Chapter 1
Chapter 1: What’s in a Name?
Use names, counts and simple patterns to build number sense and mathematical noticing.
5 topics8 skillsWorksheets available
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Topic: Counting, Sorting and Patterns
4 skillsSkill: Count and group objectsCount, group and compare objects in contexts from What’s in a Name?.
Practice areaSkill: Sort objects by attributesSort objects by colour, size, shape, use or number in What’s in a Name?.
Practice areaSkill: Continue and create patternsContinue number, shape or design patterns in What’s in a Name?.
Practice areaSkill: Use ordinal and positional languageUse first, next, before, after, left, right and between in What’s in a Name?.
Practice areaTopic: Reasoning and Patterns
1 skillSkill: Explain a pattern or strategySpot a pattern, explain a rule or compare strategies in What’s in a Name?.
Practice areaTopic: Estimation and Checking
1 skillSkill: Estimate and check if an answer is reasonableUse estimation or reverse thinking to check answers in What’s in a Name?.
Practice areaTopic: Real-life Application
1 skillSkill: Apply mathematics to daily-life situationsUse the ideas of What’s in a Name? in classroom, home, market, travel or play contexts.
Practice areaTopic: Error Analysis
1 skillSkill: Identify and correct a common mistakeFind the mistake in a solved example from What’s in a Name? and choose the correct reasoning.
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