Maths Teaching Resources
Maths teachers, you've found the ultimate collection of maths worksheets, fun games, activities and so much more — Australian curriculum aligned and created by primary teachers for teachers like you!
This primary school maths teaching resource collection is full of printable and digital resources designed to save you time on your lesson plans so you can spend more time doing what you love most — engaging with your students! Best of all, each resource has undergone careful review by the expert maths teachers on the Teach Starter team to ensure it's ready for your lesson plan and your students.
You'll even find customisable resources and activities that have already been differentiated for you. Did we mention they're also aligned with the Australian Curriculum V9?
Teaching in NSW or Victoria? We have your maths curriculum covered too!
Australian Curriculum Maths Activities for Every Year Level
Mathematics has been designated as a learning area by ACARA because, according to the government, 'The study of mathematics is central to the learning, development and prospects of all young Australians.'
After all, without understanding numbers and developing mathematical proficiency, our students would not be able to make financial payments, interpret scientific data, make informed decisions in business and so much more.
With that focus on building a future for young Australians in mind, Teach Starter's mathematics resources are created and carefully reviewed by expert maths teachers on our team to help your students become motivated and confident learners.
With worksheets and activities for students from early years classrooms to upper years in this collection, here's just a taste of what is covered in the curriculum-aligned resources you'll find as you explore!
Foundation/Prep
For the youngest early years students, our engaging maths resources cover the following (and more!):
- Counting and ordering numbers up to 20
- Developing an understanding of place value
- Addition and subtraction within 10
- 2D and 3D shapes
- Time concepts (days of the week and telling time to the hour)
Year 1
Building on the foundation set in the earliest years of school, year 1 maths worksheets and games on Teach Starter cover:
- Counting and ordering numbers up to 100
- Place value up to 100
- Addition and subtraction within 20
- Money concepts such as recognising and counting coins
- Measurement of length, mass and capacity using non-standard units
- Simple fractions
Year 2
The activities created for year 2 maths teachers cover the following concepts from the Australian maths curriculum:
- Counting and ordering numbers up to 1000
- Place value up to 1000
- Addition and subtraction within 100
- Multiplication and division as grouping and sharing
- 2D shapes and their properties
- Time concepts such as reading and interpreting analogue clocks
- Data representation using simple graphs
Year 3
As we head into the middle years and students in Year 3 are expected to sit the NAPLAN tests to assess numeracy skills, and many of the concepts they will be tested on are covered in our resources:
- Place value up to 10 000
- Addition and subtraction with regrouping
- Multiplication and division facts
- Fractions and equivalent fractions
- Measurement of length, mass and capacity using standard units
- Reading and interpreting picture graphs and bar graphs
- Money concepts, including calculating change
Year 4
Year 4 students are introduced to even more new concepts and skills to expand their mathematical understanding. Here's what's in store:
- Place value up to millions
- Addition and subtraction with larger numbers
- Multiplication and division strategies
- Fractions, including comparing and ordering fractions
- Measurement of time, including 24-hour time
- Geometry concepts, including angles and symmetry
- Data representation using tables and line graphs
Year 5
Year 5 maths students will again be expected to sit NAPLAN to have their numeracy skills assessed. Here's what they'll be learning that year:
- Place value up to billions
- Addition and subtraction of decimals
- Multiplication and division of decimals
- Fractions, including addition and subtraction of fractions
- Measurement conversions (e.g., between units of length, mass and time)
- Shape classification and properties
- Statistics and probability concepts
Year 6
In their final year of primary school, year 6 maths students will get ready for secondary school with these concepts:
- Place value up to trillions
- Multiplication and division of larger numbers
- Fractions, including multiplication and division of fractions
- Ratios and percentages
- Measurement conversions involving decimals
- Geometric reasoning and properties of 2D and 3D shapes
- Statistical investigations and data analysis
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Introduction to Area Teaching Slides
Introduce the concept of measuring the area of regular shapes with this 22-slide instructional slide deck.
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Lollies Data Collection Instructional Slide Deck
Explore this sweet-themed data collection teaching presentation to teach students the basics of recording data and creating a pictograph.
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Halloween Rounding Decimals Worksheets
Have fun rounding decimals to the tenths and hundredths place with our Halloween Riddle worksheets!
