Description
2nd Edition
Reasoning is one of the four proficiency strands in the Australian Curriculum. Written to help teachers use attribute blocks to help children learn to reason and apply logic, this book will allow you to gain the most from this resource.
The games and activities contained in this book are designed to focus on the:
Problem Solving and Reasoning Proficiency Strands
Attribute blocks are the ideal mathematics manipulative for developing:
Sorting simple and complex (Venn and Carroll diagram)
Classifying
Logic and Reasoning
An understanding of sets
Mathematical language ‘and’ or ‘not’
Working with Attribute Blocks will expose students to inductive reasoning and the series of deductive reasoning, where a series of logical arguments are strung together. The development of mathematical language ‘and’, ‘or’, ‘not, ‘if’… then may all be developed when using Attribute Blocks.
| Australian Curriculum Links | |
| The games and activities contained in this book are designed to focus on the: | |
| Problem Solving and | |
| Reasoning Proficiency Strands | |
| from the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics. | |
| In addition students Understanding of fundamental mathematical principles will be enhanced. | |
| The tasks and activities in this book will touch on the following Content from the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics. | |
| Relational Attribute Blocks | |
| Note that Relational Attribute Blocks include the extra feature that the small size blocks are one-quarter the size of the large block and hence some fraction relationships may be explained. | |
| F: ACMNA005 | Sort and classify familiar objects and explain the basis for these classifications…. |
| F: ACMNA009 | Sort, describe and name familiar two-dimensional shapes … |
| Yr 1:Â ACMNA022 | Recognise and classify familiar two-dimensional shapes … using obvious features |
| Yr 2: ACMNA042 | |
| Yr 4: ACMNA071 | Describe and draw two-dimensional shapes … |
