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
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
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.