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Mathematics and Statistics in the New Zealand Curriculum

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Strands

  • NumberYears 0–10
  • AlgebraYears 0–10
  • MeasurementYears 0–10
  • GeometryYears 0–10
  • StatisticsYears 0–10
  • ProbabilityYears 0–10

Lesson and unit ideas

  • LessonYears 0–3

    Making ten with ten frames

    Use counters on ten frames to find all the pairs that make ten, then record them as number sentences.

  • UnitYears 4–6

    How do we get to school?

    Pose a question, collect class data, draw a bar graph and describe what it shows and what it doesn't.

  • UnitYears 7–8

    Best value at the supermarket

    Work out unit prices to compare pack sizes, then use ratios and rates to decide which is the better buy.

  • UnitYears 9–10

    Linear patterns and power plans

    Compare two power or phone plans with tables, graphs and rules of the form y = mx + c, and decide when each is cheaper.

  • UnitYears 11–13

    Statistical enquiry with CensusAtSchool data

    Pose an investigative question, sample data from CensusAtSchool New Zealand, analyse it and report findings.

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