Using units of measurement
Based on the Australian Curriculum, Using units of measurement in Mathematics Foundation Year includes:
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Heavier or Lighter Task Cards
Compare and contrast pairs of objects and encourage students to respond to questions featured on this set of task cards.
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Heavy vs. Light Soccer Match Board Game
Explore comparing the mass of objects with this fun and engaging weight game board for the classroom.
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Heavy vs. Light Roll and Colour Activity
Explore items and decide which is heaviest and lightest in this fun and engaging roll and colour activity.
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How Long Does It Take? – Sorting Activity
Identify activities that take about an hour, minute, or second with a sorting activity.
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Ordering Days of the Week Worksheets
Practise ordering weekdays with a set of printable Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow - Days of the Week Worksheets.
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Heavy and Light Hands-on Task
A fun hands-on teaching resource that explores indirect comparisons of objects.
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Spin and Sort – Heavier, Lighter, Same
An open-ended sorting activity based on using a spinner.
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Spin and Sort – Longer, Shorter, Same
An open-ended sorting activity based on using a spinner.
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Which Holds More? – Mini Book
A mini book that allows students to compare the capacity of various containers.
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Which Holds More? – Interactive PowerPoint
An interactive PowerPoint quiz that asks students to compare the capacity of various containers.
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Days of the Week – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a magazine article from the Foundation magazine (Issue 3).
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Wonderings – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a magazine article from the Foundation magazine (Bonus Issue).
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When Does It Happen? Worksheet
A cut and paste activity where students order familiar daily events.
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Informal Measurement - Task Cards
A set of task cards to use when learning about informal measurement.
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Describing Measurements - Memory Game
A memory game to play in the classroom when developing suitable language to describe different measurements.
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Days in Each Month Poster
A poster showing the number of days in each month.
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Daily Classroom Bulletin Boards
Print out the Monday to Friday (includes Saturday and Sunday) posters and display them in your classroom or on the front door.
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Time Teaching Resource Pack
A collection of resources exploring time concepts.
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Learning Time! Unit Plan
This Mathematics unit addresses the concept of time for young learners. It focuses on the days of the week, connecting familiar events to particular days and sequencing events in time order.
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It's About Time!
An assessment task in which students will cut and paste familiar events under the headings, Morning, Afternoon and Evening.
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How Long is This Going to Take?
A 30-minute lesson in which students will estimate the time needed to complete a set of given tasks.
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Times of Day
A 30-minute lesson in which students will know and identify the days of the week and link specific events to when they occur – morning, afternoon, and evening.
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Informal Times of Day
A 30-minute lesson in which students will know and identify the days of the week and link events to specific informal times of the day, i.e., morning, afternoon, and evening.
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Days of the Week
A 30 minute lesson in which students will learn the days of the week in the correct order.