Foundation Mathematics Achievement Standard – Australian Curriculum v9
This Achievement Standard describes what students are expected to know and do in Foundation Mathematics by the end of the year. Teachers can use it to guide assessment design, collect evidence of learning, and ensure planning stays aligned with the Australian Curriculum v9.
What Students Should Know
By the end of Foundation Year, students make connections between number names, numerals and position in the sequence of numbers from zero to at least 20. They use subitising and counting strategies to quantify collections. Students compare the size of collections to at least 20. They partition and combine collections up to 10 in different ways, representing these with numbers. Students represent practical situations that involve quantifying, equal sharing, adding to and taking away from collections to at least 10. They copy and continue repeating patterns.
Students identify the attributes of mass, capacity, length and duration, and use direct comparison strategies to compare objects and events. They sequence and connect familiar events to the time of day. Students name, create and sort familiar shapes and give their reasoning. They describe the position and the location of themselves and objects in relation to other objects and people within a familiar space.
Students collect, sort and compare data in response to questions in familiar contexts.
Content Descriptors by Strand
This standard is supported by 12 Content Descriptors:
Algebra
AC9MFA01 recognise, copy and continue repeating patterns represented in different waysMeasurement
AC9MFM01 identify and compare attributes of objects and events, including length, capacity, mass and duration, using direct comparisons and communicating reasoning AC9MFM02 sequence days of the week and times of the day including morning, lunchtime, afternoon and night time, and connect them to familiar events and actionsNumber
AC9MFN01 name, represent and order numbers including zero to at least 20, using physical and virtual materials and numerals AC9MFN02 recognise and name the number of objects within a collection up to 5 using subitising AC9MFN03 quantify and compare collections to at least 20 using counting and explain or demonstrate reasoning AC9MFN04 partition and combine collections up to 10 using part-part-whole relationships and subitising to recognise and name the parts AC9MFN05 represent practical situations involving addition, subtraction and quantification with physical and virtual materials and use counting or subitising strategies AC9MFN06 represent practical situations that involve equal sharing and grouping with physical and virtual materials and use counting or subitising strategiesSpace
AC9MFSP01 sort, name and create familiar shapes; recognise and describe familiar shapes within objects in the environment, giving reasons AC9MFSP02 describe the position and location of themselves and objects in relation to other people and objects within a familiar spaceStatistics
AC9MFST01 collect, sort and compare data represented by objects and images in response to given investigative questions that relate to familiar situationsAt a Glance
| Strand | Substrand | CDs | Elaborations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algebra | — | 1 | 4 |
| Measurement | — | 2 | 9 |
| Number | — | 6 | 23 |
| Space | — | 2 | 9 |
| Statistics | — | 1 | 7 |
| Total | 12 | 52 | |