count forwards
combines with
joins
how many more
all together
counting on
combine
plus
add
total
double
addition
round to.
sum
increase
group
number of groups
array
multiply
double
product
multiple
factor
count backwards
take away
minus
the difference between
less than
subtract
subtraction
round to.
decrease
share
sharing
shared between
shared equally
divide
halve
quotient
NUMBER & ALGEBRA
Whole
Number
Addition
& Subtraction
EARLY STAGE 1
STAGE 1
STAGE 2
STAGE 3
count forwards, count
backwards, number
before, number after,
more than, less than,
zero, ones, groups of
ten, tens, is the same
as, coins, notes, cents,
dollars.
count forwards,
combines with, joins,
count backwards, take
away, how many more,
all together, makes.
number line, number chart, digit,
groups of one hundred, hundreds
greater than, largest number,
smallest number, ascending order,
descending order, groups of one
thousand, thousands, place value.
tens of thousands, expanded
notation,
counting on, counting back, combine,
plus, add, minus, the difference
between, total, more than, less than,
double, equals, is equal to, is the same
as, number sentence, strategy, empty
number line
number of groups, number in each
group, sharing, shared between, left
over, total, add, take away, row,
column, array, number of rows, number
of columns, number in each row,
number in each column, is the same
as, shared equally, part left over, empty
number line, number chart.
about a half, more than a half, less than
a half.
quarter, eighth, one-half, one-quarter,
one-eighth, halve (verb).
addition, subtract, subtraction, digit,
estimate, round to.
change (noun, in transactions of
money).
hundreds of thousands, millions,
whole number, factor, highest
common factor (HCF), multiple,
lowest common multiple (LCM).,
positive number, negative number,
integer, prime number, composite
number, square number, triangular
number.
sum, increase, decrease, budget.,
operation
Multiplication group, share, equal
& Division
Factions
& Decimals
whole, part, equal parts,
half, halves.
Patterns
& Algebra
group, pattern, repeat
number line, number chart, odd, even.
missing number, number sentence.
horizontal, vertical, multiply,
multiplied by,
multiplication, multiplication facts,
double, divide, divided by, division,
equals, strategy, digit, product, tens,
ones, multiple, factor, halve,
remainder
area, thousands, hundreds,
quotient, fraction, decimal, estimate,
round to.
speed, per, operations, order of
operations, grouping symbols,
brackets, number sentence
third, fifth, one-third, one-fifth,
fraction, denominator, numerator,
mixed numeral, whole number,
fractional part, number line, sixth,
tenth, hundredth, one-sixth, onetenth, one-hundredth, is equal to,
equivalent fractions, decimal,
decimal point, digit, place value,
round to, decimal places, dollars,
cents.
goes up by, goes down by, rows,
digit, multiplication facts.
term, is the same as, equals.
twelfth, thousandth, onethousandth, proper fraction,
improper fraction
equivalent, ascending order,
descending order, simplest form,
best buy, percent, percentage,
discount, sale price
increase, decrease, value, table of
values, rule, position in pattern,
value of term, number plane
(Cartesian plane), horizontal axis (xaxis), vertical axis (y-axis), axes,
quadrant, intersect, point of
intersection, right angles, origin,
coordinates, point, plot.
STATISTICS & PROBABILITY
Data
EARLY STAGE 1
STAGE 1
STAGE 2
STAGE 3
information, collect,
group, display, objects
data, gather, symbol, tally mark,
picture, row, category, picture graph,
list, table, equal spacing, key, baseline
column graph, vertical columns,
horizontal bars, title, vertical axis,
horizontal axis, axes, spreadsheet,
survey, recording sheet, rating scale,
scale. misleading.
experiment, outcome, random, trials,
tally, expected results, actual
results, event, less likely, more
likely, most likely, least likely,
equally likely
tabulate, line graph, dot plots, twoway table, side-by-side column
graph, bias
Chance
will happen, might happen, won't
happen, probably, chance, certain,
uncertain, possible, impossible, likely,
unlikely.
