Are you looking for a way to capture your students’ Measurement and Space strand knowledge in the lead-up to reporting or parent-teacher interviews? The Measurement & Space Strands Rubric: Foundation is designed to help you assess and record student achievement using clear, curriculum-aligned language that’s easy to understand and report on.

This editable rubric is aligned with the V9 Australian Curriculum and outlines levelled achievement statements across all Foundation Measurement and Space outcomes. It can be used for end-of-year assessment or easily adapted for Semester One. The flexible format allows you to adjust wording, outcome descriptions, or rubric levels to suit your school’s expectations or reporting format.

Pair this rubric with your own assessment tasks, or use it alongside our Digital Assessment or Flashcard Set to gather student evidence and record progress in a simple, structured way. The file is fully editable in PowerPoint, and yellow guidance boxes are included to help you identify which areas can be customised.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Assess student progress across all Foundation Measurement and Space outcomes
• ✅ Use levelled language aligned with the V9 Australian Curriculum
• ✅ Adapt rubric text and structure to match your school or state’s expectations
• ✅ Support goal setting, report writing, and parent communication with clarity

What’s Included:

• Editable PowerPoint rubric file
• Levelled descriptors across core Foundation Measurement and Space topics:
• Describing and Comparing Length
• Describing and Comparing Mass
• Describing and Comparing Capacity
• Describing and Comparing Duration
• Days of the Week
• Times of the Day
• 2D Shapes
• Positions
• Editable yellow text boxes for guidance and customisation

Materials Needed:

• Editable PowerPoint file
• Student assessment tasks or observation notes
• Optional: printed versions for moderation folders or reporting portfolios

How to Use:

• • Open the PowerPoint file and review editable sections using the yellow guidance notes
• • Update text to align with your reporting format or terminology
• • Use alongside assessment data to determine and record student achievement levels
• • Save and duplicate versions each term to track progress across the year

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use as a reference during planning or assessment meetings
• 💡 Highlight statements in student folders to show achievement snapshots
• 💡 Pair with student work samples or digital photos for evidence during moderation
• 💡 Use in student conferencing to reflect on learning goals and next steps
• 💡 Create simplified rubrics for student-friendly reflection activities

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Colour-code levels across the rubric for quick visual tracking
• 💛 Use symbols or stickers for early learners when sharing progress
• 💛 Align rubric language with your Tracking Table for streamlined assessment
• 💛 Print and laminate for reuse during data collection periods
• 💛 Use comments from rubric levels to build report card comments with consistency

Measurement & Space Strands Rubric: Foundation offers a flexible, editable, and teacher-friendly way to assess early maths understanding with confidence. Use it on its own or pair it with our digital and flashcard-based assessment tools for a comprehensive approach to tracking and reporting student progress.