Uses simple mathematical and personal problem solving strategies in highly familiar
contexts
SUPPORT
CONTEXT
TEXT COMPLEXITY
TASK COMPLEXITY
Works alongside an expert/
mentor where prompting and
advice can be provided
Highly familiar contexts
Concrete and immediate
Very restricted range of
contexts
Short and simple
Highly explicit purpose
Limited, highly familiar
vocabulary
Concrete tasks of 1 or 2 steps
Processes include locating,
recognising
FOCUS AREA:
PERFORMANCE FEATURES INCLUDE:
Problem solving processes
including estimating and
reflecting
– Relies heavily on hands-on (concrete) and real life materials, personal experience and prior
knowledge to:
• use one or two pieces of information in performing a simple mathematical process
• roughly check the reasonableness of the outcome(s) with support via prompting or
questioning
Mathematical methods and
use of tools
– Uses personal, informal ‘in-the-head’ methods to calculate or uses a calculator to calculate
– Identifies and uses appropriate tools at a basic level in a limited range of applications, e.g.
uses a ruler to decide whether an item is longer than 10 cm or uses a simple calculator to
subtract two numbers
Mathematical knowledge
and skills: number and
algebra
– Understands place value and recognises and compares whole number amounts (into the
100s), halves and quantities, including money, in personally relevant contexts
– Adds and subtracts simple whole number amounts (into the 100s) and familiar monetary
amounts in personally relevant contexts
Mathematical knowledge
and skills: measurement
and geometry
– Recognises and compares familiar shapes and objects in relation to size and shape
– Recognises and compares familiar basic metric measurements and quantities such as length,
mass, capacity/volume, time, temperature, e.g. personal height and weight, a litre of milk or
vehicle height clearances
– Gives and follows simple and familiar oral directions, including using highly familiar maps/
diagrams
Mathematical knowledge
and skills: statistics and
probability
– Compares information and data within highly familiar simple texts, lists, charts, diagrams and
tables
