FOUNDATION UNIT

Numeracy​

• orally count forwards to 30 
• recognise and order numbers to 20
• recognise ordinal number to 10th place
• use the language of 1 more and one less to 10
• make realistic estimates of objects to 10
• use direct and indirect comparisons to decide which one is longer
• compare objects that are heavier / lighter 
• identify objects that hold more and hold less
• answers yes/no questions to collect information

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Literacy & Spelling 

• use early reading strategies
• recognise gold and blue sight words within simple texts
• recognise, name and identify the sounds of the following letters:Dd, Ee, Ll, Rr, Ff, Vv, Uu, Jj, Ww, Zz, Xx, Yy and Qq
• read texts with simple and predictable repeating patterns
• read rhyming words
• segment CVC words (initial, end and middle)
• share feelings and thoughts about the events and characters in texts
• ask and answer questions to clarify understanding
• identify which letters are vowels and consonants
• record the following codes of the alphabet; Aa, Pa, Tt, Ii, Mm, Ss, Nn, Oo, Bb, Cc, Gg and Hh
• use finger spaces between words
• experiment with full stops in my writing
• use onset and rime to spell words 
• commence writing from left to right

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Integrated Studies​

• recognise the difference between living and non- living
• identify what a living thing needs to survive
• identify the features of different living things
• identify the habitats of different living things
• identify the characteristics that living things have
• understand what and how a life cycle works

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