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.
- Plus Plan
Counting 1-20 Worksheet Pack
Practise counting to 20 with this set of worksheets ready to go!
- Plus Plan
Unit Fraction Interactive Notebook Template
Engage students in a fun unit fraction activity to stick in their maths workbooks using this interactive mini flipbook templates.
- Plus Plan
Telling Time Maths Mazes - 5 Minutes
Tell time to the nearest five-minute mark and make maths fun with a printable pack of Telling Time maths mazes.
- Plus Plan
Interactive Days of the Week Maths Game
Introduce your little learners to the days of the week and months of the year with a self-checking interactive Calendar Maths Game.
- Plus Plan
Time to the Minute Quiz - Year 3
Practise telling time to the minute with an engaging Year 3 Telling Time Quiz game.
- Plus Plan
Comparing and Ordering Decimals Task Cards
Have students practise comparing and ordering decimals to the thousandths place with this set of 16 task cards.
- Plus Plan
Adding and Subtracting Decimals – Differentiated Mystery Image Worksheets
Have students practise adding and subtracting decimals with this mystery image worksheet.
- Plus Plan
Multiplication as Repeated Addition – Interactive Picture Reveal
Help your students understand the relationship between repeated addition and multiplication with this interactive picture reveal.
- Plus Plan
Factor Pairs Interactive Activity for Year 5
Guide your students to determine the factors of numbers less than 100 with these interactive slides.
- Plus Plan
2 Digit Place Value Puzzles
Teach students the different representations of 2-digit numbers with this place value puzzle.
- Plus Plan
Count and Graph – In the Classroom
Practise collecting, sorting, and organising data to create a graph with this 2-page worksheet.
- Plus Plan
Skip Counting Worksheets for International Dot Day
Use this cute caterpillar themed worksheet for your students to practise and improve their skip counting skills!
- Plus Plan
Subtraction Strategies - Anchor Charts
Remind your students of the many subtraction strategies with a printable subtraction anchor chart display.
- Plus Plan
3D Objects Scavenger Hunt - Worksheet
Discover three-dimensional objects in the real world with a scavenger hunt.
- Plus Plan
Skip Counting by 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10 Posters and Worksheets
Practise and review skip counting by 2,3,4,5,and 10 with a pack of printable skip counting charts and worksheets.
- Plus Plan
Fossil Fractions – Interactive Activity
Practise labelling and plotting fractions on a number line with this interactive activity designed for year 3 and 4 students.
- Plus Plan
Numeracy Assessment Tool - Year 5
A set of 6 numeracy assessment tools suited to Year 5 students
- Free Plan
Number Lines – Cut and Paste Worksheets
Cut and paste to complete the number lines with differentiated number line worksheets.
- Plus Plan
A Map of Our Classroom - Mapmaking Project
Develop primary mapping skills with a classroom mapping project.
- Free Plan
Colour by Factor – Worksheet
Solve missing factor equations and colour a picture according to a colour-by-number guide.
- Plus Plan
Creating a Bar Graph Worksheet
Interpret data and create a column graph display with this worksheet.
- Plus Plan
Interpreting a Column Graph Worksheet
Interpret information from a column graph and answer questions with this worksheet.
- Plus Plan
Mega Matcher (Fractions, Decimals and Percentages) Year 6 Interactive Game
Match equivalent fractions, decimals and percentages with this interactive activity with a code cracking twist.
- Free Plan
Whole Numbers on a Number Line Worksheet
Practice finding the missing number on number lines.
- Plus Plan
Positional Language Worksheet – The Kitchen
A kitchen-themed worksheet to use when teaching younger students about positional language.
- Plus Plan
The Addition Algorithm – Teaching Presentation
Use this editable interactive teaching presentation with your students when explaining how to use the addition algorithm with regrouping.
- Plus Plan
Memory Matcher PowerPoint – Australian Coins and Notes
An interactive memory match up game to consolidate students' recognition of Australian coins and notes.
- Plus Plan
Moving Through Maps - Barrier Game
Practise basic mapping skills with a fun partner game that encourages use of positional language.
- Plus Plan
Easy Origami Animals Worksheet and Step-By-Step Instructions for Kids
Make origami animals with your students with printable step-by-step instructions plus a 2D shapes worksheet for your maths lesson planning.
- Plus Plan
Number Talks — Order of Operations Task Cards
Build number sense skills with this set of 20 task cards.
- Plus Plan
Weighing Scales Templates – Fish Scales
An assortment of weighing scales templates to give students practice at reading scales to measure mass.
- Plus Plan
Positional Language Worksheet – The Campground
A worksheet to use when teaching younger students about positional language.