NSW Mathematics Syllabus — Level 0
In the NSW Mathematics K–10 syllabus, Early Stage 1 covers Level 0. Each NESA content heading below lists the Maths Builder content, e-Text pages and worksheets that teach it.
Number and algebra
Representing whole numbers
Whole numbers to at least 20, counting, dot and finger patterns39 worksheets
Level 0 e-Text pages: 1-27, 31-32, 40-41, 42-44, 45, 47-48, 54-55
- 0:NA01Zero
- 0:NA02Zero
- 0:NA03The number 1
- 0:NA04The number 2
- 0:NA05The number 2
- 0:NA06Numbers 1 and 2
- 0:NA07The number 3
- 0:NA08The number 3
- 0:NA09The number 4
- 0:NA10The number 4
- 0:NA11The number 5
- 0:NA12The number 5
- 0:NA13Revision of 1 to 5
- 0:NA14Revision of 1 to 5
- 0:NA15Revision 1 to 5
- 0:NA16The same, not the same
- 0:NA17More or less
- 0:NA18Numbers to 5
- 0:NA19The number 6
- 0:NA20The number 7
- 0:NA21Numbers to 7
- 0:NA22Counting and rearranging
- 0:NA23Numbers to 7
- 0:NA24The number 8
- 0:NA25The number 9
- 0:NA26The number 10
- 0:NA27Numbers 0 to 10
- 0:NA31Comparing and counting
- 0:NA32Ordinals and position
- 0:NA40The number 10
- 0:NA41Making 10
- 0:NA42The number 11
- 0:NA43The number 12
- 0:NA44Numbers to 12
- 0:NA45Counting to 20
- 0:NA47Numbers 11 to 20
- 0:NA48Collections to 20
- 0:NA54Counting to 30
- 0:NA55Using numbers to 30
Other resources
- Concept Dictionary – Whole Numbers
- Fun and Games 0:01 — Numbers 1 to 3
- Fun and Games 0:02 — Numbers 1 to 6
- Fun and Games 0:03 — Roll a dice
- Fun and Games 0:04 — Using numbers to 10
- Fun and Games 0:05 — Numbers to 20
- Fun and Games 0:06 — Rows and columns
- Fun and Games 0:07 — Numbers to 20 and patterns
- Fun and Games 0:08 — Colour by number
- Cards and boards 0:01 — Number cards 1 to 7
- Cards and boards 0:02 — Number cards 8 to 14
- Cards and boards 0:03 — Number cards 15 to 20
- Cards and boards 0:07 — Number cards 0 to 19
- Other resources 0:01 — Number strips
- Other resources 0:02 — Ten frames
Alan’s note: Concept Dictionary: Whole Numbers, Fun and Games: (0:01-0:08), Cards and Boards: (0:01-0:03, 0:07), Other Resources: (0:01-0:02)
Combining and separating quantities
Addition/subtraction16 worksheets
Level 0 e-Text pages: Addition: 34-39, 40-41, 52-53, Subtraction: 49-51, 57-59,
- 0:NA34Combining groups
- 0:NA35Combining groups
- 0:NA36Combining groups
- 0:NA37Combining groups to 5
- 0:NA38Making 6 and 7
- 0:NA39Making 8 and 9
- 0:NA40The number 10
- 0:NA41Making 10
- 0:NA52Modelling addition
- 0:NA53Modelling subtraction and addition
- 0:NA49Subtracting groups
- 0:NA50Separating groups
- 0:NA51Separating groups
- 0:NA57Subtraction
- 0:NA58The difference
- 0:NA59More or less
Other resources
Alan’s note: Concept Dictionary: Addition and Subtraction
Forming groups
Patterns9 worksheets
Level 0 e-Text pages: 28-30, 45-46, 60-63
- 0:NA28Sorting and classifying objects
- 0:NA29Sorting into groups
- 0:NA30Sorting and counting
- 0:NA45Counting to 20
- 0:NA46Counting and comparing
- 0:NA60Patterns around us
- 0:NA61What comes next?
