Foundation Year
Term 1 Suggested Planner
Weeks
1-4
Content focus – Strands,
units and topics
Number and
Algebra
PS Pages
SB Pages
12 – 15
1–9
Unit 1 Counting 0 to
10
Building Mathematics in the Early Years Year F
Resources
Guided
The Shopping List
reading
texts
Digital
Number and Algebra:
objects
Counting to 10
Number and Algebra:
Counting collections of
objects
1A Number sequence
1B Counting objects
1C How many?
Activity
Cards
5-6
Measurement and
Geometry
52-53
34 - 35
Unit 6 Using units of
measurement
6A Length and height
7–9
Number and
Algebra
Guided
reading
texts
Digital
objects
Activity
Cards
16 – 19
11 - 20
Unit 2 Comparing
collections 0 to 10
2A Subitising
2B Ordinal sequences
2C Comparing
collections
Guided
reading
texts
Digital
objects
Activity
Cards
Card 2: Counting collections
of objects
Happy Birthday!
Measurement and Geometry:
Comparing and ordering
height
Card 10: Comparing and
ordering length
The Shopping List
Number and Algebra:
Subitising to 5
Card 1: Subitising to 5
Outcomes
Recognise, write and sequence
numbers forwards and
backwards from 0 to 10.
Connect number names,
numerals and quantities to 10.
Count and compare collections
to 10.
Understand the concept of ‘how
many?’
Use direct comparisons to
decide which is longer.
Compare the height of items
using common mathematical
terms such as ‘longer’ and
‘shorter’.
Subitise small collections.
Use terms such as ‘first’,
‘second’ and ‘third’ to describe
position.
Recognise written
representations of ordinal
numbers.
Compare and order collections
by relative size.
Term 2 Suggested Planner
Weeks
1-3
Content focus – Strands,
units and topics
Number and
Algebra
PS Pages
SB Pages
20 – 23
21 - 29
34
36
54 - 59
Unit 3 Counting and
comparing
collections
Building Mathematics in the Early Years Year F
Resources
Guided
Happy Birthday!
reading
texts
Activity
Card 9: Number tracks
Cards
3A Number sequence
11 to 20
3B Teen numbers
3C Comparing
collections and
counting patterns
4-6
Measurement and
Geometry
Guided
reading
texts
N/A
Unit 6 Using units of
measurement
N/A
6B Mass
6C Capacity
7–9
Measurement and
Geometry
Unit 7 Events and
time
7A Order of events
7B Days of the week
Uncle Willie
38 – 40
61 - 67
Guided
reading
texts
Digital
objects
Happy Birthday!
Activity
Cards
Card 11: Making a calendar
Measurement and Geometry:
Calendars
Outcomes
Establish forwards and
backwards number sequences
from 0 to 20.
Connect number names,
numerals and quantities.
Use one-to-one correspondence
to compare and order
collections.
Compare the mass of items
using common mathematical
language such as ‘heavier’ and
‘lighter’.
Compare the capacity of items
using comparative language
such as ‘holds more’ and ‘ holds
less’.
Compare and order the
duration of events using the
everyday language of time.
Connect days of the week to
familiar events and actions.
Term 3 Suggested Planner
Weeks
1-4
Content focus – Strands,
units and topics
Number and
Algebra
PS Pages
SB Pages
24 – 27
31 -39
Unit 4 Addition and
subtraction 0 to 10
Building Mathematics in the Early Years Year F
Resources
Guided
Happy Birthday!
reading
Fun at the Park
texts
Digital
Number and Algebra:
objects
Benchmarking to 5
Number and Algebra:
Benchmarking to 10
Number and Algebra:
Addition stories
4A Grouping 0 to 10
4B Combining and
separating
4C Addition stories
Activity
Cards
5-6
Measurement and
Geometry
41 - 42
69 – 71
Unit 8 Shapes and
objects
8A 2D shapes
7–9
Statistics and
probability
Guided
reading
texts
Digital
objects
Activity
Cards
48 – 50
85 – 91
Unit 10 Data
10A Yes/no questions
10B Picture graphs
Guided
reading
texts
Digital
objects
Activity
Cards
Card 7: Benchmarking to 10
Card 16: Addition stories
The Shopping List
Measurement and Geometry:
Soring and classifying 2D
shapes and 3D objects
Card 4: Sorting and classifying
2D shapes and 3D objects
Happy Birthday!
