teaching resource

Bar Model Poster Pack

  • Updated

    Updated:  05 May 2025

Help your students solve problems using the four operations with a pack of printable strip diagram anchor charts.

  • Editable

    Editable:  Google Slides

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  20 Pages

  • Curriculum
  • Years

    Years:  1 - 6

Curriculum

  • VC2M2N06

    Use mathematical modelling to solve practical problems involving additive and multiplicative situations, including money transactions; represent situations and choose calculation strategies; interpret and communicate solutions in terms of the co...

  • VC2M3N05

    Multiply and divide one- and two-digit numbers, representing problems using number sentences, diagrams and arrays, and using a variety of calculation strategies

  • VC2M3N08

    Use mathematical modelling to solve practical problems involving additive and multiplicative situations, including financial contexts; formulate problems using number sentences and choose calculation strategies, using digital tools where appropr...

  • VC2M4N09

    Use mathematical modelling to solve practical problems that involve additive and multiplicative situations, including financial contexts; formulate the problems using number sentences and choose efficient calculation strategies, using digital to...

  • VC2M5A02

    Find unknown values in numerical equations involving multiplication and division using the properties of numbers and operations

teaching resource

Bar Model Poster Pack

  • Updated

    Updated:  05 May 2025

Help your students solve problems using the four operations with a pack of printable strip diagram anchor charts.

  • Editable

    Editable:  Google Slides

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  20 Pages

  • Curriculum
  • Years

    Years:  1 - 6

Help your students solve problems using the four operations with a pack of printable strip diagram anchor charts.

What are Bar Models? Tape Diagrams?

Are your students struggling with problem-solving? Help them get back on track with the help of bar models. The mar model is a handy visual model that can help your students solve problems with known and unknown quantities. These diagrams go by a few names, such as bar models, tape diagrams, strip diagrams, length models, or part-part-whole models. But no matter what you call them, they’re a great tool to put in your students’ problem-solving toolboxes.

Printable Bar Model Maths Anchor Charts

Use this resource when teaching your students how to problem solve using  bar models. This method is especially useful for those students who respond better to visual stimuli such as pictures, drawings, or  graphic organisers.

The pack illustrates the five basic variations and includes examples of how to apply them to different operations.

Print off a pack for each student to keep in their maths folder to reference throughout the year. Or as an alternative, project each poster on the board as you teach each variation.

Download Your Bar Model Math Posters

This set of bar model math posters is available in two easy-to-use formats. Click the dropdown arrow to choose between the printable PDF resource file and the editable Google Slides resource. Download, print or project, and go!


This resource was created by Brittany Collins, a teacher in Indiana and Teach Starter collaborator.


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