- 0:NA62Using rules to make patterns
- 0:NA63Making patterns
Other resources
- Concept Dictionary - Patterns and Algebra
- Fun and Games 0:02 — Numbers 1 to 6
- Fun and Games 0:06 — Rows and columns
- Fun and Games 0:07 — Numbers to 20 and patterns
Alan’s note: Concept Dictionary: Patterns and Algebra, Fun and Games (0:02, 0:06-0:07)
Multiplication/division: Grouping and sharing9 worksheets
Level 0 e-Text pages: Grouping: 16-17, 64-66, Sharing: 67-70
- 0:NA16The same, not the same
- 0:NA17More or less
- 0:NA64Comparing groups
- 0:NA65Groups and rows
- 0:NA66Equal groups
- 0:NA67Halves
- 0:NA68Halves
- 0:NA69Sharing
- 0:NA70Sharing
Other resources
Alan’s note: Concept Dictionary: Multiplication and Division
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Fractions/decimals0 worksheets
Level 0 e-Text pages: No content
Other resources
Alan’s note: Concept Dictionary: Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
Measurement and space
Geometric measure
Position: ordinals10 worksheets
Level 0 e-Text pages: 82-83, 86-87, 116-117 Ordinals: 82, 89-90, 94-95
- 0:MG12Position
- 0:MG13Position language
- 0:MG16Position language
- 0:MG17Position
- 0:MG46Left and right
- 0:MG47Moving around
- 0:MG19Days of the week
- 0:MG20Days of the week
- 0:MG24Sequencing events
- 0:MG25Sequencing events
Other resources
- Concept Dictionary - Position (Direction and Coordinates)
- Language Cards 0:03 — A dictionary of position words 1
- Language Cards 0:04 — A dictionary of position words 2
- Language Cards 0:05 — Position around the table
- Charts and Mindmaps 0:01 — Position language
- Charts and Mindmaps 0:02 — Position language
Alan’s note: Concept Dictionary: Position (Direction and Coordinates), Language Cards (0:03-0:05), Charts and Mindmaps (0:01-0:02), Ordinals: (e-Text 1 pp 5, 48-49)
Length: direct and indirect comparison, half a length10 worksheets
Level 0 e-Text pages: 73-75, 100-103, 108-110
Two-dimensional spatial structure
2D space: 2D shapes, sort, describe and name5 worksheets
Level 0 e-Text pages: 77, 84-85, 118-119
- 0:MG07Circles and squares
- 0:MG14Triangles and rectangles
- 0:MG15Shapes
- 0:MG48Shapes
- 0:MG49Describing shapes
Other resources
- Concept Dictionary - 2D Space
- Fun and Games 0:03 — Roll a dice
- Fun and Games 0:05 — Numbers to 20
- Language Cards 0:01 — Language cards
- Cards and boards 0:06 — 2D shapes cards
Alan’s note: Concept Dictionary: 2D Space, Fun and Games (0:03, 0:05), Language Cards (0:01), Cards and Boards (0:06)
Area: compare4 worksheets
Level 0 e-Text pages: 126-129
Three-dimensional special structure
3D space: 3D objects6 worksheets
Level 0 e-Text pages: 91-93, 120-122
- 0:MG213D objects
- 0:MG22Sorting objects
- 0:MG233D objects
- 0:MG50Rolling and sliding
- 0:MG51Objects and shapes
- 0:MG52Describing objects
Other resources
Alan’s note: Concept Dictionary: 3D Space, Language Cards (0:01)
Volume/capacity: filling and packing, building7 worksheets
Level 0 e-Text pages: 98-99, 111-112, 123-125
- 0:MG283D objects
- 0:MG29Describing objects
- 0:MG41How much can it hold?
- 0:MG42Which holds more?
- 0:MG53Volume
- 0:MG54Which holds more?
- 0:MG55Capacity and volume
Other resources
Alan’s note: Concept Dictionary: Volume and Capacity, Cards and Boards (0:05)
Non-spatial measure
Mass (weight): heavy and light, compare by hefting7 worksheets
Level 0 e-Text pages: 78-81, 96, 106-107
Time: days of the week9 worksheets
Level 0 e-Text pages: 71-72, 88-90, 94-95, 104-105
- 0:MG01Describing time
- 0:MG02Sequencing events
- 0:MG18Days of the week
- 0:MG19Days of the week
- 0:MG20Days of the week
- 0:MG24Sequencing events
- 0:MG25Sequencing events
- 0:MG34Comparing duration of events
- 0:MG35Duration
Other resources
- Concept Dictionary - Time
- Fun and Games 0:04 — Using numbers to 10
- Fun and Games 0:10 — That's impossible
- Other resources 0:08 — Days of the week, ordinals
Alan’s note: Concept Dictionary: Time, Fun and Games (0:04, 0:10), Other Resources (0:08)
Clocks, o’clock3 worksheets
Level 0 e-Text pages: 113-115
Other resources
Alan’s note: Other Resources (0:07), Clocks: (e-Text 1 pp 78-79)
Statistics and probability
Data
Statistics (Data): Collecting data, questioning5 worksheets
Level 0 e-Text pages: 130-134
- 0:SP01Collecting information
- 0:SP02Collecting information
- 0:SP03Asking questions
- 0:SP04Asking questions
- 0:SP05Using information
Other resources
- Concept Dictionary - Statistics (Data)
- Fun and Games 0:03 — Roll a dice
- Fun and Games 0:06 — Rows and columns
- Fun and Games 0:08 — Colour by number
- Fun and Games 0:09 — Rainbows and raindrops
Alan’s note: Concept Dictionary: Statistics (Data), Fun and Games (0:03, 0:06, 0:08-0:09)
Statistics (Data): Organise and interpret data displays5 worksheets
Level 0 e-Text pages: 130-134
- 0:SP01Collecting information
- 0:SP02Collecting information
- 0:SP03Asking questions
- 0:SP04Asking questions
- 0:SP05Using information
Other resources
- Fun and Games 0:03 — Roll a dice
- Fun and Games 0:08 — Colour by number
- Fun and Games 0:09 — Rainbows and raindrops
Alan’s note: Fun and Games (0:03, 0:08-0:09)
Probability (Chance)0 worksheets
Level 0 e-Text pages: No content
Other resources
Alan’s note: Concept Dictionary: Chance, Language Cards (0:02)