What students learn in AC9MFM02
This unit helps students build a clear, usable understanding of Sequence days of the week and times of the day.... The goal is not to memorise one answer pattern. Students should be able to explain the idea, recognise it in a new example and apply it in a short practice or worksheet task.
- Start with the main idea: sequence days of the week and times of the day including morning, lunchtime, afternoon and night time, and connect them to familiar events and actions.
- Use concrete examples, pictures, oral explanation and short written responses before moving to independent practice.
- ordering images of daily events on a string line across the room, and justifying the placement by referring to morning, lunchtime, afternoon, and night time distinguishing between the days of the school week and weekends, and recognising that the days of the week form a sequence that repeats, with Monday always following on from Sunday
- Finish with mixed questions so students must choose the correct strategy rather than copy the last example.
Curriculum coverage and elaborations
The content description and elaborations below show the curriculum ideas taught in this unit. Items marked as teaching context support lesson planning but may not appear in the initial eight-question activity.
- Content description: sequence days of the week and times of the day including morning, lunchtime, afternoon and night time, and connect them to familiar events and actions
- E1: ordering images of daily events on a string line across the room, and justifying the placement by referring to morning, lunchtime, afternoon, and night time
- E2: distinguishing between the days of the school week and weekends, and recognising that the days of the week form a sequence that repeats, with Monday always following on from Sunday
- E3: sequencing the events from a story in the order in which they occurred using language like, “This happened first” then “This happened next”
- E4: creating, interpreting and discussing classroom rosters; for example, a roster for watering the classroom garden and asking, “Who watered the garden yesterday?” or “Whose turn is it today?”
- E5: creating a pictorial diary to show the important events that happen on the various days of the week
How to use this unit
Read the topic guide, use the teacher slide for instruction, then complete the Worksheet, Practice and Test. These three activities use the same eight-question unit bank.
Teacher resource
AC9MFM02 teacher slide
Use this one-page PDF to introduce the key idea, vocabulary and teaching sequence before students begin the activities.
Open teacher slide (PDF)Common mistakes to watch for
- Rushing to a rule before checking the concrete model, drawing or number sentence.
- Using the correct answer once but not being able to explain why it works.
- Mixing up similar vocabulary such as more/less, before/after, longer/shorter or equal groups/sharing.
International curriculum mapping
This table gives closest-topic mapping for search and planning. The Australian Curriculum code is exact; overseas entries are broad equivalents because each jurisdiction structures outcomes differently.
| Region | Curriculum | Closest mapping |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | Australian Curriculum v9.0 | AC9MFM02 — sequence days of the week and times of the day including morning, lunchtime, afternoon and night time, and connect them to familiar events and actions |
| Victoria | Victorian Curriculum F-10 | Foundation Maths: closest match in Measurement. Use this page as a VIC-aligned practice and worksheet reference. |
| NSW | NSW Curriculum | Early Stage 1 Maths: closest content focus for Sequence days of the week and times of the day... and related outcomes. |
| United States | Common Core / NGSS | Kindergarten Common Core Mathematics/ELA closest topic match for Sequence days of the week and times of the day.... |
| England / UK | National Curriculum | Key Stage 1 / Year 1: closest programme-of-study match for Sequence days of the week and times of the day.... |
| Canada | Provincial and territory curricula | Kindergarten closest topic match. Canada varies by province, so use this as a broad Ontario/BC-style learning outcome reference. |
| New Zealand | New Zealand Curriculum | Level 1 Maths: closest achievement-objective topic for Sequence days of the week and times of the day.... |
| India | NCERT / CBSE | Kindergarten / Foundation closest NCERT/CBSE topic match for Sequence days of the week and times of the day.... |