AC9MFN02 Foundation Mathematics

AC9MFN02 – Foundation Mathematics: null

Strand

Number

Substrand

Number

This Content Descriptor from Foundation Mathematics provides the specific knowledge and skills students should learn. Use it to plan lessons, create learning sequences, and design assessments that align with the Australian Curriculum v9.

Content Descriptor

recognise and name the number of objects within a collection up to 5 using subitising

Elaborations

• recognising how many objects are in a collection or in images on a card with a quick look and saying the associated number without counting
• playing instructive card games that rely on the recognition of numbers represented in different ways; for example, playing memory games, matching pairs of quantities on dot cards or similar where the arrangement on each is different; using subitising to compare and order collections and to say who has more when sharing items in a game

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Foundation ASMATFY

Foundation Mathematics Achievement Standard

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.