Statistics and Probability:
Picture graphs
Card 12: Making a picture
graph
Outcomes
Model addition of single digit
numbers.
Combine and separate
collections to represent
numbers in different ways.
Find the difference between
single digit numbers.
Develop the concept and
language of addition.
Sort, describe and name
familiar 2D shapes based on
properties such as number of
sides and corners.
Ask and record answers to
yes/no questions.
Use objects and drawings to
represent data.
Answer simple questions based
on data displays.
Term 4 Suggested Planner
Weeks
1-4
Content focus – Strands,
units and topics
Number and
Algebra
PS Pages
SB Pages
28 – 31
41 – 49
Digital
objects
Unit 5 Patterns
5A Sorting and
classifying
5B Repeating patterns
5C Creating and
describing patterns
5-7
Measurement and
Geometry
Building Mathematics in the Early Years Year F
Resources
Guided
Fun at the Park
reading
texts
Activity
Cards
44 – 46
77 – 83
Unit 9 Location
9A Position
9B Directions
Guided
reading
texts
Happy Birthday!
Fun at the Park
Digital
objects
Measurement and Geometry:
Position
Measurement and Geometry:
Moving around our
environment
Card 8: Setting the dinner
table
Card 14: Moving around our
environment
The Shopping List
Activity
Cards
8-9
Measurement and
Geometry
Unit 8 Shapes and
objects
41, 43
72 – 75
Number and Algebra:
Repeating patterns
Card 13: Repeating patterns
Guided
reading
texts
Digital
objects
8B 3D objects
Activity
Cards
Measurement and Geometry:
Sorting and classifying 2D
shapes and 3D objects
Card 4: Sorting and classifying
2D shapes and 3D objects
Outcomes
Sort and classify items by a
given attribute.
Understand the concept of
patterning and create and
continue patterns.
Describe patterns.
Describe the position of objects
or people.
Develop positional language.
Give and follow simple
directions.
Sort, describe and name
familiar three-dimensional
objects.
Year 1
Term 1 Suggested Planner
Weeks
1-4
Content focus – Strands,
units and topics
Number and
Algebra
PS Pages
SB Pages
59 – 63
1 - 11
Building Mathematics in the Early Years Year 1
Resources
Guided
Footprints in the Sand
reading
Uncle Willie
texts
A Trip to the City
Digital
objects
Unit 1 Place Value
1A Place Value
(2-digit numbers)
1B Sequencing
numbers
1C Reading and
writing numbers
1D Using numbers
Activity
Cards
5-6
Measurement and
Geometry
80 – 81
49 - 51
Unit 6 Using units of
measurement
6A Length and height
7–9
Number and
Algebra
Guided
reading
texts
Digital
objects
Activity
Cards
16 – 19
72 - 74
Unit 4 Money
4A Recognising
Australian coins
4B Ordering
Australian coins
Guided
reading
texts
Digital
objects
Activity
Cards
Number and Algebra:
Exploring numbers to 100
Number and Algebra:
Comparing and ordering
numbers
Number and Algebra:
Placing numbers on a number
track (1 – 100)
Number and Algebra:
Calculators and money
Card 29: Exploring numbers
to 100
Card 40: 1 more, 1 less, 10
more or 10 less on a number
board
Card 24: Calculators and
money
Footprints in the Sand
Measurement and Geometry:
Comparing and ordering
length
Card 26: Footprints in the
sand
A Trip to the City
Number and Algebra: Lots of
Money
Card 25: Lots of money
Outcomes
Understand place value to two
digits.
