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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Number Talks - Ratio and Rate Task Cards
Build number sense skills with this set of 32 task cards.
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Number Talks — Decimal Representation Task Cards
Explore representations of decimals with your students using this set of 28 number talks task cards.
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Python Patterns – Match-Up Activity
An activity for students to consolidate copying and creating patterns.
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Ten in the Bed - Counting Activity
A fun hands-on 'Ten in the Bed' number rhyme activity to help students sequence numbers and count backwards from 10.
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Division Facts Poster - Dividing by 10
A poster showing division facts for ten.
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Division Facts Poster - Dividing by 9
A poster showing division facts for nine.
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My Recipe Rules - Measurement Worksheet
A worksheet using money and measurement concepts.
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Acute, Right and Obtuse Angles – Cut and Paste Worksheet
Identify acute, right and obtuse angles with this cut-and-paste sorting worksheet.
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Converting Units of Measurement Poster (Imperial)
Use these posters to assist your students in learning the different units of measurement in the imperial system.
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Place Value War - Number Game
A fun 3-digit place value game for students to play in the classroom.
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Penny's Place Value Puzzle
A worksheet to use to consolidate student understanding of place value to the hundreds.
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Basic Algebra Symbols Poster
A poster with eight basic mathematics algebra symbols to display in your classroom.
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Double Minus 1 – Game Boards
30 game boards to use when working with near doubles.
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Moving Mathematics Activity - Skip Counting By Twos
A fun and active way to develop confidence with number sequences.
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Positive and Negative Integers Poster
A poster showing when to add and subtract positive and negative integers.
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Coin Card Memory Game
Students concrete their understanding of Australian Coins and their values with this fun Coin Card Memory Game.
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Shape Playdough Mats for Fine Motor Development
A set of 6 shape playdough mats to help children develop their fine motor skills and identify different 2D shapes.
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Number Talks - Integer Operations Task Cards
Build number sense skills with this set of 24 task cards.
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Dot Day STEM Activities - Building Tasks
Implement Dot Day STEM Activities with a set of fun DOT-based structure-building task cards.
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Measurement Conversion Games — Matching Lengths
Provide students with measurement conversion games like this matching activity to give them practice converting between common units of length.
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Parallel and Perpendicular Lines Games — Sorting Activity
Play parallel and perpendicular lines games in your classroom to give students practice sorting lines into intersecting, parallel, or perpendicular line categories.
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Place Value Review Game — "Place Value Prowl!"
Play this place value review game called “Place Value Prowl” to review place value up to the hundred thousands place.
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Animated Flip Book (Ordering Numbers)
Delight your students with this animated flip book that will help them solidify their understanding of counting and ordering the numbers 1 through 20.
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Estimating Units of Measure Worksheet Pack
Practise identifying and estimating appropriate units of measurement with a printable pack of Measurement Worksheets for upper years.
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Comparing and Ordering Length Task Cards - Year 2
Practise comparing and ordering the lengths of objects with a set of printable informal measurement task cards.
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Numbers in the Environment Worksheet
Practise identifying numbers in the environment with this "seek-and-find" worksheet.
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Heavier or Lighter? Sorting Activity
Sort cards into heavier and lighter headings after looking at the balance scales on each card with this mass sorting activity.
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How Much Does It Measure? Interactive Measurement Game
Estimate the height, length, capacity, temperature and more with an engaging ‘How Much Does It Measure?’ Interactive Measurement Game.
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Dividing Shapes BINGO – Equivalent Fractions (Small Group)
Practise dividing shapes to generate equivalent fractions with this small group bingo game.
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2D Shape Matching Puzzles
Use these 2D shape puzzles to help familiarise your students with the most common two-dimensional shapes.
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2D Shapes Flashcards
Use these 2D shapes flashcards to help familiarise your students with the most common two-dimensional shapes.
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Estimate the Length Game - MM, CM, M, KM
Practise estimating length in metric units with this self-checking Google interactive activity.