Mathematics - Unit 3: Garden Explorers - Kindergarten/ Foundation Year/ Prep

Primary School,Foundation · Science · Lesson Plan · National · $7.50 AUD

<p class="MsoNormal">This 9-week unit is designed to transform your school garden
or playground into a rich, hands-on classroom for mathematical discovery. Fully
aligned with the Australian Curriculum, this resource is packed with sensory
and play-based activities that focus on comparing objects and solving number
problems with natural materials.</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Australia</b>: AC9MFM01, AC9MFM01, AC9MFM01, AC9MFM01,
AC9MFN03, AC9MFN04, AC9MFN05, AC9MFN05, and AC9MFST01.</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>What's Inside?</b></p>

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<li class="MsoNormal"><b>9
Weeks of Outdoor Lesson Plans</b>: A full term of planning is done for
you! The unit covers Direct Comparison of&nbsp;<b>Length, Mass, Capacity,
and Duration</b>;&nbsp;<b>Counting to 20</b>;&nbsp;<b>Partitioning Numbers</b>&nbsp;(Part-Part-Whole),
<b>Addition and Subtraction</b>; and&nbsp;<b>Sorting</b>.</li>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><b>Engaging,
Nature-Based Activities</b>: Your students will love going on a nature
walk to order sticks from shortest to longest, using a bucket balance to
find the heaviest rock, creating "Garden Addition" stories with
minibeasts and sorting their own collection of natural "treasures".</li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><b>Built-In
Differentiation</b>: Easily cater to the diverse needs of your students
with specific&nbsp;<b>support</b>&nbsp;strategies and&nbsp;<b>extension
tasks</b>&nbsp;in every lesson, such as using informal units to measure or
partitioning a number into three parts.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><b>Seamless
Assessment</b>: Effortlessly track student progress with formative
assessment opportunities embedded directly into the hands-on activities.
The unit culminates in a comprehensive&nbsp;<b>summative assessment task</b>&nbsp;with
a detailed marking rubric.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><b>Strong
Cross-Curricular &amp; Career Links</b>: Each lesson includes powerful
links to Science, Sustainability and HASS. It also features "Early
Career Education" connections to show students how maths is used by
everyone from Botanists to Chefs.</li>
</ul>

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<p class="MsoNormal">This resource is&nbsp;<b>Unit 3 of a comprehensive 4-Unit
series.</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><br></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Download "Unit 3: Garden Explorers" today and
bring your maths lessons to life in the great outdoors!</b></p>

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