K–10Mathematics K–10 Syllabus

Give and follow directions, including directions involving turns to the left and right, to move between familiar locations

Give and follow instructions to position objects in models and drawings

Describe the path from one location to another on drawings and diagrams

Use uniform informal units to measure lengths and distances by placing the units end to end without gaps or overlaps

Select appropriate uniform informal units to measure lengths and distances

Recognise and explain the relationship between the size of a unit and the number of units needed (Reasons about relations)

Count informal units to measure lengths or distances and describe the part left over

Record lengths and distances by referring to the number and type of unit used

Use a single informal unit repeatedly (iteratively) to measure length

Compare the lengths of two or more objects using appropriate uniform informal units and check by placing the objects side by side and aligning the ends

Explain why the length of an object remains constant when rearranged (Reasons about relations)

Estimate lengths, indicating the number and type of unit used and check by measuring

Use concrete materials to model both half and quarters of a whole length, highlighting the length

Identify two equal parts and the relationship of the parts to the whole length, linking words and images

Recognise when lengths have or have not been divided into halves and quarters