Your differentiation solution for New South Wales K-6
Oxford Maths for NSW at a glance
Curriculum Alignment
This series is fully alligned with the NESA Syllabus for Mathematics.
Teaching and Learning Approach
This series offers pre- and post-tests for every topic to address students at their point of need. Differentiation, also known as ‘targeted teaching’, offers multiple pathways for students at different levels of ability. The teaching approach includes:
Direct instruction
Hands-on activities
Small-group and whole-class tasks
Practice exercises
Open-ended problem-solving opportunities
Learning Outcomes
The balanced approach helps students make connections with mathematics in the real world and encourages higher-order thinking and reasoning.
Student Materials
Student Books
Assessment Books
Student Dashboards
Teacher Dashboards
The Teacher Dashboards provide online access to a wealth of resources and support material for Years K to 6, including:
Teaching resources
Teacher notes for every topic
Interactive teaching tools to introduce concepts
Blackline masters, activity sheets, mastery tasks, practice quizzes
Support and extension activities
Videos to explore potential difficulties and topic-related videos accessible to schools with a Clickview account
Oxford Maths Ready teaching notes to support students with additional learning needs
Planning and assessment tools
Curricula and planning documents
Pre- and post-tests
Assessment grading guide
Answers
Reports
Assessment results
Assessment against curriculum outcomes
Oxford Maths for NSW in the classroom
Access the topic pre-test via the Assessment Books or the Teacher Dashboards, or assign the pre-test on the Student Dashboards.
Choose the appropriate learning sequence for each student via the Teacher Dashboards.
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Assess and identify
Use the topic pre-test to quickly identify the level of each student’s understanding.
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Assess the results
Use the topic post-test to measure student growth and identify areas of further need.
Access the topic posttest via the Assessment Books or the Teacher Dashboards, or assign the post-test on the Student Dashboards.
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Choose the pathway
Identify the learning pathway for each student based on the pre-test result and your own observations.
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Plan and implement teaching
Choose and prepare activities to effectively support student learning at their point of need.
Use the Teacher Dashboards to access lesson plans, learning support and teaching resources. Assign topic-based activities in the Student Books or Student Dashboards.
Using the topic pre-tests
Each topic in the Oxford Maths for NSW Student Books begins with a pre-test. The pre-tests allow educators to identify each student’s level of topic readiness, covering foundational content from the previous year and, where relevant, the breadth of subject matter for each topic at the target year level. The pre-tests can be found in the Assessment Books and on the Teacher Dashboards.
Pre-test from Oxford Maths for NSW Year K Assessment Book, Unit 1: Topic 1 Numbers 0 to 10
Choosing the learning pathway
Pre-tests are designed to identify each student’s level of prior understanding for each topic. Students can complete the pre-test online or in the Assessment Book. Based on the pre-test result, teachers can sort students into one of three ability groups: above, below or on level.
Students can then be assigned a selection of ability-appropriate learning resources and assessments for each topic.
Oxford Maths for NSW pre-tests evaluate students’ level of prior understanding for every topic.
Suggested Learning Sequences and Student Pathways for Oxford Maths for NSW
Using the resources
Educators can use the curriculum planners and term planners to prepare the year’s work. They can then choose and prepare activities to effectively support student learning at their point of need, by accessing lesson plans, learning support and teaching resources on the Teacher Dashboards.
Students can be assigned topic-based guided, independent or extended practice activities in the Student Books and additional opportunities for practice on the Student Dashboards.
Curriculum Planners
Term Planners
Digital resources
Teacher Dashboards
The Teacher Dashboards provide online access to lesson plans, learning support and teaching resources.
Resources include:
• a digital version of the Student Book (with notetaking and bookmarking functionality)
• curricula and planning documents
• teacher notes supporting differentiation pathways
• front-of-class topic interactives
• videos exploring potential difficulties and topic-related videos accessible to schools with a ClickView account
• Oxford Maths Ready teaching notes to support students with additional learning needs
• online pre-tests, quizzes and post-tests
• blackline masters, activity sheets, and mastery tasks
• assessment grading guides
• assessment and curriculum reports
• answers.
Student Dashboards
The Student Dashboards deliver a tailored suite of resources for each topic based on students’ ability levels. Teachers can assign a variety of resources to individual students or groups, via Oxford Owl.
Resources include:
• a digital version of the Student Book (with notetaking and bookmarking functionality)
• Oxford Dictionary look-up feature
• pre-tests, quizzes and post-tests
• topic interactives
• blackline masters, activity sheets, mastery tasks.
Oxford Maths for NSW Year K Teacher
Dashboard for Unit 1: Topic 1 Numbers 0 to 10
Student
Dashboard view when tasks are assigned by teachers
Student Books
Guided Practice page from Oxford Maths for NSW Year K Student Book, Unit 1: Topic 2 Counting to 10
PracticeIndependent page from Oxford Maths for NSW Year K Student Book, Unit 1: Topic 2
Counting to 10
Extended
Practice page from Oxford Maths for NSW Year K Student Book, Unit 1: Topic 2
Counting to 10
Using the topic post-tests
Each topic in the Oxford Maths for NSW Student Books ends with a post-test. The post-tests allow educators to measure student growth, confirm the effectiveness of the learning pathway and identify areas of further need for the topic or concept.
They also allow educators to identify students who are performing above the expected standard, as the tests comprehensively cover the target year level and some content from the next year level.
Post-test from Oxford Maths for NSW Year K Assessment Book, Unit 1: Topic 1 Numbers to 10
Reporting the Results
When students complete the online post-tests, educators will be able to track and report on their results from the Teacher Dashboard. Alternatively, teachers can record the results of the post-tests from the Assessment Book. Teachers will also be able to track and record student progress against curriculum outcomes.
Oxford Maths for NSW post-tests measure students’ progress andofunderstanding every topic.
Curriculum Report
