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K–10Mathematics K–10 Syllabus

Record of changes
Implementation from 2024
Expand for detailed implementation advice

Content

Life Skills

Life Skills for Stage 4/5
Length
  • MAO-WM-01

    develops understanding and fluency in mathematics through exploring and connecting mathematical concepts, choosing and applying mathematical techniques to solve problems, and communicating their thinking and reasoning coherently and clearly

  • MALS-LEN-01

    measures and uses length in everyday contexts

Life Skills for Stage 4/5

Through collaborative curriculum planning, it may be decided that Life Skills outcomes and content are the most appropriate option for some students with intellectual disability.

Length
Recognise features associated with length
  • Identify features associated with Loading 

  • Recognise features associated with length that can be estimated and measured

Estimate and measure using informal and formal units
  • Use informal units to estimate and measure length

  • Recognise appropriate formal units for measuring length, including their abbreviations

  • Measure and compare length using formal units

Estimate and measure length to solve problems
  • Compare the length of different Loading  to solve problems

  • Apply length to solve problems