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• VCMNA105

  Group, partition and rearrange collections up to 1000 in hundreds, tens and ones to facilitate more efficient counting

  Elaborations

  • using an abacus to model and represent numbers
  • understanding three-digit numbers as comprised of hundreds, tens and ones/units
  • demonstrating and using models such as linking blocks, sticks in bundles, place-value blocks and Aboriginal bead strings and explaining reasoning

  VCMNA105 | Mathematics | Level 2 | Number and Algebra | Number and place value

• VCMNA103

  Investigate number sequences, initially those increasing and decreasing by twos, threes, fives and ten from any starting point, then moving to other sequences

  Elaborations

  • developing fluency and confidence with numbers and calculations by saying number sequences
  • recognising that the natural numbers with zero form an ordered infinite set {0, 1, 2, 3 … } with a first element but no last element
  • recognising patterns in number sequences, such as adding 10 always results in the same final digit

  VCMNA103 | Mathematics | Level 2 | Number and Algebra | Number and place value

• VCMNA107

  Solve simple addition and subtraction problems using a range of efficient mental and written strategies

  Elaborations

  • becoming fluent with a range of mental strategies for addition and subtraction problems, such as commutativity for addition, building to 10, doubles, 10 facts and adding 10
  • modelling and representing simple additive situations using materials such as 10 frames, 20 frames and empty number lines

  VCMNA107 | Mathematics | Level 2 | Number and Algebra | Number and place value

• VCMNA106

  Explore the connection between addition and subtraction

  Elaborations

  • becoming fluent with partitioning numbers to understand the connection between addition and subtraction
  • using counting on to identify the missing element in an additive problem

  VCMNA106 | Mathematics | Level 2 | Number and Algebra | Number and place value

• VCMNA108

  Recognise and represent multiplication as repeated addition, groups and arrays

  Elaborations

  • representing array problems with available materials and explaining reasoning
  • visualising a group of objects as a unit and using this to calculate the number of objects in several identical groups

  VCMNA108 | Mathematics | Level 2 | Number and Algebra | Number and place value

• VCMNA104

  Recognise, model, represent and order numbers to at least 1000

  Elaborations

  • recognising there are different ways of representing numbers and identifying patterns going beyond 100
  • developing fluency with writing numbers in meaningful contexts

  VCMNA104 | Mathematics | Level 2 | Number and Algebra | Number and place value

• VCMNA111

  Count and order small collections of Australian coins and notes according to their value

  Elaborations

  • identifying equivalent values in collections of coins or notes, such as two five-cent coins having the same value as one 10-cent coin
  • counting collections of coins or notes to make up a particular value, such as that shown on a price tag

  VCMNA111 | Mathematics | Level 2 | Number and Algebra | Money and financial mathematics

• VCMNA112

  Describe patterns with numbers and identify missing elements

  Elaborations

  • describing a pattern created by skip counting and representing the pattern on a number line
  • investigating features of number patterns resulting from adding twos, fives or 10s

  VCMNA112 | Mathematics | Level 2 | Number and Algebra | Patterns and algebra

• VCMNA113

  Solve problems by using number sentences for addition or subtraction

  Elaborations

  • representing a word problem as a number sentence
  • writing a word problem to represent a number sentence

  VCMNA113 | Mathematics | Level 2 | Number and Algebra | Patterns and algebra

• VCMNA110

  Recognise and interpret common uses of halves, quarters and eighths of shapes and collections

  Elaborations

  • recognising that sets of objects can be partitioned in different ways to demonstrate fractions
  • relating the number of parts to the size of a fraction

  VCMNA110 | Mathematics | Level 2 | Number and Algebra | Fractions and decimals

• VCMNA114

  Apply repetition in arithmetic operations, including multiplication as repeated addition and division as repeated subtraction

  Elaborations

  • using technology to construct a sequence of numbers based on constant addition or subtraction from a given starting value
  • sharing a set of objects equally between a small number of groups

  VCMNA114 | Mathematics | Level 2 | Number and Algebra | Patterns and algebra

• VC2M2SP01

  recognise, compare and classify shapes, referencing the number of sides and using spatial terms such as ‘opposite’, ‘parallel’, ‘curved’ and ‘straight’

  Elaborations

  • sorting a collection of shapes in different ways based on their features, such as number of sides, whether all sides are equal and whether pairs of opposite sides are parallel; for example, sorting collections of triangles and other polygons
  • manipulating shapes and recognising that different orientations do not change the shape; for example, cutting out pictures of various shapes and recognising that they are still classified as the same shape even if they are upside down or on their side
  • investigating the shapes of different sporting fields, describing and labelling their features, including sidelines, centre circles and goal squares; for example, labelling the lines on a basketball court and using spatial terms to describe them
  • creating regular shapes using digital tools, describing and observing what happens when you manipulate them; for example, dragging or pushing vertices to produce irregular shapes, or moving or rotating a shape