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Comparing and Naming Angles – Differentiated Worksheets
Assess your students’ understanding of angle types with the set of differentiated student worksheets.
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Interpreting Graphs Task Cards
Use this set of task cards students to practise interpreting column graphs, histograms and line plots.
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Dot Plot Worksheet
Practise analysing and creating single-unit dot plots with this free maths worksheet.
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Skip Counting Worksheets (Fill in the Blanks)
Use this set of skip counting worksheets to check student understanding of skip counting in increasing intervals of 5, 10 and 100 up to 1000.
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Split Strategy Teaching PowerPoint
Learn all about the split strategy with this teaching PowerPoint.
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The Subtraction Algorithm – Teaching Presentation
Use this animated Instructional Slide Deck with your students when teaching how to use the subtraction algorithm with regrouping.
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3-Digit Addition and Subtraction with Regrouping - Anchor Charts
Break down the steps to use regrouping to find a solution with an addition and a subtraction poster.
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Properties of 3D Objects - Poster Set
Help your students identify the names and properties of common 3D objects with this set of five classroom posters.
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Part-Part-Whole Addition and Subtraction Worksheets
Reinforce your students' understanding of how a bar model is used to solve 1-digit addition and subtraction number facts using the part-part-whole strategy.
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Fractions on a Number Line – Worksheet
Improve student understanding of fractions on a number line with this printable maths worksheet.
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Finding Volume – Differentiated Worksheets
Practise finding the volume of rectangular prisms and cubes with this set of differentiated worksheets.
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Number Talks - Balancing Equations Task Cards
Build number sense skills with this set of 40 task cards.
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2D Shapes with Information – Poster
A 2D shapes poster with 16 common shapes, as well as information characterising each shape.
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Capacity Maths Investigation - Bath Time at the Farm!
A mathematics investigation involving capacity, embedded in a real-world context.
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Identifying Number Patterns and their Rules PowerPoint
Use this 15 page editable PowerPoint in the classroom when introducing number pattern rules.
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Number and Place Value Worksheets - Foundation
10 number and place value worksheets linked to the Australian Curriculum.
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Australian Currency Poster
A visual stimulus showing all of the Australian currency and the different ways they are written.
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Pandora's Party Palace Maths Activity – Upper Years
Sixteen mathematics problem-solving task cards involving money in a real-world context.
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Tessellation Activity — Year 6 Interactive
Investigate this tessellation activity to help Year 6 students explore transformations and create tessellating patterns through an engaging interactive task.
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Mini-Mystery – Which Key Opens the Door?
Use knowledge of 2-D shapes and right angles to solve the mystery in this fun, logic-based activity.
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Reading a Thermometer Worksheets
Practise reading the temperature with a set of printable Reading a Thermometer Worksheets.
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Rounding to Estimate Worksheet Set
Use our rounding to estimate worksheet set to sharpen number sense and mental maths skills.
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Unit Fraction Donut Investigation
Explore unit fractions in this fun donut-themed maths investigation for your students.
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Classifying Angles Right Acute Obtuse Interactive Task Cards
Engage your students with our digital classifying angles right acute obtuse interactive task cards designed to provide varied practice with angle types.
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Measuring and Classifying Angles Activity
Introduce this measuring and classifying angles matching activity to your students to give them engaging, hands-on practice with key geometry concepts.
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Input Output Games - 'The Cupcake Catastrophe' Escape Room
Play input output games like this ‘Cupcake Catastrophe’ escape room to put the 'FUN' in functions!
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Order and Compare Decimals With Models and Place Value — Teaching Slides
Teach your students to order and compare decimals with models and place value with these teaching slides that feature decimals represented as fractions, MAB blocks and 100s grids.
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Converting Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers Worksheet Set
Assign this converting improper fractions and mixed numbers worksheet set to your students to give them practise converting between amounts of more than one.
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Measuring Length Drawing Challenge Worksheeets
Make learning to use a centimetre ruler fun with an engaging set of Measurement Drawing Challenge Worksheets.
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- Maths for Preschool/Kindergarten
- Maths for Foundation Year
- Maths for Year 1
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- Maths for Year 4
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