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Session 4: Number Developmental Continuum (Part 1)

Purpose
Outcomes
Further professional development
Materials
Structure of the session
Bibliography

Purpose

The purpose of this session is to identify the components of the Number Developmental Continuum, and to help participants further develop and use their existing knowledge and skills to link the Mathematics Syllabus, topics from year-level Mathematics Sourcebooks and the Number Developmental Continuum.

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Outcomes

Participants will:

be more familiar with the terminology of the Year 2 Diagnostic Net;
analyse specific learning episodes;
identify links between the continuum and the syllabus;
enhance their skills in adapting learning programs to cater for individual needs.

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Further professional development

Reading: Pengelly, H. 1992, Making Patterns, Ashton Scholastic, Sydney.

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Materials

Following are the materials that the facilitator and participants need for this session. The facilitator should:

notify participants of materials required;
prepare handouts, overhead transparencies (OHTs) and other resources.

Facilitator

Participants

OHTs

4.1 (new window) 10k
4.2 (new window) 10k
4.3 (new window) 10k
4.4 (new window) 10k
4.5 (new window) 10k

Handouts

4.1 (new window) 19k

Sorting buckets/containers (one per group)

Sorting materials such as leaves, gumnuts, pebbles, small toys, shells, beads, lids of bottles, blocks, Lego

Dice

Books/documents:
Number Developmental Continuum

Pens/pencils and paper

Books/documents:
Number Developmental Continuum

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Bibliography

Number Developmental Continuum 1997, The Year 2 Diagnostic Net, Queensland School Curriculum Council, Brisbane.

Years 1 to 10 Mathematics Sourcebook: Activities for Teaching Mathematics in Year 1 1989, Department of Education, Queensland.

Years 1 to 10 Mathematics Sourcebook: Activities for Teaching Mathematics in Year 2 1990, Department of Education, Queensland.

Years 1 to 10 Mathematics Sourcebook: Activities for Teaching Mathematics in Year 3 1991, Department of Education, Queensland.

Years 1 to 10 Mathematics Syllabus 1987, Department of Education, Queensland.

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