K–10Mathematics K–10 Syllabus
The new Mathematics K–10 Syllabus (2022) is to be implemented from 2024 and replaces the Mathematics K–10 Syllabus (2012).
School sectors are responsible for implementing syllabuses and are best placed to provide schools with specific guidance and information on implementation given their understanding of their individual contexts.
Content
Early Stage 1
Give and follow simple directions to position themselves or Loading
Describe the position of an object in relation to another object, such as in, on, under as well as the directions up and down
Describe the position of an object using proximity terms and referring to frames of reference
Use the ordinal names to at least third to describe order of position
Begin to describe the positions of objects in relation to themselves using the terms ‘left’ and ‘right’
Identify the Loading of 'Loading ' as the measure of an object from end to end
Use comparative language to describe length
Compare lengths directly by placing objects Loading by side and aligning the ends
Explain why the Loading of a piece of string remains unchanged whether placed in a straight Loading or a Loading
Compare lengths indirectly by copying a length (Reasons about relations)
Divide a length into two equal parts (Reasons about relations)
Distinguish between the halfway point and half a length
Describe positions as 'about halfway', 'more than halfway' or 'less than halfway'