Count collections to 100 by
partitioning numbers.
Recognise, write and sequence
numbers forwards and
backwards fluently from 0 to
100.
Represent number
relationships using number
lines.
Skip count by twos, fives and
tens from zero.
Compare and order objects by
length.
Use informal units to measure
lengths.
Recognise Australian coins.
Compare and order Australian
coins by size and value.
Term 2 Suggested Planner
Weeks
1-4
Content focus – Strands,
units and topics
Number and
Algebra
PS Pages
SB Pages
64 - 68
13 - 23
Unit 2 Addition and
subtraction
Building Mathematics in the Early Years Year 1
Resources
Guided
Footprints in the Sand
reading
Uncle Willie
texts
Digital
Number and Algebra:
objects
Combinations of numbers to
2A Counting on
2B Partitioning
2C Counting back
2D Addition and
subtraction stories
Activity
Cards
5-6
Measurement and
Geometry
Unit 6 Using units of
measurement
6B Capacity
80, 82
52 - 55
Guided
reading
texts
Digital
objects
Activity
Cards
20
Number and Algebra:
Addition and subtraction
stories to 20
Number and Algebra:
Addition and subtraction
stories
Card 28: Addition and
subtraction stories to 20
Card 39: Addition and
subtraction stories
N/A
N/A
N/A
Outcomes
Use addition and subtraction
strategies including counting
on, counting back and
partitioning.
Use a range of materials to
represent and solve addition
and subtraction problems.
Interpret, represent and solve
addition and subtraction word
problems.
Compare and order objects by
capacity.
Use informal units to measure
capacity.
7–9
Measurement and
Geometry
83 - 85
57 - 63
Unit 7 Time
7A Telling time
7B Duration
Guided
reading
texts
Digital
objects
Activity
Cards
A Trip to the City
Measurement and Geometry:
Telling time
Measurement and Geometry:
Creating a calendar
Card 18: Telling time
Card 19: Making use of a
calendar
Tell time to the half hour on an
analogue clock.
Explore and compare major
time units such as minutes,
hours, days and months.
Term 3 Suggested Planner
Weeks
1-3
Content focus – Strands,
units and topics
Number and
Algebra
PS Pages
SB Pages
69 - 71
25 - 31
86 – 87
65 - 67
Unit 3 Fractions
3A Fractions of a
whole
3B Fractions of
collections
4-5
Measurement and
Geometry
Unit 8 Shapes and
objects
Statistics and
Probability
Guided
reading
texts
Digital
objects
Activity
Cards
8A 2D shapes
6–9
Building Mathematics in the Early Years Year 1
Resources
Guided
N/A
reading
texts
Digital
N/A
objects
Activity
N/A
Cards
92 - 96
81 - 89
Unit 10 Data and
chance
10A Representing data
10B Interpreting data
10C Chance
Guided
reading
texts
Digital
objects
Activity
Cards
Footprints in the Sand
Measurement and Geometry:
2D shapes and 3D objects
Card 27: 2D shapes and 3D
objects
A Trip to the City
Statistics and Probability:
Tally marks
Statistics and Probability:
Creating bar graphs
Card 21: Tally marks
Card 23: Creating bar graphs
Outcomes
Understand the concept of one
half as two equal parts of a
whole or collection.
Recognise and create halves of
shapes.
Share collections into halves.
Name and recognise a variety of
2D shapes
Compare and order 2D shapes
according to attributes
including horizontal and
vertical lines.
Ask simple questions and
record data based on answers.
Create simple picture graphs to
represent data.
Interpret information from data
displays.
Use appropriate language to
predict and describe the
likelihood of everyday events.
