Primary Mathematics Syllabus 2007

Whole Numbers

1. Numbers up to 100
   • counting to tell the number of objects in a given set
   • comparing the number of objects in two or more sets
   • use of ordinal numbers (first, second, up to tenth) and symbols (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.)
   • number notation and place values (tens, ones)
   • reading and writing numbers in numerals and in words
   • comparing and ordering numbers
   • number patterns
   • Exclude:
     • use of the terms ‘cardinal number’ and ‘ordinal number’
     • use of the symbols > and <
2. Addition and subtraction
   • concepts of addition and subtraction
   • use of the addition symbol (+) or subtraction symbol (-) to write a mathematical statement for a given situation
   • comparing two numbers within 20 to tell how much one number is greater (or smaller) than the other
   • recognising the relationship between addition and subtraction
   • building up the addition bonds up to 9 + 9 and committing to memory
   • solving 1-step word problems involving addition and subtraction within 20
   • addition of more than two 1-digit numbers
   • addition and subtraction within 100 involving
     • a 2-digit number and ones
     • a 2-digit number and tens
     • two 2-digit numbers
   • addition and subtraction using formal algorithms
3. Mental calculation
   • addition and subtraction within 20
   • addition and subtraction involving
     • a 2-digit number and ones without renaming
     • a 2-digit number and tens
4. Multiplication and division
   • multiplication as repeated addition (within 40)
   • use of the multiplication symbol (×) to write a mathematical statement for a given situation
   • division of a quantity (not greater than 20) into equal sets:
     • given the number of objects in each set
     • given the number of sets
   • solving 1-step word problems with pictorial representation
   • Exclude:
     • use of multiplication tables
     • use of the division symbol (÷)

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Measurement

1. Length And Mass
   • measurement and comparison of the lengths / masses of two or more objects in non-standard units
   • use of the following terms:
     • long, longer, longest
     • short, shorter, shortest
     • tall, taller, tallest
     • high, higher, highest
     • heavy, heavier, heaviest
     • light, lighter, lightest
   • Exclude:
     • finding the difference in length / mass
2. Time
   • telling and writing time to the hour / half hour
   • Exclude:
     • 24-hour clock
3. Money
   • identifying coins and notes of different denomination
   • matching a coin / note of one denomination to an equivalent set of coins / notes of another denomination
   • telling the amount of money
     • in cents up to $1
     • in dollars up to $100
   • use of the symbols $ and ˘
   • solving word problems involving addition and subtraction of money in dollars only (or in cents only)
   • Exclude:
     • combinations of dollars and cents

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Geometry

1. Basic Shapes (rectangle, square, circle, triangle)
   • identifying and naming the 4 basic shapes from 2-D and 3-D objects
   • describing and classifying shapes
2. Patterns
   • making / completing patterns with 2-D cut-outs according to one or two of the following attributes
     • shape
     • size
     • colour
   • making / completing patterns with 3-D models
     • cube
     • cuboid (rectangular block)
     • cone
     • cylinder

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Data Analysis

1. Picture graphs
   • collecting and organising data
   • making picture graphs
   • use of a symbol/picture to represent one object
   • reading and interpreting picture graphs in both horizontal and vertical forms
   • Exclude:
     • picture graphs with scales

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