Syllabus & Topics List
A comprehensive overview of key Maths and English skills for Years 2, 3, and 4. Built specifically to match the Australian National Curriculum (ACARA)!
- Addition & SubtractionMental arithmetic within 20, adding double digits without regrouping.
- Measuring LengthUsing centimeters and comparing heights of Outback trees.
- Simple SentencesCorrect capital letters and full stops in stories.
- AdjectivesUsing descriptors (e.g. 'shiny', 'warm') to enrich vocabulary.
- Telling Time (Quarter hour)Quarter-past and quarter-to, reading analogue clocks.
- Capacity & VolumeComparing container capacities and reading metric volumes in milliliters.
Look at this beach beaker. Read the scale lines. How much sea water is filled inside?
- Verbs & TensesPast, present, and future action tenses (e.g. ran, runs, will run).
- Spelling with SuffixesAdding '-ing', '-ed', and '-er' to root words safely.
- Number PatternsIdentifying rules and skip-counting forward or backward.
- Tally & Grid DataOrganising campsites on map grids and reading simple data charts.
Look at this 4x4 campsite map below. Cyril placed a tent symbol at a specific location. What is the grid coordinate?
- ConjunctionsJoining sentence clauses with 'because', 'so', and 'but'.
- Compound WordsCreating new nouns by combining two root words (e.g. 'campfire', 'sandcastle').
- Simple FractionsHalves, quarters, and thirds. Shading grids.
- Metric CapacityMeasuring volume in milliliters (mL) and Liters (L) using scaled beakers.
Look at this glass beaker. Read the scale lines. How much water is filled in this cylinder?
- Verbal PronounsMatching subjective and objective pronouns.
- Paragraph StructuringUsing topic sentences to introduce new narrative ideas.
- Estimating Mass (g and kg)Weighing island treasures and comparing heavy/light weights.
- Volume & 3D ShapesAdding liquid milliliters, and identifying surfaces, edges, and vertices of cylinders or cones.
Look at this shaded 3D object barrel below. What geometric shape is this object?
- HomophonesDistinguishing words like 'their', 'there', and 'they're' correctly in context.
- Direct SpeechPunctuating narrative quotes with quotation marks.
- Compass & Map GridsIdentifying directions and coordinate cells on castle maps.
- Introduction to PerimeterMeasuring surrounding boundaries of castle paddocks.
Look at the castle dungeon grid map. A magical key landmark is hidden at the active cell coordinate. What is the coordinate reference?
- Comparative AdjectivesWriting comparisons using '-er' and '-est' descriptors.
- Paragraph SequencingUsing logical transitions (e.g. 'firstly', 'next', 'finally') to order stories.
- Perimeter & AreaCalculating boundaries of paddocks and counting unit square grids.
- Chance & ProbabilityListing sample spaces and spinner likelihoods.
What is the **perimeter** of this rectangular field with the dimensions labeled below?
- Complex Sentence clausesUsing subordinating conjunctions ('although', 'because').
- Metaphors & SimilesIdentifying figurative language in comprehensive readings.
- Rounding & BudgetsRounding to the nearest 10 or 100, calculating bills and pocket money.
- 24-Hour TimeReading timetables, converting between 12-hour and 24-hour clocks.
Shelly opens her wallet and finds these Australian gold and silver coins. What is the total value of her money?
- Pronouns & AntecedentsMatching pronouns cleanly to their original nouns in Outback passages.
- Plural Spelling RulesSpelling complex and irregular plurals (e.g. 'wolves', 'feet', 'leaves').
- Simple Algebra & CoordinatesSolving missing number statements and locating items on four-quadrant map grids.
- Likelihood & SpinnersEvaluating probabilities on colorful divided chance wheels.
Look at this colorful chance spinner below. It is divided into 4 equal, distinct colored zones. If we spin the needle, what is the chance of landing on a specific single zone?
- Prepositional PhrasesUsing spatial/temporal descriptors to specify where or when something happens.
- Active & Passive VoiceIdentifying how the subject receives or performs sentence actions.