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NSW Department of Education and Training

Curriculum support for NSW Public Schools

Curriculum support

Curriculum Support is a quarterly publication produced by Curriculum K-12 Directorate for the teachers of NSW government schools in the interest of professional learning.

These resources are taken from recent issues of Curriculum Support. Each file is available in portable document format (pdf).

pdf Building on what students know about fractions
This article shows the importance of tapping into students' explanations about fractions in order to understand what the students know about fractions

pdf Clouds in my eyes
This article shows student work samples depicting different fractions in relation to cloud cover in the sky.

pdf Handy hints for teaching number in the new syllabus
This article deals with the importance of developing a deep understanding of place value in order to discover and develop efficient mental computation strategies.

pdf Teaching measurement in the new syllabus
This article highlights the importance of students investigating and measuring to develop the deep understanding required for measurement. 

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