This visually engaging desk mat serves as an easy reference tool for students, aiding them with basic number and algebra concepts. Additionally, a set of desk mats, including the 'Number Essentials' mat, provides primary school students with quick access to essential maths concepts. The 'Number Essentials' mat features a 10 by 10 grid, fact families, place value chart, odd and even number generalisations, and a fraction wall. These mats can be laminated for multiple uses and kept in student desks or in an easy-to-access spot for students to grab when needed. They are valuable references for both students and teachers and are considered must-haves for any primary school classroom.
Identify which metric units are used to measure everyday items; use measurements of familiar items and known units to make estimates
Measure and compare objects using familiar metric units of length, mass and capacity, and instruments with labelled markings
Identify angles as measures of turn and compare angles with right angles in everyday situations
Estimate and compare angles using angle names including acute, obtuse, straight angle, reflex and revolution, and recognise their relationship to a right angle
Create and interpret grid reference systems using grid references and directions to locate and describe positions and pathways
Choose appropriate metric units when measuring the length, mass and capacity of objects; use smaller units or a combination of units to obtain a more accurate measure
Describe the relationship between the hours and minutes on analog and digital clocks, and read the time to the nearest minute
Recognise and use the relationship between formal units of time including days, hours, minutes and seconds to estimate and compare the duration of events
Explain and use the properties of odd and even numbers
Recall and demonstrate proficiency with multiplication facts for 3, 4, 5 and 10; extend and apply facts to develop the related division facts
Compare and order fractions with the same and related denominators including mixed numerals, applying knowledge of factors and multiples; represent these fractions on a number line
Recognise and represent unit fractions including 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5 and 1/10 and their multiples in different ways; combine fractions with the same denominator to complete the whole
Count by fractions including mixed numerals; locate and represent these fractions as numbers on number lines
Recognise and extend the application of place value to tenths and hundredths and use the conventions of decimal notation to name and represent decimals
Recall and demonstrate proficiency with multiplication facts up to 10 x 10 and related division facts; extend and apply facts to develop efficient mental strategies for computation with larger numbers without a calculator