative points of view.
| Writing Plan, draft and publish a variety of persuasive texts.
Sentence structure, simple paragraphing, editing text for spelling and grammar.
Use of illustrations and visual features to add meaning to writing.
Re-read and edit writing, checking structure, grammar, and punctuation
Present work using software including word processing programs. Add visual and audio elements.
Apply more complex letter blends and less common consonant and vowel clusters.
Common prefixes and suffixes.
Homophones. Word contractions / apostrophes.
Tenses. |
Numeracy | |
YEAR 3 COUNTING / PLACE VALUE Recognise, represent and order natural numbers using naming and writing conventions for numerals beyond 10 000
ODD AND EVEN NUMBERS Identify, explain and use the properties of odd and even number
ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION Add and subtract two- and three-digit numbers using place value to partition, rearrange and regroup numbers to assist in calculations without a calculator
LOCATION Interpret and create two-dimensional representations of familiar environments, locating key landmarks and objects relative to each other
YEAR 4 COUNTING Investigate number sequences involving multiples of 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9
COUNTING FRACTIONS Count by multiples of quarters, halves and thirds, including mixed numerals; locate and represent these fractions as numbers on number lines
PLACE VALUE Recognise and extend the application of place value to tenths and hundredths and use the conventions of decimal notation to name and represent decimals
ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION Find unknown values in numerical equations involving addition and subtraction, using the properties of numbers and operations
LOCATION Create and interpret grid reference systems using grid references and directions to locate and describe positions and pathways
SYMMETRY Recognise line and rotational symmetry of shapes and create symmetrical patterns and pictures, using dynamic geometry software where appropriate
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Health & History |
Health - What is Easy, What is a Challenge and What is Really Tough – Why They Are All Important to My Development
History - What we Celebrate and Commemorate |
Year 5/6 Term 1 Overview
Literacy | |
Reading Locating information in texts.
Comprehension strategies to analyse meaning.
Compare and contrast texts.
Rewording and paraphrasing.
Objective and subjective language.
Online navigation, home pages, sub pages, images, hyperlinks.
Historical contexts.
Inferring.
| Writing Infographic reports & imaginative texts
Sentence structure & paragraphs.
Using phrases, adjectives and adverbs to provide greater detail.
Plan, draft, edit and publish.
Word processing - construct, edit, visual & audio elements.
Legible, fluid & automatic handwriting.
Prefixes & suffixes.
Base words.
Complex Words.
Word origins.
Uncommon plurals. |
Numeracy | |
Year 5 COUNTING Express natural numbers as products of their factors, recognise multiples and determine if one number is divisible by another PLACE VALUE Interpret, compare and order numbers with more than 2 decimal places, including numbers greater than one, using place value understanding; represent these on a number line PERCENTAGES Recognise that 100% represents the complete whole and use percentages to describe, represent and compare relative size; connect familiar percentages to their decimal and fraction equivalents ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION Solve problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions with the same or related denominators, using different strategies LOCATION Construct a grid coordinate system that uses coordinates to locate positions within a space; use coordinates and directional language to describe position and movement SYMMETRY/TRANSFORMATION Describe and perform translations, reflections and rotations of shapes, using dynamic geometry software where appropriate; recognise what changes and what remains the same, and identify any symmetries
Year 6 COUNTING Identify and describe the properties of prime, composite, square and triangular numbers and use these properties to solve problems and simplify calculations PLACE VALUE Recognise situations, including financial contexts, that use integers; locate and represent integers on a number line and as coordinates on the Cartesian plane PERCENTAGES/DECIMALS Solve problems that require finding a familiar fraction, decimal or percentage of a quantity, including percentage discounts, choosing efficient calculation strategies with and without digital tools ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION Solve problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions using knowledge of equivalent fractions (VC2M6N04) LOCATION Locate points in the 4 quadrants of the Cartesian plane; describe changes to the coordinates when a point is moved to a different position in the plane SYMMETRY/TRANSFORMATION Recognise and use combinations of transformations to create tessellations and other geometric patterns, using dynamic geometry software where appropriate
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Health & History |
Health - Who/What Influences My Identity and Why?
History - Australia – Significant Moments in Our On-going Development |