Caps for Sale

Esphyr Slobodkina

Australian Curriculum:  Description

Recognise, describe and order Australian coins according to their value (ACMNA017); Investigate and describe number patterns formed by skip-counting and patterns with objects (ACMNA018)

Teaching ideas
Explore a more reasonable price for a cap in todays times. Explore cap patterns

Window

Jeannie Baker

Australian Curriculum:  Description

Year 2 – Describe patterns with numbers and identify missing elements (ACMNA035); Investigate number sequences, initially those increasing and decreasing by twos, threes, fives and tens from any starting point, then moving to other sequences (ACMNA026)

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

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.

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.