K–10Mathematics K–10 Syllabus
Mathematics for K−2
The new syllabus must now be taught in Kindergarten to Year 2 in all NSW primary schools.
Mathematics for 3−10
The new syllabus is to be taught in Years 3 to 10 from 2024.
2024 – Start teaching the new syllabus
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
Stage 2
- 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
- MA2-MR-01
represents and uses the structure of multiplicative relations to 10 × 10 to solve problems
- MA2-MR-02
completes number sentences involving multiplication and division by finding missing values
Model, describe and record patterns of multiples
Create and continue a variety of number patterns that increase or decrease by a constant amount
Recognise the significance of the final digit of a whole number in determining whether a given number is even or odd (Reasons about relations)
Recognise the connection between even numbers and the multiplication facts for 2 (Reasons about relations)
Investigate the result of multiplying by one and zero (Reasons about relations)
Create and represent multiplicative structure, using the term multiples when connecting grouping to arrays
Use the array structure to coordinate the number of groups with the number in each group
Record the first 10 multiples formed by counting by twos, fours, fives and tens
Relate doubling to multiplication facts for multiples of 2
Recognise that doubling is multiplying by 2 and halving is dividing by 2 (Reasons about relations)
Recognise the relationship between one multiple and its double (Reasons about relations)
Model square numbers and record in numerical and diagrammatic form
Link multiplication and division fact families using arrays
Generate multiplication fact families for multiples of 2 and 4, 5 and 10
Model and apply the commutative property of multiplication
Describe multiplication problems using for each and times as many
Find the total of partially covered arrays
Apply the inverse relationship of multiplication and division (Reasons about relations)