Te Mokowā me te Whakaine

Space & Measurement

Through a range of experiences children learn concepts and language related to shape, size, location, distance, and spatial visualisation.
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Revisit

This process is not an end-in-itself. It is important you continue to review your practices:
  • Re-look at lay the groundwork. How could you strengthen learning for all children?
  • Continue to notice & recognise the progress of individual children.
  • Keep adjusting how you respond to children’s progress based on what you notice.

Four interconnected mātāpono aronui (values) underpin each maths area in Kōwhiti Whakapae. These are: Whatumanawa, Whare, Whānau, Whenua. Learn more about how these four mātāpono aronui underpin space and measurement. 

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Space and measurement includes concepts and language about shape, size, location, distance, and spatial visualisation. Children learn about space through movement, imagination, and a range of experiences of different spaces from their perspective.

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Knowledge, skills and attitudes associated with space and measurement are woven through all strands of Te Whāriki and are particularly evident in Mana reo | Communication, and Mana aotūroa | Exploration. 

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Kōwhiti Whakapae is built on four foundations: Te Tiriti o Waitangi, identity, language and culture, inclusion, and the principles of Te Whāriki. Together, these foundations impact teaching and learning about space and measurement

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