Mathematics
In the previous newsletter we put a spotlight on the contents of the Mathematics Curriculum in Victoria for Levels Foundation to 2. In this edition, we bring you the content for Levels 3 and 4, together with some place value activities. Happy reading!
Level 3-5 Game Time!
This term, Level 3 students have been practising the skill of rounding on a daily basis. Rounding to the nearest 10, 100 or 1,000 helps us to estimate when completing mental and written calculations. Estimation is something that becomes even more important as the numbers we are using to calculate become more complex. We played a brilliant online game called Rocket Rounding that is suitable for students in Years 3-6 because it can be played with or without a number line and can be made more difficult by introducing decimal numbers.
To play the game, visit https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/rocket-rounding or click on the QR code above.
Level 2-4 Parent-Student Game Time
Place Value is one of the ‘big ideas’ we practise with students on a regular basis. Knowing one, ten or one hundred more or less than a number really helps. The following grid can be printed and cut up to form cards that can be used to change a number starting from a number of your choice. Students can play on their own for practice. Alternatively, have students play against a parent to make the largest or smallest number after a certain number of turns. Source: https://nzmaths.co.nz/resource/place-value-people
Level F-2 Problem-Solving Time
A number square provides countless opportunities for students to explore number patterns. For example:
counting forwards and backwards in ones
counting forwards and backwards in tens from a non-zero number
skip counting by a given number from zero, noticing the patterns they make when the numbers are coloured
identifying odd and even numbers
using a completed square to count on or back to solve addition and subtraction problems
As such, a partially completed number square, like the one below, is a useful tool for younger students to identify missing numbers using some of these techniques. You will notice the number square does not finish at 100, but 120 instead, since often errors are made after the number 100 is reached.
Mathematics Curriculum Level 3-4
The Mathematics Curriculum we follow in Victoria is broken into 3 strands: Number and Algebra, Measurement and Geometry and Statistics and Probability. The following two links are where you can find the entire Victorian Curriculum. The scope and sequence link is easy to look at online but for the sake of your eyesight, the tables below present it broken down into separate year levels. 😊
https://victoriancurriculum.vcaa.vic.edu.au/mathematics/curriculum/f-10
https://victoriancurriculum.vcaa.vic.edu.au/mathematics/introduction/scope-and-sequence
MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM LEVEL 3
MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM LEVEL 4
If there is anything specific you would like more information on, please don’t hesitate to contact us via the office or email us via Compass directly.
Go Maths!
Vicki Tzimos and Lee Giddings (34V)