B4 Mathematics · Term 1, Week 7

Counting, Representation & Cardinality

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Curriculum details

Strand
Number (Strand 1)
Sub-strand
Counting, Representation & Cardinality (1.1)
Content standard
B4.1.1.3 - Demonstrate an understanding of factors, multiples and squared numbers
Indicator
B4.1.1.3.5 - Generate and analyse patterns in square numbers
Suggested placement
Term 1, Week 7 (Week 7 of the year)

Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.

Curriculum reference
Mathematics Curriculum for Primary Schools (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 11

Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

E.g. 1 Put learners into convenient groups and provide each group adequate number of bottle tops, an A4 sheet and a 30cm ruler and ask them to generate square numbers by continuing the arrangement shown below up to the 10 th number; [i.e. 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36 … ) 1 4 9 16 ………………………
Figure from the b4 mathematics curriculum, printed page 11
E.g. 2 Investigate the relationship between square numbers and the sum of consecutive odd numbers.
Figure from the b4 mathematics curriculum, printed page 12