READING
During this unit, students will investigate and develop their understanding of key concepts related to non-fiction texts, including:
- Recognising that non-fiction texts are created to inform or teach the reader.
- Identifying structural components such as the contents page, glossary, and index.
- Understanding how these features support the reader in locating and understanding information.
- Recognising that non-fiction texts contain factual information.
- Learning strategies to extract key information from a text in order to build knowledge.
WRITING
During this unit, students will be creating their own information report. Key focus skills will include:
- Locating key information in non-fiction texts using both print and digital sources
- Developing note-taking skills and understanding the drafting process
- Organising researched information using a structured planning document
- Applying their new knowledge to write an original information report, supported by relevant images
- Publishing their final information report
MATHS
During this unit, students will be investigating 2D shapes. The focus skills will include:
- identifying and describing 2D shapes e.g. square, triangle
- sorting shapes according to their features
- locating shapes within the environment.
During this unit, students will develop their understanding of the following concepts and confidently:
- Skip count forwards and backwards by 2s, 5s and 10s.
- Use skip counting by 2s, 5s and 10s to determine the total number of objects in a collection.
- Count and quantify collections to at least 120 using skip counting strategies.
- Recognise and continue patterns created when skip counting by 2s, 5s and 10s.
- Represent their skip counting using concrete materials, drawings and number charts.
During this unit, students will develop their understanding of the following concepts and confidently:
- Recognise and name Australian coins (5c, 10c, 20c, 50c, $1 and $2).
- Identify the value of each Australian coin.
- Compare the values of different coins (e.g. a $2 coin is worth more than a $1 coin).
- Order coins according to their value.
- Count collections of the same coin (e.g. count by 5s using 5-cent coins, by 10s using 10-cent coins, and by $1s using one-dollar coins).
- Represent the same amount of money in different ways using coins (e.g. 20c can be made with two 10c coins or four 5c coins).
- Use Australian coins to make simple amounts in everyday contexts, such as buying an item in a classroom shop.
- Solve simple money problems involving making and comparing amounts