The document outlines the essential skills, knowledge, and attitudes that children should acquire before entering school, focusing on mathematical concepts such as number, algebra, measurement, and geometry. It emphasizes hands-on activities like cooking, building, and exploring maps to foster learning in a meaningful context. Additionally, it suggests resources and community engagement strategies to enhance parental involvement in early education.

1. Parents as Educators

2. • Jen Bowden – Education Consultant
Mathematical Association of Victoria
• Megan Gibbs – Kindergarten Teacher (4 year
olds)
Community Child Care Centre
• Bree Collins - Prep Teacher (5 & 6 year olds)
Stonnington Primary School

3. Kinder backpack?
What skills, knowledge
and attitudes would a
Prep teacher like a child
to have whilst they
participate in Kinder?

4. School backpack?
What skills, knowledge
and attitudes would a
Prep teacher like a
child to have before
they enter school?

5. Number and Algebra
• Language
• Quantities
• Subitise
• Compare and order
• Sort and classify

6. Visualisation,
early patterns

7. Patterns and counting

8. Counting,
creating groups

9. Counting,
estimating

10. Creating patterns
with building –
Algebraic thinking

11. Creating patterns
with building –
Algebraic thinking

12. Relating numbers
to a real life,
meaningful
experience

13. Counting, subitising

14. Measurement and Geometry
• Comparisons
• Length
• Volume
• Time
• Days of the week
• 2D shapes in the environment
• Position and movement

15. Estimating, patterns

16. Using informal units

18. Using informal
units

19. Recording
Spatial awareness, measurement, birds eye view

22. More mapping, racing tracks with the three year olds

23. Exploring maps, distance and measurement.
Estimating how long it would take to get to countries

24. Cooking with children, Measurement, cup and spoon
sizes, counting, weight.

25. Cooking with children, Measurement, cup and spoon
sizes, counting, weight.

27. Pouring exercises teaching volume

28. Building, working on
special awareness,
Height, measurement
and balance.

29. Building, creativity

32. Building, working on
special awareness,
Height, measurement
and balance.

33. Sand play, measurement, volume

34. Height, balance

35. Estimating, then
measuring distance.

36. Using timers to time races, speed, working out distance,
using feet and measuring tape.

37. Reading maps

38. Shapes in the
environment

39. Statistics and Probability
• Answer simple questions to gain information

40. Department Resources

41. Picture Books

42. School/ Kinder based
• Parent Information Nights
• Open Days
• Education Week
• Newsletter articles
• Parent help

43. Excursions
• Art Gallery
• Zoo
• Museum