Prep (Kindy) Lesson: Parts of the Day

The NSW and Australian Curriculum outcomes for this lesson are as follows:

	New South Wales Syllabus	Australian Curriculum
Grade	Kindergarten (ES1)	Preparatory (Foundation)
Content Strand	Measurement and Geometry
Sub-Strand	Time	Using Units of Measurement

Content	Outcome	Content Description
	MAe-13MG	ACMMG007
	A student sequences events, uses everyday language to describe the durations of events, and reads hour time on clocks	Compare and order the duration of events using the everyday language of time

Skills	Working Mathematically		Proficiency
	Communicating	MAe-1WM	Understanding
	A student describes mathematical situations using everyday language, actions, materials and informal recordings		includes connecting names, numerals and quantities
			Fluency
			includes readily counting numbers in sequences, continuing patterns and comparing the lengths of objects
			Problem Solving
			includes using materials to model authentic problems, sorting objects, using familiar counting sequences to solve unfamiliar problems and discussing the reasonableness of the answer
			Reasoning
			includes explaining comparisons of quantities, creating patterns and explaining processes for indirect comparison of length

Year 1 Lesson: Reading 'Half Past' on an Analogue Clock

The NSW and Australian Curriculum outcomes for this lesson are as follows:

	New South Wales Syllabus	Australian Curriculum
Grade	S1 (Year 1 & 2)	Year 1
Content Strand	Measurement and Geometry
Sub-Strand	Time	Using Units of Measurement

Content	Outcome	Content Description
	MA1-13MG	ACMMG020
	A student describes, compares and orders durations of events, and reads half- and quarter-hour time	Tell time to the half-hour

Skills	Working Mathematically		Proficiency
	Communicating	MA1-1WM	Understanding
	A student describes mathematical situations and methods using everyday and some mathematical language, actions, materials, diagrams and symbols		includes connecting names, numerals and quantities, and partitioning numbers in various ways
	Problem Solving	MA1-2WM	Fluency
	A student uses objects, diagrams and technology to explore mathematical problems		includes readily counting number in sequences forwards and backwards, locating numbers on a line and naming the days of the week
			Problem Solving
			includes using materials to model authentic problems, giving and receiving directions to unfamiliar places, using familiar counting sequences to solve unfamiliar problems and discussing the reasonableness of the answer
			Reasoning
			includes explaining direct and indirect comparisons of length using uniform informal units, justifying representations of data and explaining patterns that have been created

Year 2 Lesson: Calculating Days on a Calendar

The NSW and Australian Curriculum outcomes for this lesson are as follows:

	New South Wales Syllabus	Australian Curriculum
Grade	Year 1 & 2 (S1)	Year 2
Content Strand	Measurement and Geometry
Sub-Strand	Time	Using Units of Measurement

Content	Outcome	Content Description
	MA1-13MG	ACMMG021
	A student describes, compares and orders durations of events, and reads half- and quarter-hour time	Describe duration using months, weeks, days and hours (Year 1 Content Description)

Skills	Working Mathematically		Proficiency
	Communicating	MA1-1WM	Understanding
	A student describes mathematical situations and methods using everyday and some mathematical language, actions, materials, diagrams and symbols		includes connecting number calculations with counting sequences, partitioning and combining numbers flexibly and identifying and describing the relationship between addition and subtraction and between multiplication and division
	Problem Solving	MA1-2WM	Fluency
	A student uses objects, diagrams and technology to explore mathematical problems		includes readily counting numbers in sequences, using informal units iteratively to compare measurements, using the language of chance to describe outcomes of familiar chance events and describing and comparing time durations
	Reasoning	MA1-3WM	Problem Solving
	A student supports conclusions by explaining or demonstrating how answers were obtained		includes formulating problems from authentic situations, making models and using number sentences that represent problem situations, and matching transformations with their original shape
			Reasoning
			includes using known facts to derive strategies for unfamiliar calculations, comparing and contrasting related models of operations and creating and interpreting simple representations of data