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Day 184 · Count the cue symbols, not the spaceFoundation Maths · T4 W37–38 · Day 184 lesson

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Foundation / Mathematics / Term 4 / Weeks 37 38

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

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Target/codes: collect/sort eleven supplied theatre cue pictures and compare 8 TRIANGLE to 3 CIRCLE with item-based evidence; AC9MFST01, AC9MFN03. Prepare: P184 and sort mat.

  1. Notice · 3 min. Read the given question “Which cue picture is more on this pretend theatre sheet?” A cue picture is not a real performance count.
  2. Model · 4 min. Draw one tally mark beside one TRIANGLE card and put that card in a DONE row. Draw a second mark only for a second card.
  3. Guide · 5 min. Child completes a two-column sort, checks every source card exactly once, counts 8 TRIANGLE and 3 CIRCLE.
  4. Independent route · 7 min. Day 184 A/B/C use cards, a pen-tracked sheet or child-directed adult moves. Require both counts and a demonstration that TRIANGLE has more, such as five unmatched triangle cards.
  5. Boundary · 4 min. Ask “Does this tell us which shape performers prefer?” No: these are invented cue images, not answers from people. Then intentionally leave one card outside the sort and let child repair the missing count.
  6. Exit · 2 min. Child names a source-completeness check. If marks are not one-to-one, try a physically moved DONE column tomorrow after the fresh check.