1. NZ Maths
  2. Teaching material
  3. Units of work by strand
  4. Number and algebra
  5. Number Strategies units of work
  6. Cross strand units

Cross strand units

The Ministry is migrating nzmaths content to Tāhurangi.           
Relevant and up-to-date teaching resources are being moved to Tāhūrangi (tahurangi.education.govt.nz). 
When all identified resources have been successfully moved, this website will close. We expect this to be in June 2024. 
e-ako maths, e-ako Pāngarau, and e-ako PLD 360 will continue to be available. 

For more information visit https://tahurangi.education.govt.nz/updates-to-nzmaths

These cross-curricular theme units link Matariki, the Māori new year, to the different strands of mathematics (note that Matariki is celebrated in late May or early June; check online for dates for each year):

These four cross-strand units are designed to help you get to know what your class can already do in maths. They are designed to help you get to know a new class at the start of the year, but could be used at any time:

Listed below are several units from other strands of the curriculum which have been linked to stages of the Number Framework.

Number framework stage Strand/Level Unit name
Count all Measurement, Level 1 Dino cylinders
Advanced counting Measurement, Level 1 Counting on measurement
Taller, wider, longer
Measuring beads
Measurement and Geometry, Level 1 Playdough
Early additive Statistical investigations, Level 2 Party, party, party
Measurement, Level 2 How long does it take?
Advanced additive Multi-strand, Level 3 School fair
Houses
Measurement Level 3 Perplexing perimeters
Slosh, dribble and plop
Advanced multiplicative (early proportional) Multi-strand, Level 4 Breakfast biscuits
Advanced proportional Geometry, Level 4 Team puzzles
Measurement, Level 4 How fast is fast?
Measurement, Level 5 Scale factors

We have also created several cross-curricular units of work which are linked to Achievement Objectives from other curriculum areas.