Term 4 Suggested Planner
Weeks
1-4
Content focus – Strands,
units and topics
Number and
Algebra
PS Pages
SB Pages
75 – 77
41 - 47
Unit 5 Patterns
5A Skip counting and
number patterns
5B Patterns with
objects
5-7
Measurement and
Geometry
89 - 91
73 - 79
Unit 9 Position and
location
Measurement and
Geometry
Unit 8 Shapes and
objects
8B 3D objects
Activity
Cards
Card 37: Growing patterns
Guided
reading
texts
Digital
objects
Uncle Willie
Activity
Cards
9A Position
9B Location
8–9
Building Mathematics in the Early Years Year 1
Resources
Guided
Uncle Willie
reading
texts
Digital
Number and Algebra: Number
objects
patterns
86, 88
68 - 71
Guided
reading
texts
Digital
objects
Activity
Cards
Measurement and Geometry:
Position and location
Card 36: Moving around the
bush
A Trip to the City
Measurement and Geometry:
Sorting and classifying 2D
shapes and 3D objects
Card 22: Sorting and
classifying 2D shapes and 3D
objects
Outcomes
Skip count with fluency by twos,
fives and tens from zero.
Recognise number patterns in
skip counting sequences.
Identify the relationships
between numbers and objects
in pattern sequences.
Develop the language of
position.
Use the language of position to
locate and place items.
Give and follow directions to
familiar locations.
Name and recognise common
3D objects.
Compare and order 3D objects
according to their attributes.
Recognise the 2D shapes that
are faces of common 3D objects.
Year 2
Term 1 Suggested Planner
Weeks
1-4
Content focus – Strands,
units and topics
Number and
Algebra
PS Pages
105 108
SB Pages
1 - 13
Digital
objects
Unit 1 Number and
place value
1A Place Value
(to 3-digit numbers)
1B Addition and
subtraction (mental
strategies)
1C Addition and
subtraction (written
strategies)
5-6
Statistics and
Probability
Activity
Cards
137,
141
88 - 89
Unit 8 Data and
chance
8D Chance
7–9
Measurement and
Geometry
Building Mathematics in the Early Years Year 2
Resources
Guided
Shapes, bowling and beanbags
reading
The Best Prize
texts
Footprints in the Sand
122 124
47 - 51
Unit 5 Using units of
measurement
5A Length and area
5B Capacity and
volume
Guided
reading
texts
Digital
objects
Activity
Cards
Guided
reading
texts
Digital
objects
Activity
Cards
Number and Algebra: Place
value
Number and Algebra:
Addition and subtraction
Card 50: More or less
Card 44: Place value
Card 29: Exploring numbers
to 100
The Best Prize
Statistics and Probability:
Chance
Card 42: Pegs in a paper bag
Shapes, Bowling and Beanbags
Measurement and Geometry:
Estimating measurement to 1
metre
Card 49: More than, less than
and the same as 1 metre
Outcomes
Understand place value to three
digits.
Recognise, write and sequence
numbers forwards and
backwards fluently from 0 to
1000.
Extend addition and subtraction
strategies.
Use a range of written methods
to represent and solve addition
and subtraction problems.
Understand the inverse
operations and the
commutative law for addition.
Conduct simple chance trials
and describe the outcomes.
Develop the use of simple
chance language such as
‘certain’, ‘likely’, ‘unlikely’ or
‘impossible’.
Understand concepts of length
and area.
Compare and order shapes and
objects by length and area.
Use uniform informal units to
measure length and area.
Term 2 Suggested Planner
Weeks
1-3
Content focus – Strands,
units and topics
Number and
Algebra
PS Pages
SB Pages
105,
109 110
14 - 24
Unit 1 Number and
place value
1D Multiplication
(repeated
addition/arrays)
1E Division (equal
sets)
4-6
Measurement and
Geometry
122,
125 –
126
52 - 55
Unit 5 Using units of
measurement
5C Mass
5D Time
7–9
Number and
Algebra
Unit 2 Fractions
2A Fractions of objects
2B Fractions of
collections
111 –
113
23 – 30
Building Mathematics in the Early Years Year 2
Resources
Guided
The Best Prize
reading
texts
Digital
Number and Algebra:
objects
Multiplication facts
Activity
Cards
Card 41: Multiplication facts
Guided
reading
texts
Digital
objects
Activity
Cards
Uncle Willie
Guided
reading
texts
Digital
objects
The Best Prize
Activity
Cards
Card 45: What’s my fraction?
