ASPECTS OF NUMERACY FOCUS AREA 4
prior to school
A student:
EARLY STAGE 1
A student:
UNDERSTANDING AND APPLYING LENGTH CONCEPTS
- Demonstrates an increasing understanding of measurement using vocabulary to describe size, length, volume, capacity
- Identifies ‘length’ as a measure of an object from end to end
- Describes length and distance using everyday comparative language
- Compares and records lengths using direct comparison
UNDERSTANDING AND APPLYING AREA CONCEPTS
- Identifies ‘area’ as a measure of the amount of surface
- Compares and records areas using direct comparison
UNDERSTANDING MASS, VOLUME AND CAPACITY
- Identifies ‘capacity’ as a measure of the amount of substance a container can hold and ‘volume’ as a measure of the amount of space an object occupies
- Describes capacity and volume using everyday language, including comparatives
- Compares and records volumes and capacities using direct comparison
- Identifies ‘mass’ as a measure of the amount of matter in an object
- Describes mass using everyday language, including comparatives
- Compares masses by hefting Records comparisons of mass
UNDERSTANDING TIME AND TIME ZONES
- Compares and orders the duration of events using everyday language
- Sequences events in time
- Connects days of the week to familiar events and actions
- Tells time on the hour on digital and analogue clocks
KLA APPLICATION AND CONSIDERATIONS
LANGUAGES
- Understands that the day is comprised of parts, e.g. morning, afternoon, evening and night, and that greetings in the target language may change according to the time of day
HISTORY
- Uses language associated with time and change
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Describes seasonal changes in the natural environment