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Specialist Mathematics · Queensland opening fortnightYear 11 Specialist Maths · T1 W1–2 · Start guide

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Ten original, 25-minute sessions for the beginning of Unit 1 Topic 1, Combinatorics. The current QCAA Specialist Mathematics General senior syllabus 2025 v1.4, March 2026, gives Introduction to counting techniques (4 hours) before Permutations and combinations (8 hours) on printed pp 16–17. This pack spends 250 minutes on the first subtopic: two- and three-set inclusion–exclusion, addition and multiplication principles, method choice and checking. The ten 25-minute sessions total 4 hours 10 minutes, a timetable-shaped opening slice slightly beyond the notional four hours. It does not teach the 8-hour second subtopic or claim complete Topic 1, Unit 1 (55 hours), Year 11 or Year 12 coverage. The next curriculum work is permutations and combinations, including restrictions and probability applications.

Start with ten teacher scripts, the fictional practice cards A–F, learner desk and the same-target choice menu. Each day has 2+4+5+7+4+3 timing, three routes, two worked swaps, two application bridges, a spoken/quiet prompt, and a check of what the count means. Day 5 and Day 10 use fresh public files G/H/I, with the teacher key separate. These public checks are formative and not secure or formal QCAA school assessment instruments. Schools decide their actual assessments under the syllabus; QCAA does not endorse this pack.

Six original A4 aids are in SVG, searchable PDF and exact text/tactile form. Each asks for a reason, not just a formula. Data, people and settings are fictional; no learner needs to reveal identity, diagnoses or family life. Visual, oral, written, movement and quiet-text paths preserve the same mathematical target without promising that a “learning style” predicts achievement. No translated or culturally specific version is claimed; community review is needed before using local language or cultural material.

The curriculum crosswalk, source/rights ledger and teacher/learner/funder desk review set limits. python3 verify_pack.py checks timing, route counts, fresh-case separation, local links, independent exact integer calculations, A4 assets and SHA-256 hashes. No classroom pilot or measured learning gain has occurred.

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