Building Engagement in Middle Years Mathematics: Learning Sequences for Mixed-Ability Classrooms

Building Engagement in Middle Years Mathematics provides teachers with a range of original learning sequences focused on the mainstream content of the Australian Curriculum.

Each sequence has been developed in line with the most recent research into mathematical learning and is designed to have a low floor and high ceiling, with multiple entry points for Years 5-8 students of varying abilities.

The first task in each sequence activates existing knowledge and creates awareness of the need for new learning, while subsequent tasks consolidate and extend this learning, helping students see the ‘bigger picture’.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Rationale: Ways that mathematical challenge and task variation contribute to teacher and student mathematics learning
3. Multiplicative thinking
4. Fractions as equal parts of a whole
5. Fractions as numbers and ratios
6. Decimal place value
7. Multiplication and division of decimals
8. Percentages
9. Perimeter and area
10. Geometric reasoning
11. Probability
12. Statistics
13. Manipulating like terms
14. Algebraic thinking
15. Shapes and objects
16. Blackline masters