Data and analysis I can collect objects and ask Asks simple questions to collect data for a specific purpose. questions to gather Collects and organises objects for a specific purpose. information, organising and Applies counting skills to ask and answer questions, make relevant choices displaying my findings in and decisions based on the data. different ways. Contributes to concrete or pictorial displays where one object or drawing MNU 0-20a represents one data value, using digital technologies as appropriate. Uses knowledge of colour, shape, size and other properties to match and sort I can match objects, and sort items in a variety of different ways and communicates the process and using my own and others’ justifies choice of criteria. criteria, sharing my ideas with Interprets simple graphs, charts and signs and demonstrates how they handling others. support planning, choices and decision making in familiar situations. MNU 0-20b I can use the signs and charts around me for information, helping me plan and make Information choices and decisions in my daily life. MNU 0-20c of chance and There are no experiences and There are no experiences and outcomes at early level. uncertainty outcomes at early level. First Level Numeracy and Mathematics *Curriculum Experiences and Outcomes Benchmarks Organisers for planning learning, to support teachers’ and practitioners’ professional judgement of teaching and assessment achievement of a level I can share ideas with others to Uses different strategies to estimate an answer to a calculation or problem, Estimation and develop ways of estimating the for example, doubling. rounding answer to a calculation or Checks the reasonableness of calculations by comparing the final solution problem, work out the actual with the estimate. answer, then check my solution Rounds whole numbers to at least the nearest 10 and 100 and uses this skill measure by comparing it with the routinely to estimate and check the reasonableness of a solution. estimate. Number, and MNU 1-01a
Information handling Data and analysis I can collect objects and ask questions to gather information, organising and displaying my findings in different ways. MNU 0-20a I can match objects, and sort using my own and others’ criteria, sharing my ideas with others. MNU 0-20b I can use the signs and charts around me for information, helping me plan and make choices and decisions in my daily life. MNU 0-20c Asks simple questions to collect data for a specific purpose. Collects and organises objects for a specific purpose. Applies counting skills to ask and answer questions, make relevant choices and decisions based on the data. Contributes to concrete or pictorial displays where one object or drawing represents one data value, using digital technologies as appropriate. Uses knowledge of colour, shape, size and other properties to match and sort items in a variety of different ways and communicates the process and justifies choice of criteria. Interprets simple graphs, charts and signs and demonstrates how they support planning, choices and decision making in familiar situations. of chance and uncertainty There are no experiences and outcomes at early level. There are no experiences and outcomes at early level. First Level Numeracy and Mathematics *Curriculum Organisers Experiences and Outcomes for planning learning, teaching and assessment Benchmarks to support teachers’ and practitioners’ professional judgement of achievement of a level Number, and measure Estimation and rounding I can share ideas with others to develop ways of estimating the answer to a calculation or problem, work out the actual answer, then check my solution by comparing it with the estimate. MNU 1-01a Uses different strategies to estimate an answer to a calculation or problem, for example, doubling. Checks the reasonableness of calculations by comparing the final solution with the estimate. Rounds whole numbers to at least the nearest 10 and 100 and uses this skill routinely to estimate and check the reasonableness of a solution.