Units of Work
The Units of Work are delivered as downloadable WORD documents so that teachers can customise them for use in their classroom. They include references to electronic resources (software, websites and items from The Learning Federation collection of online resources), print resources (many include worksheets for students to use) and other physical resources. There is a brief outline of each unit below including suggested year level(s).
Teachers from around the country were involved in this work, and AAMT members would like to thank them for their efforts.
Melanie Bezear, Calwell Primary School, ACT
Jane McAlpine, Chapman Primary School, ACT
Anne Pillman, Marryatville Primary School, SA
Stephanie Watts, Trinity Catholic Primary School, NSW
Thomas Psomas, All Saints Grammar School, NSW
Gayle Cann, Parap Primary School, NT
Mark Darrell, Hallett Cove School, SA
Nicole Heyder, Atwell College, WA
Lyn Pierrehumbert, Durack School, NT
Shelley Jenkinson, Deanmore Primary School, WA
Bernie O’Sullivan, St Luke's Anglican School, Qld
Wendy Fletcher, Centre for Extended Learning Opportunities
Roxanne Steenbergen, Claremont Primary School, Tas
Michael Macrae, Duncraig Senior High School Education Support Centre, WA
Terry Jacka, St Hilda's School, Qld
Ed Cuthbertson, Lanyon High School, ACT
[Year 1] Counting on, counting back
The beginning of this unit focuses on ensuring that students have basic foundation skills, and an understanding of both what the number line means and the forward and backward number sequence. They then progress to developing conceptual understandings of place value, specifically tens and ones. Once these foundation skills have been mastered, students are introduced to the strategies of counting on and then counting back.
uw_003_counting_on_counting_back.doc 582.50 kB
[Years 2-4] Going places
In this unit of work students visualise and plan routes, understand and use the language of position and give and interpret directions using a variety of formats and resources.
uw_005_going_places.doc 665.00 kB
[Year 3] Area and perimeter
This unit allows students to explore the beginning concepts of perimeter and area, including the formal units of cm, m, cm sq, and m sq and to learn the differences between these measurements.
uw_006_area_perimeter.doc 140.50 kB
[Year 4] Multiplying and dividing with arrays
This unit explores the concepts of multiplication and division and offers students strategies to perform these operations.
uw_003_uniting_and_dividing.doc 282.50 kB
[Years 4-5] Cities taking shape
Students develop their knowledge of 2D and 3D shapes, and the relationships between them. They learn about how a 3D shape can look different when viewed from different positions. Students use knowledge and skills gained through the unit to design and construct a ‘model’ city or town block.
uw_003_cities_taking_shape.doc 948.00 kB
[Years 4-10] Telling the time
This unit introduces the formal measurement of time using the terms ‘o’clock’, ‘half past’, ‘quarter past’ and ‘quarter to’ and their representation on an analogue clock. It is specifically for students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), so the learning experiences offered are structured, methodical and sequential and require one-to-one instruction.
uw_006_telling_the_time.doc 639.00 kB
[Years 5-6] Graphs and data
This unit of work explores why we need data, and how to collate, present and analyse it to extract the information it offers.
uw_004_graphs_and_data.doc 247.00 kB
[Years 5-6] Chances are
This unit explores the mathematics of chance. Discover the language of chance and how it affects our decisions. Explore the notion of probability, and how we can influence this.
uw_005_chances_are.doc 699.50 kB
[Year 6] You say data, I say data
This unit introduces the students to a variety of graphs. They will examine examples of various types of graphs and then conduct their own surveys to collect and present the data in a specified form.
uw_003_you_say_data.doc 495.00 kB
[Years 6-7] Places for polygons
This unit of work investigates the geometric properties of buildings to develop students’ understanding of polygons.
uw_003_places_for_polygons.doc 412.00 kB
[Years 6-8] Take a chance
This unit provides students with a real life context to investigate the language of chance and how events may be manipulated to alter the chance of something happening. It also introduces the use of fractions, decimals and percentages when looking at probability.
uw_004_take_a_chance.doc 276.50 kB
[Years 7-8] Fraction action
In this unit of work students move from working with tenths, hundredths and thousandths to relating common and decimal fractions and percentages.
uw_007_fraction_action.doc 350.50 kB
[Year 8] Investigating us
This unit is designed to enable students to design and conduct simple surveys, collate the data into appropriate tables, identify the types of graphs that are suited to display the data sets depending on the number and types of variables, select appropriate display formats to represent the data and interpret data from the graphs and tables. It utilises students’ natural interest regarding themselves and where they ‘fit in’ in relation to their peers.
uw_004_investigating_us.doc 582.00 kB
[Years 8-10] Turn up the volume
In this unit of work students explore and explain the connections between the surface area and volume of different shapes and how each attribute is measured.
uw_008_turn_up_the_volume.doc 881.00 kB
[Years 11-12] Periodic functions
This unit focuses on periodic functions and is part of a university preparation course for those aiming to study mathematics and science courses such as engineering.
uw_005_periodic_functions.doc 831.00 kB