K–10Mathematics K–10 Syllabus

Describe and compare two-dimensional shapes, including parallelograms, rectangles, rhombuses, squares, trapeziums and kites

Identify and describe polygons that have parallel sides and those that do not

Identify quadrilaterals that have all sides equal in length

Identify right angles in shapes

Group quadrilaterals using one or more attributes

Identify lines of symmetry in pictures, artefacts, designs and the environment

Draw lines of symmetry on given shapes and identify quadrilaterals that do not have lines of symmetry

Create and record tessellating designs by reflecting, translating and rotating triangles

Apply and describe amounts of rotation including half-turns, quarter-turns and three-quarter-turns when creating designs

Create the array structure of area using squares (1 cm × 1 cm) in rows and columns

Recognise that area can be measured in square centimetres

Discuss strategies to estimate area in square centimetres

Explain how the grid structure of rows and columns helps to find the area (Reasons about spatial structure)

Estimate and measure the areas of squares and rectangles (within the range of 100 square centimetres)

Record area in square centimetres using numerals and words

Use efficient strategies for counting large numbers of square centimetres

Recognise the need for a formal unit larger than the square centimetre to measure area

Construct a square metre and use it to measure the areas of large squares and rectangles

Recognise that an area of one square metre need not be a square (Reasons about spatial structure)

Record areas in square metres using numerals and words

Estimate the areas of squares and rectangles in square metres