operations making connections between representations of numbers using properties of numbers to continue patterns describing properties of symmetrical shapes Reasoning Fluency comparing angles communicating sequences of simple fractions creating patterns with shapes Relevant prior curriculum Curriculum working towards In the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics at Year 2 In the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics at Year 5 Measurement and Geometry Measurement and Geometry Shape Using units of measurement Describe and draw two-dimensional shapes, with and without digital Choose appropriate units of measurement for length, area, volume, technologies. capacity and mass. In the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics at Year 3 Calculate the perimeter and area of rectangles using familiar metric units. Measurement and Geometry Shape Shape Connect three-dimensional objects with their nets and other representations. Make models of three-dimensional objects and describe key features. Location and transformation Location and transformation Describe translations, reflections and rotations of two-dimensional shapes. Identify symmetry in the environment. Identify line and rotational symmetries. Geometric reasoning Apply the enlargement transformation to familiar two-dimensional shapes Identify angles as measures of turn and compare angle sizes in everyday and explore the properties of the resulting image compared with the situations. original. Geometric reasoning Estimate, measure and compare angles using degrees. Construct angles using a protractor. Bridging content In the Essential Learnings by the end of Year 3, the concept of angles has not been addressed. Students have previously been taught about simple common fractions and mixed numbers, but the Essential Learnings do not prepare students to count using these fractions. Links to other learning areas Studies of Society and Environment location and direction, compass points — Visual Art viewing, discussing and creating symmetrical and asymmetrical pictures and paintings —
making connections between representations of numbers describing properties of symmetrical shapes Fluency communicating sequences of simple fractions creating patterns with shapes operations using properties of numbers to continue patterns Reasoning comparing angles Relevant prior curriculum Curriculum working towards In the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics at Year 2 Measurement and Geometry Shape Describe and draw two-dimensional shapes, with and without digital technologies. In the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics at Year 3 Measurement and Geometry Shape Make models of three-dimensional objects and describe key features. Location and transformation Identify symmetry in the environment. Geometric reasoning Identify angles as measures of turn and compare angle sizes in everyday situations. In the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics at Year 5 Measurement and Geometry Using units of measurement Choose appropriate units of measurement for length, area, volume, capacity and mass. Calculate the perimeter and area of rectangles using familiar metric units. Shape Connect three-dimensional objects with their nets and other representations. Location and transformation Describe translations, reflections and rotations of two-dimensional shapes. Identify line and rotational symmetries. Apply the enlargement transformation to familiar two-dimensional shapes and explore the properties of the resulting image compared with the original. Geometric reasoning Estimate, measure and compare angles using degrees. Construct angles using a protractor. Bridging content In the Essential Learnings by the end of Year 3, the concept of angles has not been addressed. Students have previously been taught about simple common fractions and mixed numbers, but the Essential Learnings do not prepare students to count using these fractions. Links to other learning areas Studies of Society and Environment — location and direction, compass points Visual Art — viewing, discussing and creating symmetrical and asymmetrical pictures and paintings
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