Year 2 Mathematics – Term 1 (WA Curriculum): Place Value and More

What this unit covers

In Term 1, Year 2 Mathematics in the WA Curriculum centres on the unit “Place Value and More”.

Term 1 Mathematics for Year 2. Focus areas: place value, counting. Aligned with WA Curriculum v9.

Lesson sequence (40 lessons)

The unit breaks down into the following lesson-by-lesson sequence — each title below is a teachable lesson, in order:

1. Reading and Writing Numbers to 20 Using Number Names
2. Counting Forward and Backward from Any Number to 50
3. Recognising Place Value in Two-Digit Numbers Using Tens and Ones
4. Partitioning Numbers to 20 into Groups of Ten and Ones
5. Ordering Numbers to 50 on a Number Line
6. Exploring the 0-99 Pattern Using a Hundreds Chart
7. Reading and Writing Numbers to 100 in Numerals and Words
8. Representing Two-Digit Numbers Using Base-Ten Blocks
9. Partitioning Numbers to 100 into Tens and Ones
10. Exploring Addition as Combining Two Groups
11. Using Part-Part-Whole Models for Addition Facts to 10
12. Developing Automatic Recall of Addition Facts to 5
13. Exploring Subtraction as Taking Away from a Group
14. Using Part-Part-Whole Models for Subtraction Facts to 10
15. Connecting Addition and Subtraction as Inverse Operations
16. Developing Automatic Recall of Subtraction Facts to 5
17. Practising Addition and Subtraction Facts to 10
18. Creating Increasing Patterns by Adding the Same Number
19. Creating Decreasing Patterns by Subtracting the Same Number
20. Identifying Missing Numbers in Simple Number Patterns
21. Exploring Multiplication as Repeated Addition with Objects
22. Creating Equal Groups to Show Division Concepts
23. Recognising Australian Coins and Their Values
24. Exploring the Relationship Between Dollars and Cents
25. Solving Simple Addition Problems Using Real-World Contexts
26. Solving Simple Subtraction Problems Using Real-World Contexts
27. Reading and Writing Numbers to 1000 Using Place Value
28. Creating and Extending Number Patterns Beyond 100
29. Measuring Length Using Uniform Informal Units End to End
30. Estimating and Comparing Lengths of Classroom Objects
31. Choosing Appropriate Informal Units for Different Length Measurements
32. Exploring Area by Directly Comparing Two Shapes
33. Covering Shapes with Uniform Units to Compare Areas
34. Recording and Comparing Length and Area Measurements
35. Identifying Events as Possible or Impossible in Daily Life
36. Collecting and Sorting Data About Favourite Things
37. Organising Data Using Simple Lists and Tables
38. Creating One-to-One Picture Graphs with Concrete Objects
39. Reading and Interpreting Information from Picture Graphs
40. Comparing Data Sets and Answering Questions About Graphs

Curriculum codes in this unit

Content codes:

Reading the codes: WA codes (the ones starting with WA) pack the year level, learning area, strand and content number into one string, while the national Australian Curriculum v9 uses a different anatomy that starts with AC9 — same content family, different labels. Our complete WA Curriculum guide decodes both, character by character.

Planning notes for Term 1

WA terms run roughly 9–11 weeks, and in 2026 Term 1 runs from Monday 2 February to Thursday 2 April — 9 weeks for WA public schools. With 40 lessons in this unit, that leaves breathing room for assessment, moderation and the weeks that disappear to carnivals, camps and public holidays — plan the assessable work to land two to three weeks before the end of term rather than in the final week.