Teaching Resource
Mathematics Vocabulary Posters
A teaching resource to help students identify the symbols and associated vocabulary for mathematical operations.
This teaching resource helps students learn the different vocabulary used for the four operations in Mathematics.
Display this educational poster in the classroom to help students decipher the operation required in word problems and as a constant reminder about the mathematical symbols and the different terms associated with them.
NSW Curriculum alignment
- MA2-6NA
Multiplication and Division - uses mental and informal written strategies for multiplication and division
- MA2-7NA
Fractions and Decimals - represents, models and compares commonly used fractions and decimals
- MA2-8NA
PatternsandAlgebra - generalises properties of odd and even numbers, generates number patterns, and completes simple number sentences by calculating missing values
- MA3-5NA
AdditionandSubtraction - selects and applies appropriate strategies for addition and subtraction with counting numbers of any size
- MA3-6NA
MultiplicationandDivision - selects and applies appropriate strategies for multiplication and division, and applies the order of operations to calculations involving more than one operation
Victorian Curriculum alignment
- VCMNA209
Select and apply efficient mental and written strategies and appropriate digital technologies to solve problems involving all four operations with whole numbers and make estimates for these computations
- VCMNA185
Use efficient mental and written strategies and apply appropriate digital technologies to solve problems
- VCMNA135
Represent and solve problems involving multiplication using efficient mental and written strategies and appropriate digital technologies
- VCMNA162
Solve word problems by using number sentences involving multiplication or division where there is no remainder
- VCMNA163
Use equivalent number sentences involving addition and subtraction to find unknown quantities
Australian Curriculum alignment
- ACMNA082
Solve word problems by using number sentences involving multiplication or division where there is no remainder
- ACMNA123
Select and apply efficient mental and written strategies and appropriate digital technologies to solve problems involving all four operations with whole numbers
- ACMNA083
Find unknown quantities in number sentences involving addition and subtraction and identify equivalent number sentences involving addition and subtraction
- ACMNA291
Use efficient mental and written strategies and apply appropriate digital technologies to solve problems
- ACMNA057
Represent and solve problems involving multiplication using efficient mental and written strategies and appropriate digital technologies
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Individual posters are attached to combined poster as a PDF
Addition by Royce (Teach Starter) May 9th, 2019
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Fantastic resource! Thank you 🙂
Karen Quigley · Mar 30th, 2020
Hi Karen,
Thank you for your feedback! We’re glad to hear you like the resource!
Paul (Teach Starter) · Mar 30th, 2020
Just wondering if you could add one in for = to go with this set, please!
Kellie Brown-Kenyon · Feb 16th, 2020
Hi there Kellie, thank you for your comment. So we can keep all of our suggestions and requests together, can you please submit a change request to this resource using the Changes & Updates tab above? This tab can be found near the comments section. Thanks again!
Stephanie (Teach Starter) · Feb 17th, 2020
Love this resource! Would really like one that is also suitable for upper primary, which would include words used in working out fractions, percentages, decimals, angles etc.
Rozanne Williams · Jan 19th, 2019
Hi Rozanne,
We have a large collection of word walls which you can adapt to suit the vocabulary you are using. The word walls are here:
https://www.teachstarter.com/resource-type/word-walls/
You might also check this link for vocab better suited to your needs:
https://www.teachstarter.com/search/?query=maths+vocabulary
Kristian · Jan 22nd, 2019