Mathematics - Unit 1: Our Classroom Community - Foundation Year/ Kindergarten/ Prep

Tired of spending your nights and weekends planning your Foundation maths block? Reclaim your time with our comprehensive, play-based mathematics unit, "Unit 1: Our Classroom Community"!

This 9-week unit is the perfect way to start your school year. It is expertly crafted to build foundational number, data and spatial skills by exploring the most familiar and engaging world for your students, their own classroom, friends and daily routines. Fully aligned with the Australian Curriculum, this resource is packed with hands-on, inquiry-based activities that make learning maths meaningful and fun.

What's Inside?

• 9 Weeks of Explicit Lesson Plans: A full term of planning is done for you! The unit covers Number Recognition, Subitising, Counting to 20, Comparing Collections, Sorting, Graphing, Days of the Week, and Positional Language.
• Engaging, Hands-On Activities: Forget boring worksheets! Your students will become "Number Detectives" on a number hunt, create playdough numerals, play fast-paced subitising games and navigate obstacle courses using positional language.
• Built-In Differentiation: Easily cater to the diverse needs of your students with specific support strategies for learners who need a little extra help and extension tasks for those ready for a challenge.
• Seamless Assessment: Effortlessly track student progress with formative assessment opportunities embedded directly into the play-based activities. The unit culminates in a comprehensive summative assessment task complete with a detailed marking rubric.
• Cross-Curricular & Career Links: Each lesson includes opportunities for cross-curricular learning and features "Early Career Education" links to show students how maths is used in the real world by everyone from Posties to Librarians.

A Complete Foundation Year Maths Solution

This resource is Unit 1 of a comprehensive 4-Unit series designed to cover the entire Foundation Year of the Australian Mathematics Curriculum. By using all four units, you can be confident that you have covered every mandatory Content Descriptor for the whole year, with no gaps in student learning.

Download "Unit 1: Our Classroom Community" today and make your maths planning a breeze!