N/A
N/A
Number and Algebra:
Fractions
Outcomes
Understand multiplication as
repeated addition.
Use arrays to represent
multiplication.
Understand division as
grouping into equal sets.
Explore and represent division
using number sentences,
diagrams and number lines.
Use informal units with balance
scales and hefting to investigate
mass.
Compare and order objects by
mass.
Tell time to the quarter hour.
Relate time to familiar activities.
Understand fractions as equal
parts of a whole or collection.
Recognise and represent halves,
quarters and eights of a whole.
Partition collections into equal
groups representing halves,
quarters and eighths.
Term 3 Suggested Planner
Weeks
1-3
Content focus – Strands,
units and topics
Number and
Algebra
PS Pages
SB Pages
114 116
31 – 38
129 131
61 - 70
Unit 3 Money and
financial
mathematics
Building Mathematics in the Early Years Year 2
Resources
Guided
The Shopping List
reading
texts
Digital
N/A
objects
Activity
N/A
Cards
3A Equivalent values
3B Counting
collections
4-6
Measurement and
Geometry
Unit 6 Shapes and
objects
Activity
Cards
6A 2D shapes
6B 3D objects
7–9
Statistics and
Probability
Guided
reading
texts
Digital
objects
137 140
81 - 87
90 - 92
Unit 8 Data and
chance
8A Collecting data
8B Collecting and
classifying data
8C Representing and
interpreting data
Guided
reading
texts
Digital
objects
Activity
Cards
Shapes, Bowling and Beanbags
Measurement and Geometry:
2D shapes
Card 47: Making and creating
2D shapes
The Shopping List
A Trip to the City
N/A
N/A
Outcomes
Use addition and subtraction
strategies including counting
on, counting back and
partitioning.
Use a range of materials to
represent and solve addition
and subtraction problems.
Interpret, represent and solve
addition and subtraction word
problems.
Identify common 2D shapes by
attributes such as corners and
edges.
Represent and compare 2D
shapes.
Describe and represent 3D
objects.
Gather relevant data based on
one categorical variable.
Use tally marks to represent
data.
Classify and categorise collected
data.
Use lists, tables and picture
graphs to represent data.
Make simple statements
interpreting data
representations.
Term 4 Suggested Planner
Weeks
1-3
Content focus – Strands,
units and topics
Number and
Algebra
PS Pages
SB Pages
117 –
119
39 - 46
132 135
71 - 80
Unit 4 Patterns and
algebra
4A Describing patterns
4B Number sentences
5-6
Measurement and
Geometry
Unit 7 Location and
transformation
7A Interpreting maps
7B Slides and flips
7C Half-turns and
quarter-turns
7–9
Measurement and
Geometry
Unit 5 Using units of
measurement
5E Months and
seasons
5F Calendars
83 - 85
57 - 63
Building Mathematics in the Early Years Year 2
Resources
Guided
The Best Prize
reading
texts
Digital
N/A
objects
Activity
N/A
Cards
Guided
reading
texts
Digital
objects
The Best Prize
Activity
Cards
Card 43: Follow the directions
Guided
reading
texts
Digital
objects
Activity
Cards
Digital
objects
A Trip to the City
Happy Birthday!
Measurement and Geometry:
Position and location
N/A
N/A
N/A
Outcomes
Formulate simple rules to
describe and continue patterns.
Apply understanding of pattern
to identify missing numbers in a
sequence.
Develop understanding of
number sentences for addition
and subtraction.
Develop the language of
location to describe the position
of items and follow simple
directions.
Create and interpret basic
maps.
Manipulate shapes by sliding
and flipping and describe the
effects.
Identify and describe half- and
quarter-turns.
Describe the characteristics of
each season.
Name and order months and
seasons.
Explore Indigenous concepts of
seasons.
Interpret information
represented on a calendar.