K–10Mathematics K–10 Syllabus

Make simple models from memory, photographs, drawings or descriptions

Interpret simple maps by identifying objects in different locations

Create a path from one location to another

Make and use a tape measure calibrated in uniform informal units

Compare and order two or more shapes according to their lengths using an appropriate uniform informal unit

Compare the lengths of two or more objects that cannot be moved or aligned (Reasons about relations)

Record length comparisons using drawings, numerals and words, and by referring to the uniform informal unit used

Recognise the need for formal units to measure lengths and distances

Use the metre as a unit to measure lengths and distances to the nearest metre or half-metre

Record lengths and distances using the abbreviation for metres (m)

Estimate lengths and distances to the nearest metre and check by measuring

Recognise the need for a formal unit smaller than the metre

Recognise that there are 100 centimetres in one metre

Measure lengths to the nearest centimetre, using a device with 1-cm markings

Record lengths and distances using the abbreviation for centimetres (cm)

Estimate lengths and distances to the nearest centimetre and check by measuring

Use materials to model an eighth of a whole length, highlighting the length

Recognise when a length is divided into eight equal parts