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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Addition Maze – Dog and Bone Worksheet
A worksheet to use to practise finding missing addends.
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Make Two Math Machine Worksheet
A worksheet to use when practising number patterns.
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Crazy Boxes – 8 Times Tables
A fun multiplication worksheet where students create a colour pattern using 8 times tables.
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Crazy Boxes – 5 Times Tables
A fun multiplication worksheet where students create a colour pattern using 5 times tables.
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Crazy Boxes – 4 Times Tables
A fun multiplication worksheet where students create a colour pattern using 4 times tables.
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Coin Toss Active Game
An active, whole group game to play when learning coin recognition and counting money.
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2D Shapes Dominoes
A set of dominoes to help students consolidate their understanding of 2D shapes.
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Number 1-30 Fishy Find Game
A set of 'fish' representing numbers 1-30 in numeral and word form.
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Maths Mazes (Two-digit Addition)
A set of three mazes that require students to add two-digit numbers.
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Cover Up! – Subitising Numbers Game
A game to practice subitising numbers 1–6.
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3-Digit Place Value Houses – Template
A hands-on resource to consolidate students' early understandings of place value.
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Number Talks - Building Numbers Task Cards
Build number sense skills with this set of 24 task cards.
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Subitising 1 to 12 - Domino Cards
A set of dominoes to use in the classroom when learning to subitise numbers from 1 to 12.
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1 to 20 Car Park Number Match
A car park themed number matching activity to use in the classroom when identifying the numbers from 1 to 20.
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Expanded Notation Dominoes (4-Digit Numbers)
Use this set of dominoes when learning how to match 4-digit numbers written in standard form and expanded form.
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Expanded Notation Dominoes (2-Digit Numbers)
Use this set of dominoes when learning how to match 2-digit numbers written in standard form and expanded form.
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Alien Eyes - Number Game
A fun alien themed number game to help students identify the number from 1 to 12 and count small collections.
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Multiplying and Dividing By 1000 Poster
A poster to display in the classroom when multiplying and dividing by 1000.
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Dot-to-Dot Drawing - Numbers by 1 - Caterpillar
Join the dots and numbers to make a picture.
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Mental Maths Subtraction Posters
Use this set of subtraction posters in your classroom when teaching different mental maths strategies.
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Mental Maths Addition Posters
Use this set of addition posters in your classroom when teaching different mental maths strategies.
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1 to 20 Number Match-Up Puzzles
A set of 20 match-up puzzles to help students identify the numbers from 1 to 20.
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Fact Family Icosahedron (4, 7, 12 Multiplication and Division Facts)
A hands-on game to play when learning about multiplication and division fact families.
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Fact Family Icosahedron (3, 6, 9 Multiplication and Division Facts)
A hands-on game to play when learning about multiplication and division fact families.
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Fact Family Icosahedron (2, 5, 10 Multiplication and Division Facts)
A hands-on game to play when learning about multiplication and division fact families.
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Pattern Activity Cards - Shapes
Pattern activities using different shapes.
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Pattern Activity Cards - Pirates
Pattern activities using pirate pictures.
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Pattern Activity Cards - Birds
Pattern activities using birds.
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Divide and Conquer Active Learning
A whole class active game that encourages learning through a physical setting.
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Dot-to-Dot Drawing - Numbers by 10 - Dog
Join the dots and numbers to make a picture.
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Dot-to-Dot Drawing - Numbers by 5 - Helicopter
Join the dots and numbers to make a picture.
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Dot-to-Dot Drawing - Numbers by 3 - Grasshopper
Join the dots and numbers to make a picture.