likelihood, probability, expected
outcomes, fair, expected probability,
observed probability, frequency,
expected frequency, observed
frequency
MEASUREMENT & GEOMETRY
Length
Area
Volume
& Capacity
Mass
EARLY STAGE 1
STAGE 1
STAGE 2
STAGE 3
length, end, end-to-end, side-byside, long, longer than, longest,
short, shorter than, shortest, high,
higher than, highest, tall, taller
than, tallest, low, lower than,
lowest, the same as, near, nearer,
far, further, close, closer.
area, surface, closed shape,
inside, outside, bigger than,
smaller than, the same as.
distance, gap, overlap, measure,
estimate, handspan, straight line,
curved line, metre, centimetre
millimetre, ruler
tape measure, trundle wheel,
perimeter,height, width, temperatu
re, cold, warm, hot, degree
(Celsius), thermometer
kilometre, measuring device,
dimensions
measure, row, column, gap,
overlap, parts of (units), estimate,
grid
square centimetre, square metre,
irregular area
capacity, container, liquid, full,
empty, about half-full, volume,
space, has more, has less, will
hold more, will hold less, takes up
more space.
mass, matter, heavy, heavier,
heaviest, light, lighter, lightest,
about the same as, hard to push,
hard to pull.
gap, measure, estimate.
litre, layers, cubic centimetre,
millilitre
square kilometre, hectare,
dimensions, length, width
base (of triangle), perpendicular
height
cubic metre, dimensions, length,
width, height
pan balance, (level) balance
measure, estimate
more than, less than, kilogram.
scales, gram.
gross mass, net mass, device,
tonne
Time
3D
2D
daytime, night-time, yesterday,
today, tomorrow, before, after,
next, a long time, a short time,
week, days, weekdays, weekend
days, time, morning, afternoon,
clock, analog, digital, hands (of a
clock), o'clock.
object, shape, size, curved, flat,
pointy, round, roll, slide, stack.
shape, circle, triangle, square,
rectangle, features, side, straight
line, curved line, open line, closed
shape.
calendar, date, month, year,
seasons, hour hand, minute hand,
half past.
clockwise, numeral, hour, minute,
second, quarter past, quarter to.
second hand, revolution,
(minutes) past, (minutes) to,
timetable, timeline, midday, noon,
midnight, am (notation), pm
(notation).
12-hour time, 24-hour time, time
zone, daylight saving, local time
scale
cone, cube, cylinder, sphere,
prism, surface, flat surface,
curved surface, face, twodimensional shape (2D shape),
three-dimensional object (3D
object), edge, vertex (vertices).
quadrilateral, pentagon, hexagon,
octagon, orientation, vertex
(vertices), vertical, horizontal,
portrait (orientation), landscape
(orientation), parallel, twodimensional shape (2D shape),
symmetry, slide, flip, turn, fullturn, half-turn, quarter-turn,
clockwise, anti-clockwise.
pyramid, net., top view, front view,
side view, isometric grid paper,
isometric drawing, depth.
base, uniform cross-section, apex
parallelogram, rhombus,
trapezium, kite, regular shape,
irregular shape, properties, pair of
parallel sides, opposite, length,
angle, right angle, line (axis) of
symmetry, rigid.
reflect (flip), translate
(slide), rotate (turn), tessellate,
three-quarter-turn.
angle, amount of turning, arm,
vertex, perpendicular, right angle.
acute angle, obtuse angle, straight
angle, reflex angle, angle of
revolution.
plan, route, grid, grid reference,
aerial view,
legend, key, scale, compass,
compass rose, north, east, south,
west, north-east, south-east,
south-west, north-west
equilateral triangle, isosceles
triangle, scalene triangle, rightangled triangle, rotational
symmetry, order of rotational
symmetry, enlarge., centre, radius,
diameter, circumference, sector,
semicircle, quadrant, diagonal
Angles
Position
position, between, next to, behind,
inside, outside, left, right,
directions.
turn, location, map, path.
For specific information about language/concepts, use this link:
protractor, degree
angles on a straight line, angles at
a point, vertically opposite angles.
street directory
http://syllabus.bos.nsw.edu.au/mathematics/mathematics-k10/glossary/