Mathematics
Learning mathematics creates opportunities for and enriches the lives of all Australians. The Australian Curriculum: Mathematics provides students with essential mathematical skills and knowledge in number and algebra, measurement and geometry, and statistics and probability. It develops the numeracy capabilities that all students need in their personal, work and civic life, and provides the fundamentals on which mathematical specialties and professional applications of mathematics are built.
Mathematics has its own value and beauty and the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics aims to instil in students an appreciation of the elegance and power of mathematical reasoning. Mathematical ideas have evolved across all cultures over thousands of years, and are constantly developing. Digital technologies are facilitating this expansion of ideas and providing access to new tools for continuing mathematical exploration and invention. The curriculum focuses on developing increasingly sophisticated and refined mathematical understanding, fluency, reasoning, and problem-solving skills. These proficiencies enable students to respond to familiar and unfamiliar situations by employing mathematical strategies to make informed decisions and solve problems efficiently.
The Australian Curriculum: Mathematics ensures that the links between the various components of mathematics, as well as the relationship between mathematics and other disciplines, are made clear. Mathematics is composed of multiple but interrelated and interdependent concepts and systems which students apply beyond the mathematics classroom. In science, for example, understanding sources of error and their impact on the confidence of conclusions is vital, as is the use of mathematical models in other disciplines. In geography, interpretation of data underpins the study of human populations and their physical environments; in history, students need to be able to imagine timelines and time frames to reconcile related events; and in English, deriving quantitative and spatial information is an important aspect of making meaning of texts.
The curriculum anticipates that schools will ensure all students benefit from access to the power of mathematical reasoning and learn to apply their mathematical understanding creatively and efficiently. The Mathematics curriculum provides students with carefully paced, in-depth study of critical skills and concepts. It encourages teachers to help students become self-motivated, confident learners through inquiry and active participation in challenging and engaging experiences.
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All About Pentagons Mini Booklet
A mini booklet to assist younger students in recognising and drawing pentagons.
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Ice Cream Addition Activity
A cute ice cream-themed addition activity.
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Colouring by Larger Numbers - Operations
Colouring pages to be used when working with operations.
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Find Your Detective Call Sign Worksheet
An addition worksheet students use to find their own special detective call sign.
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Three Bears Patterning Worksheet
A patterning worksheet using images of the bears from Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
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Number Talks - Dividing with Unit Fractions Task Cards
Build fractional reasoning with this set of 24 task cards.
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2-Digit Place Value Houses – Template
A hands-on resource to consolidate students' early understandings of place value.
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Spin and Sort – Heavier, Lighter, Same
An open-ended sorting activity based on using a spinner.
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Spin and Sort – Longer, Shorter, Same
An open-ended sorting activity based on using a spinner.
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Plus One and Minus One Math Machine Worksheet
A worksheet to practise generating a number that is one more than or one less than another number.
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Crazy Boxes – 11 Times Tables
A fun multiplication worksheet where students create a colour pattern using 11 times tables.
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Shopping Trolley Match-Up Activity
A fun activity to be used to reinforce a variety of mathematical concepts.
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Skip Counting Desk Number Line – Fours
An educational desk number line showing skip counting by fours.
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Crazy Boxes – 1 Times Tables
A fun multiplication worksheet where students create a colour pattern using 1 times tables.
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I Can Count - Worksheet
A worksheet for students to practise counting up to 10 objects.
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Let's Spin - Shapes Spinner Activity
Use this colourful 2D shape spinner resource to in whole-class or small-group active learning games.
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Number 1 - 30 Egg Flip Game
Numbers 1 - 30 in numerals and words on frying 'eggs' to help students with number recognition.
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Wonderings – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a magazine article from the Foundation magazine (Bonus Issue).
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Interactive Fractions Playdough Mats – Hands-On Materials
Playdough mats for students to become familiarised with fractions.
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Roll and Colour Worksheet - One More, One Less
An interactive worksheet to practise finding the number that is 1 more and 1 less than a given number.
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Valentine's Day Hundreds Chart Mystery Pictures
A set of 9 Valentine's Day-inspired mystery hundreds charts.
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I Have, Who Has – Rounding to 500 000
Use this engaging maths game to practise rounding numbers through 500 000 with your students.
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Number Talks - Three-Digit Addition Task Cards
Build number sense skills with this set of 24 task cards.
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1 to 5 Transport Number Match Cards
A transport themed number activity to use in the classroom when identifying, sequencing and counting numbers from 1 to 5.
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How Many Candles? - Birthday Cake Counting Activity
A fun birthday cake themed place value activity to help students identify numbers and count small collections.
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1 to 9 Number Sequencing Sausage Dog Activity and Template
A fun sausage dog themed place value activity to use in the classroom when sequencing numbers from 1 to 9.
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Identifying Odd Numbers Worksheet
A fun activity to help your students to identify odd numbers.
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Numbers 1 to 100 - Odds, Evens and Counting in 5's - Trees
Numbers 1 to 100 displayed on a bright and colourful poster.
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Dot-to-Dot Drawing - Numbers by 2 - Anchor
Join the dots and numbers to make a picture.
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Desk Plate Alphabet and Number Line with Pictures - 0-20
Desk plates with the alphabet, pictures and 0-20 number line.
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Desk Plate Alphabet and Number Line with Pictures - 0-10
Desk plates with the alphabet, pictures and 0-10 number line.
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Space Race Game - BW
A card game developing students addition skills.