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Rainbow Facts
F 1 Pre & Primary Essentials Worksheets Mathematics Number & Place Value Patterns & Algebras 2 Pages

Rainbow Facts

This Rainbow Facts resource is perfect for your Foundation and Year 1 students. Students colour, count and add to develop their understanding of number facts to 10. The colourful rainbow helps students observe that a sum is the same even when the addends are switched. Your students will learn all about friends of 10 with this rotations or modelled activity. 
 

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Learning goals

  • We are learning to partition and combine collections up to 10 using counting strategies.
  • We are learning to connect number names, numerals and quantities to 10.
  • We are learning to use counting or subitising strategies for addition and subtraction in everyday role-play situations.
  • We are learning to use concrete materials or subitising to represent everyday situations that involve equal sharing and grouping.
  • We are learning to use strategies for adding small groups of numbers, e.g. visual displays or concrete materials.
  • We are learning to add and subtract numbers within 20, using a variety of strategies, e.g. counting on, counting back, partitioning, subitising and part-part whole knowledge of numbers to 10 and to use the language of 'plus' and 'minus' in story problems.
  • We are learning to model problems involving addition and subtraction, including simple whole-dollar money problems, in practical role-play situations.
  • We are learning to use a range of strategies, to solve simple addition and subtraction problems.

Curriculum alignment

MA1-4NA old Applies place value, informally, to count, order, read and represent two- and three-digit numbers MAe-1WM old Describes mathematical situations using everyday language, actions, materials and informal recordings MAe-2WM old Uses objects, actions, technology and/or trial and error to explore mathematical problems MAe-3WM old Uses concrete materials and/or pictorial representations to support conclusions MAe-4NA old Counts to 30, and orders, reads and represents numbers in the range 0 to 20 MA1-5NA old Uses a range of strategies and informal recording methods for addition and subtraction involving one- and two-digit numbers MA1-3WM old Supports conclusions by explaining or demonstrating how answers were obtained MA1-2WM old Uses objects, diagrams and technology to explore mathematical problems MA1-1WM old Describes mathematical situations and methods using everyday and some mathematical language, actions, materials, diagrams and symbols MAe-5NA old Combines, separates and compares collections of objects, describes using everyday language, and records using informal methods MAE-CSQ-02 new Represents the relations between the parts that form the whole, with numbers up to 10 MA1-CSQ-01 new Uses number bonds and the relationship between addition and subtraction to solve problems involving partitioning MAE-FG-02 new Forms equal groups by sharing and counting collections of objects MAE-CSQ-01 new Reasons about number relations to model addition and subtraction by combining and separating, and comparing collections
VCMNA073 Represent practical situations to model addition and subtraction VCMNA070 Connect number names, numerals and quantities, including zero, initially up to 10 and then beyond VCMNA089 Represent and solve simple addition and subtraction problems using a range of strategies including counting on, partitioning and rearranging parts VCMNA094 Recognise the importance of repetition of a process in solving problems VCMNA074 Represent practical situations to model sharing VCMNA087 Recognise, model, read, write and order numbers to at least 100. Locate these numbers on a number line VCMNA092 Recognise, describe and order Australian coins according to their value VCMNA090 Represent practical situations that model sharing

Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.

Differentiation

Modifications

Model the answer sheet in small student groups and have them create the rainbow with counters.
 

Extensions

Students can extend their rainbow to 20 or beyond.
 

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