Additional resources

Appendices

Below are tables of all appendices from this resource, sorted by each domain. A digital copy of each appendix template is also available on the CEVN website under Learning and Teaching / Curriculum / Mathematics and Numeracy / Mathematics Online Interview.

Counting

Growth Point 0: Farm play, Appendix 1

Growth Point 0: Who lives here?, Appendix 2

Growth Point 0: Numerals or letters, Appendix 3

Growth Point 1: Number match, Appendix 4

Growth Point 1: Flash, Appendix 4

Growth Point 1: Birthdates, Appendix 5

Growth Point 1: Where does this numeral go? Appendix 6

Growth Point 2: Freckleface, Appendix 7

Growth Point 2: Count your own bingo, Appendix 8

Growth Point 2: Dog wash, Appendix 9

Growth Point 2: Schools of fish, Appendix 10

Growth Point 3: Up and down ladder, Appendix 11

Growth Point 3: Missing numbers, Appendix 12

Growth Point 4: Caterpillar crawl, Appendix 13

Growth Point 5: Make your counter count, Appendix 14

Growth Point 5: Make your counters count - Part 2, Appendix 15

Growth Point 5:How does your garden grow? Appendix 16

Growth Point 6: Jigsaw numbers, Appendix 17

Growth Point 6: Counting patterns, Appendix 18

Place Value

Growth Point 0: Digit jigsaw, Appendix 19

Growth Point 0: Counting strip, Appendix 20

Growth Point 0: Before bingo, Appendix 21

Growth Point 0: Mystery mail, Appendix 22

Growth Point 1: Dominoes, Appendix 23

Growth Point 1: Line up, Appendix 24

Growth Point 2: Where might it go? Appendix 25

Growth Point 2: Connect four, Appendix 26

Growth Point 2: Odds and evens, Appendix 27

Growth Point 3: Number paths, Appendix 28

Growth Point 3: Who lives where? Appendix 29

Growth Point 3: Three card numbers, Appendix 30

Growth Point 3: Three dice numbers, Appendix 31

Growth Point 4: Riddle me this, Appendix 32

Growth Point 4: Spin to win, Appendix 33

Growth Point 4: Find me a number, Appendix 34

Addition and Subtraction

Growth Point 1: Dice bingo, Appendix 35

Growth Point 1: Tell me a story, Appendix 36

Growth Point 2: Colour in sum, Appendix 37

Growth Point 2: Snowman, Appendix 38

Growth Point 2: Choose your own bingo, Appendix 39

Growth Point 2: Fill the bus, Appendix 40

Growth Point 2: Hidden teddies, Appendix 36

Growth Point 3: Subtraction triplets, Appendix 41

Growth Point 3: Count back bingo, Appendix 42

Growth Point 3: Connect three, Appendix 43

Growth Point 3: Mine shaft drop, Appendix 44

Growth Point 3: Hidden teddies 2, Appendix 36

Growth Point 3: Down the beanstalk, Appendix 45

Growth Point 3: Empty the bus, Appendix 40

Growth Point 3: Fruit picking, Appendix 46

Growth Point 3: Race track, Appendix 47

Growth Point 3: Cover the leaves, Appendix 48

Growth Point 4: Butterflies, Appendix 49

Growth Point 4: 10-frame match up, Appendix 50

Growth Point 4: Draw a game card, Appendix 51

Growth Point 4: Connect four again, Appendix 52

Growth Point 5: Fact families, Appendix 53

Growth Point 5: How will you solve it? Appendix 54

Growth Point 6: Race to the edge, Appendix 55

Multiplication and Division

Growth Point 0: Rabbit ears, Appendix 56

Growth Point 0: Feet facts, Appendix 57

Growth Point 1: Group matching, Appendix 58

Growth Point 1: Number sentences, Appendix 59

Growth Point 1: Street smart, Appendix 60

Growth Point 1: Legs galore, Appendix 61

Growth Point 1: Kookaburra tail feathers, Appendix 62

Growth Point 2: More group matching, Appendix 63

Growth Point 2: Multiplication bingo, Appendix 64

Growth Point 2: Line them up, Appendix 65

Growth Point 2: Travelling teddies, Appendix 66

Growth Point 2: Pete the parrot, Appendix 67

Growth Point 2: Fill the rectangle, Appendix 68

Growth Point 4: Colour to win, Appendix 69

Growth Point 4: Connect three in the grid, Appendix 70

Growth Point 4: Fill in the blanks, Appendix 71

Growth Point 4: Fact trees, Appendix 72

Growth Point 5: Multiplication snap, Appendix 73

Growth Point 5: Choose five, Appendix 74

Growth Point 6: Connect three in the grid again, Appendix 75

Further Reading


Gervasoni, A 2002, ‘Growth Points That Describe Young Children’s Learning in the Counting, Place Value, Addition & Subtraction and Multiplication & Division Domains’ Catholic Education Commission of Victoria Success in Numeracy Education Strategy, 1(1), 1–13.

Gervasoni, A 2021, ‘Extending Mathematical Understanding (EMU) – Early Years (Prep to Year 2) Intervention Specialist Teacher course’, Monash University, accessed 2 April 2022, https:// www.monash.edu/study/courses/find-a-course/2022/extending-mathematical-understandingemu-intervention-specialist-teacher-early-years-PDD1036.

Sullivan, P 1998, ‘Short flexible maths games’, paper presented to the Sixth Annual Conference for Primary and Secondary Coordinators and Teachers, Melbourne.

Victorian Curriculum Assessments Authority (VCAA) 2021, ‘Mathematics online interview’, accessed 2 April 2022, https://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/teachingresources/discipline/maths/assessment/Pages/mathsassess.aspx.

References


Mulligan, J & Mitchelmore, M 2016, Pattern and structure mathematics awareness program, Australian Council for Educational Research, Melbourne.

Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools 2021a, ‘Advice paper: Mathematics Online Interview, accessed 2 April 2022, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZauL-HVey-wEdzjAmZfDDS3f-VU7NxIH/view?usp=sharing.

Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools (MACS) 2021b, Key Ideas for Conceptual Development in Mathematics, Second Edition, MACS, East Melbourne.


Activities were revised and adapted from:

Catholic Education Office Melbourne 2003, SINE Growth Point Activities, Volume 2,CEM, East Melbourne.

Mathematics Teaching and Learning Research Centre and Catholic Education Office Melbourne 2011, Addition and Subtraction Workshop Activities, Australian Catholic University Contemporary Teaching and Learning of Mathematics, Melbourne.

Mathematics Teaching and Learning Research Centre and Catholic Education Office Melbourne 2011, Place Value CTLM Workshop Activities, Australian Catholic University Contemporary Teaching and Learning of Mathematics, Melbourne.

Mathematics Teaching and Learning Research Centre and Catholic Education Office Melbourne 2010, Calculator Activities. Australian Catholic University. Contemporary Teaching and Learning of Mathematics. Victoria, Australia.

Mathematics Teaching and Learning Research Centre and Catholic Education Office Melbourne. 2010, Division Activities, Australian Catholic University Contemporary Teaching and Learning of Mathematics, Melbourne.

Mathematics Teaching and Learning Research Centre and Catholic Education Office Melbourne 2010, Multiplication Workshop Activities, Australian Catholic University Contemporary Teaching and Learning of Mathematics, Melbourne.