Foundation Maths Unit 1, 2019
Week Outcomes References Assessment
Term 1 Whole numbers & money Text: Foundation Maths Observation checklists (2%)
Numbers
1.1.1 identify and describe the purpose of whole numbers in various texts and media from
Unit One (MAWA)
Weeks everyday life Section 1 Test 1 (8%)
1–3 The numeration system (Term 1, Week 4)
1.1.2 use place value to understand the meaning and magnitude of whole numbers into the
millions
1.1.3 apply place value to read, write, say and compare whole numbers into the millions
Practical Application -
1.1.4 read, write, say and compare amounts of money, recognising that the decimal point in Money (10%)
money separates whole dollars from part dollars; for example, $1.50, $3.99 and $1013 (Term 1, Week 4)
1.1.5 recognise and use patterns in the number system
1.1.6 understand and use simple negative numbers on a number line (whole numbers and money)
1.1.7 determine and explain whether the magnitude of a number is reasonable within everyday
contexts
Term 1 Data, graphs and tables Section 2
1.5.1 identify and describe the purpose of simple tables and graphs, involving whole numbers, in Test 2 (8%)
everyday contexts
Weeks 1.5.2 describe the purpose of the key features, conventions and symbols of tables and graphs (Term 1, Week 6)
4–5 found in various texts and media from everyday life and work
1.5.3 read and interpret information from a range of simple data displays from real life contexts Practical Application –
(involving whole numbers), including lists, one and two-way tables, column/bar and line
graphs, venn and arrow/network diagrams
Graphs & tables (10%)
1.5.4 collect and record data in one-way and (Term 1, Week 7)
two-way tables
1.5.5 construct vertical and horizontal column/bar graphs and line graphs (including both
measurement and frequency graphs), using simple scales labelled with whole numbers
1.5.6 determine whether interpretations from tables and graphs are reasonable for the context
1.5.7 communicate information and conclusions from graphs and tables consistent with the
language of the context
Term 1 Addition & subtraction with whole numbers & money Section 3 Observation checklists (2%)
Weeks 1.2.1 determine whether an estimation or an accurate answer is needed in everyday situations
1.2.2 choose when it is appropriate to use addition or subtraction to solve a range of everyday
6 – 10 problems; for example, combining quantities, comparing the difference Test 3 (12%)
and 1.2.3 understand and use the inverse relationship between addition and subtraction to assist in (Term 2, Week 2)
calculations
1.2.4 understand, recall, use and extend basic addition and subtraction facts to facilitate mental
Term 2 calculation
Practical Application –
Week 1 1.2.5 apply place value, partitioning and basic facts to mentally solve everyday problems Purchasing household items
involving addition and subtraction, with simple whole numbers, using informal jottings to (10%)
keep track if required (Major Activity)
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1.2.6 use a calculator/spreadsheet efficiently and appropriately when more complex (unfriendly) (Term 2, Week 2)
numbers or tasks are involved
1.2.7 use estimation strategies, including rounding, when an accurate answer is not required
1.2.8 determine whether an answer is reasonable by using estimation and the context of the
problem
1.2.9 communicate solutions (oral and written), using language and symbols consistent with the
context
Term 2 Time Section 4 Observation checklists (2%)
1.4.1 identify and describe the tools and units commonly used to measure time
1.4.2 determine whether an estimate or an accurate time measurement is needed in everyday
Weeks situations Test 4 (8%)
2–3 1.4.3 choose which tool and/or unit is appropriate for measuring or stating a time in common (Term 2, Week 4)
everyday contexts
1.4.4 develop and use a sense of duration of standard time units: seconds, minutes, hours, days,
weeks and months to estimate and compare time
Practical Application – Time
1.4.5 read and use digital and analogue watches, clocks (12-hour time only), and stopwatches sheets for work (10%)
1.4.6 read and use various forms of calendars and timetables (Term 2, Week 4)
1.4.7 compare units of time to say how long events take, or to order events in time
1.4.8 understand and use the relationship between
• seconds and minutes
• minutes and hours
• hours and days
• days, weeks and months
1.4.9 read, write and interpret commonly used expressions of time located in various texts and
media
1.4.10 use addition and subtraction to solve simple problems involving elapsed time in situations
involving calendars and timetables with one type of time unit
1.4.11 determine whether an answer is reasonable, given the context of the problem
1.4.12 communicate information (oral and written) about time using language and symbols
consistent with the context
Term 2 Length, mass and capacity Section 5
1.3.1 identify and discuss situations which involve using length, mass and capacity measures Test 5 (8%)
1.3.2 determine whether an estimate or an accurate length, mass or capacity measurement is
Weeks needed in everyday situations (Term 2, Week 6)
4–6 1.3.3 choose appropriate measuring tools to solve everyday problems involving length, mass and
capacity Practical Application – Pace
1.3.4 use informal units of length, mass and capacity, (for example, hand span, stride, cups) to
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Week Outcomes References Assessment
estimate, measure and compare the size of everyday things (10%)
1.3.5 develop and use a sense of size of commonly used standard length, mass and capacity
units; for example, 1 cm, 1 m, 500 mL, 1L, 500 gm, 1 kg to estimate in familiar situations
(Major Activity)
1.3.6 understand standard units are divided into sub-units and recall commonly used (Term 2, Week 6)
relationships, such as 1cm = 10 mm;
1 m = 100 cm =1000 mm; 1L = 1000 ml; 1 kg = 1000 gm
1.3.7 choose which standard length, mass or capacity unit is appropriate for everyday contexts
1.3.8 use a variety of simple calibrated scales to measure and compare length, mass and capacity
to the nearest whole number
1.3.9 add and subtract whole number length (including perimeter), mass and capacity measures,
to solve everyday measurement problems
1.3.10 determine whether an answer is reasonable by using estimation and the context of the
problem
1.3.11 communicate solutions (oral and written) consistent with the language of the context
