Mathematics 

Last week in Maths we were learning...

Kindy

In Kindy the students are learning all about forming groups through the process of sharing objects equally and putting shared objects back together to form one collection. This develops students’ understanding of the link between multiplication and division and provides the foundation for a conceptual understanding of their inverse relationship. In Early Stage 1, students develop strategies for forming groups based on the structure and pattern of numbers as countable units. Strategies related to forming groups in the early years are foundational to the multiplicative structure of number.

See below photos of the students:  they are cutting out hands and giving each hand equal amounts of lollies.

Stage 1

In Stage 1 they are learning about addition and subtraction which typically progresses from counting, combining and separating objects to using numbers.

The students develop a range of strategies using recall of number bonds to make 10 and solve addition and subtraction problems. 

Below you can see Mrs Crane explicitly modelling using concrete materials to demonstrate addition and subtraction.

Stage 2

In Stage 2 the students are learning to use efficient mental and written strategies with increasing fluency to solve problems with money. They perform simple calculations with money and solve simple purchasing problems. The students then apply their number skills to a variety of situations, including financial situations to develop a range of life skills important for numeracy.

See below what the class has been doing. We had a budget of $100 to spend on four Christmas Presents. This is what they came up with.

Here are some photos of them doing some money calculations.

Stage 3

In Stage 3 students are constructing and classifying three-dimensional objects and two-dimensional shapes, they then compare and describe their features, including line and rotational symmetries.