Compare the number strand of Mathematics in the New Zealand Curriculum and the stages of the Numeracy Project Framework (Knowledge and Strategies). Describe how they are similar, and how they differ.

The Ministry of Education seem to be forever trying to improve upon what is being taught in the classroom, and the New Zealand Mathematics Curriculum and Numeracy Framework are two of many ways.

The Mathematics Curriculum and the Numeracy Framework, where they do not mirror each other, they more or less compliment one another. The Curriculum for sure is an extremely useful tool for teachers, as it tells teachers what students should know at what level, but it does not explain to the teacher how to teach the things which The Curriculum asks.

The Curriculum is a broadened version of what is to be taught in New Zealand classrooms, and is a simple guide to what students should be achieving. The Framework however, is a more in depth expansion of The Curriculum. The Numeracy Framework is designed to be easy to follow, and is broken down into two simple groups, Knowledge, and Strategies. The Framework is also based upon the key idea that teachers should begin to teach from where the c...