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Day 170 · Fresh direct-comparison checkFoundation Maths · T4 W33–34 · Day 170 lesson

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Foundation / Mathematics / Term 4 / Weeks 33 34

Part of the full two-week lesson sequence. Check the pack guide and taught point before teaching.

Open for this lesson: Pack guide · Sources and materials · Worked swaps · Fresh learner checks · Aids and text routes.

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Teacher copy: This page may include teaching prompts or answer keys. Answer keys in this public library can be viewed by anyone. Give learners a clean prompt, use checks as formative evidence, and change a case locally when prior access matters.

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Target/code: independently name length, capacity and mass and explain new direct comparisons; AC9MFM01. Prepare: unseen Check B, teacher-held preparation card, preflighted strips/cups/balance. Three stations may need extended local transition time.

  1. Welcome · 3 min. Say a new three-part task helps plan what to practise; it is not a speed or handwriting test.
  2. Access · 4 min. Confirm the actual equipment safely works out of the child's view. Give neutral read-aloud, broad labels or AAC. Do not announce which object wins.
  3. First comparison · 5 min. Child aligns the fresh paper strips and records the first end-based length decision before feedback.
  4. Independent response · 7 min. Child directs an adult to pour the verified cup pair and place the verified parcels on the balance, then names the attribute and observed reason for each. Routes A/B/C in Check B are equivalent access options.
  5. Boundary · 4 min. Ask which result came from aligned ends, which from spare space after transfer, and which from pan movement. A guess from cup/parcel appearance is not sufficient. Record adult content help separately.
  6. Close · 2 min. Give one next step after collecting all valid first responses, then offer Day 170 after-check practice. Defer any unclear physical station rather than score it.

Use the twenty optional swaps after the core or for a new day. The run-through reports desk inspection only. A local educator must check equipment, individual access and the Australian state/territory sequence before teaching.