  VC2M2SP01 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 2 | Space

• VCMSP127

  Collect, check and classify data

  Elaborations

  • recognising the usefulness of tally marks
  • identifying categories of data and using them to sort data

  VCMSP127 | Mathematics | Level 2 | Statistics and Probability | Data representation and interpretation

• VCMSP125

  Identify practical activities and everyday events that involve chance. Describe outcomes as ‘likely’ or ‘unlikely’ and identify some events as ‘certain’ or ‘impossible’

  Elaborations

  • classifying a list of everyday events according to how likely they are to happen, using the language of chance, and explaining reasoning

  VCMSP125 | Mathematics | Level 2 | Statistics and Probability | Chance

• VCMSP128

  Create displays of data using lists, table and picture graphs and interpret them

  Elaborations

  • creating picture graphs to represent data using one-to-one correspondence
  • comparing the usefulness of different data displays

  VCMSP128 | Mathematics | Level 2 | Statistics and Probability | Data representation and interpretation

• VCMSP126

  Identify a question of interest based on one categorical variable. Gather data relevant to the question

  Elaborations

  • determining the variety of birdlife in the playground and using a prepared table to record observations

  VCMSP126 | Mathematics | Level 2 | Statistics and Probability | Data representation and interpretation

• VC2M2SP02

  locate positions in two-dimensional representations of a familiar space; move positions by following directions and pathways

  Elaborations

  • interpreting maps of familiar places and identifying the position of key features
  • understanding that we use maps to receive and give directions and to describe place and spatial relationships between places
  • using a classroom seating plan to locate a new seating position and giving directions to other classmates to find their seats
  • following and creating movement instructions that need to be carried out to move through a 4 × 4 grid mat on the classroom floor or on a computer screen, for example, one forward, 2 to the right and one backwards and so on to reach a target square; or using a robotic toy to follow a path on a street scene on a floor mat, adjusting their instructions to the robot toy as they consider the order of their instructions, the direction and how far they want the toy to travel
  • moving around a two-dimensional maze using directional language to describe turns and changes in direction, including saying, for example, ‘clockwise’, ‘anticlockwise’, ‘quarter turn to the left’ and ‘take the path to the right’

  VC2M2SP02 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 2 | Space

• VC2M2ST01

  acquire data for categorical variables through surveys, observation, experiment and using digital tools; sort data into relevant categories and display data using lists and tables

  Elaborations

  • posing a question of interest about favourite things (for example, asking classmates ‘What are your favourite types of fruit/football teams/days of the week?’), recording responses using a table, and using counting strategies to determine the number of different responses and the most popular and least popular responses
  • investigating questions such as ‘How much rubbish is really rubbish?’ by gathering data about objects in categories (for example, ‘throw away’, ‘recycle’ and ‘re-use’), deciding whether the data answers the question
  • using familiar software to construct a survey to collect class data; sorting and interpreting responses; and considering the questions asked and whether they need to be modified to re-use the survey
  • observing events and using the observations to design a table or list to record data; for example, observing students arriving at school prior to deciding the appropriate data categories for investigating the different ways students get to school
  • exploring the ways Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples observe, collect, sort and record data

  VC2M2ST01 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 2 | Statistics

• VC2M2ST02

  create different graphical representations of data using software where appropriate; compare the different representations, and identify and describe common and distinctive features in response to questions

  Elaborations

  • collecting data from a limited list of choices, creating 2 different graphical representations of the data, and discussing and comparing the different representations; for example, asking the class to choose their favourite colour from a given set, then co-creating a picture graph with colours on the horizontal axis and comparing it to a column graph with colours on the horizontal axis and numbers on the vertical axis
  • creating different data displays (for example, lists, tally charts, jointly created column graphs and picture graphs) to represent a data set, describing the information that each display represents and discussing how easy or hard they are to interpret and why
  • using digital tools to create picture graphs to represent data using one-to-one correspondence, deciding on an appropriate title for the graph and considering whether the categories of data are appropriate for the context
  • comparing picture graphs with one-to-one column graphs of the same data, interpreting the data in each and saying how they are the same and how they are different; for example, collecting data on the country of birth of each student and creating different pictographs to represent classroom data
  • using dot plots, sticker charts, picture graphs, bar charts and column graphs to represent data

  VC2M2ST02 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 2 | Statistics

• VCNRC003

  Participate with teacher and peers in class routines and activities, such as following instructions and taking turns

  Elaborations

  • following classroom instructions
  • participating in routine exchanges, such as opening and closing lessons, naming the day of the week, responding to the class roll, and when moving between activities
  • taking turns in games and action songs using repetitive language and songs

  VCNRC003 | Languages | Non-Roman Alphabet Languages | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Socialising