Mathterpieces: The Art of Problem-Solving

Greg Tang

Australian Curriculum:  Description

Foundation Year – Subitise small collections of objects (ACMNA003);
Year 1 – Represent and solve simple addition and subtraction problems using a range of strategies including counting on, partitioning, and rearranging parts (ACMNA015);
Year 2 – Describe, continue, and create number patterns resulting from performing addition or subtraction (ACMNA035).

Teaching ideas
Students investigate other situations involving subitising and counting on with and without distractors in routine and non-routine situations. Students could write the number sentences represented by art in this book (representational to abstract).

17 Kings and 42 Elephants

Margaret Mahy

Australian Curriculum:  Description

Subitise small collections of objects (ACMNA003)

Teaching ideas
Counting on with and without distractors in routine and non-routine environments

Matherpieces: The Art of Problem-Solving

Greg Tang

Australian Curriculum:  Description

Subitise small collections of objects (ACMNA003); Represent and solve simple addition and subtraction problems using a range of strategies including counting on, partitioning and rearranging parts (ACMNA015); Describe, continue, and create number patterns resulting from performing addition or subtraction

Teaching ideas
Students investigate other situations involing subitising and counting on with and without distractors in routine and non-routine situations. Students could write the number sentences represented by art in this book (representational to abstract).

When the King rides by

Margaret Mahy

Australian Curriculum:  Description

F. Y – Establish understanding of the language and processes of counting by naming numbers in sequences, initially to and from 20, moving from  any starting point (ACMNA001); Year 2 – Describe patterns with numbers and identify missing elements (ACMNA035)

Teaching ideas
Explore other mediums with patterns e.g. wrapping paper and fabric. Show students how patterns can help to predict --> expect --> plan.

How Many Snails?

Paul Giganti Jr

Australian Curriculum:  Description

F. Y – Establish understanding of the language and processes of counting by naming numbers in sequences, initially to and from 20, moving from  any starting point (ACMNA001); Year 2 – Describe patterns with numbers and identify missing elements (ACMNA035)

Teaching ideas
Explore other mediums with patterns e.g. wrapping paper and fabric. Show students how patterns can help to predict --> expect --> plan.

Each Orange Had 8 Slices

Paul Giganti Jr

Australian Curriculum:  Description

F.Y – Establish understanding of the language and processes of counting by naming numbers in sequences, initially to and from 20, moving from  any starting point (ACMNA001); F.Y – Represent practical situations to model addition and sharing (ACMNA004); Year 1 – Represent and solve simple addition and subtraction problems using a range of strategies including counting on, partitioning and rearranging parts (ACMNA015); Year 3 – Recall multiplication facts of two, three, five and ten and related division facts (ACMNA056)

Teaching ideas
Build on the concept of counting on, partitioning and part-part-whole with other object sequences.

12 Ways to Get to 11

Eve Merriam

Australian Curriculum:  Description

F.Y – Establish understanding of the language and processes of counting by naming numbers in sequences, initially to and from 20, moving from  any starting point (ACMNA001); F.Y – Represent practical situations to model addition and sharing (ACMNA004); Year 1 – Represent and solve simple addition and subtraction problems using a range of strategies including counting on, partitioning and rearranging parts (ACMNA015)

Teaching ideas
Build on the concept of counting on, partitioning and part-part-whole with other object sequences.