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Shape search

Students identify a variety of four-sided shapes and describe the features of squares, rectangles, rhombuses and kites.

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Work Unit: Mr Moon’s feathery problem - Calculate

This unit of work provides a rich, contextual activity through which students can explore the applications of measurement (length, area and capacity), to a real problem in an everyday context for Students in Years 5 & 6.

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Inquiry Prompt Ribbon Bow - Calculate

This open-ended task challenges students to carry out a mathematical investigation using a ribbon-bow as a stimulus. They are encouraged to develop their own research questions and investigate possible solutions using using mathematical problem solving and modelling strategies.

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Transformations Year 3 & 4 - Calculate

This lesson helps students explore different shape transformations and describe symmetry in objects and images.

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Formulating algebraic expressions

This lesson encompasses students’ introduction to formal algebraic concepts. Students will be introduced to the concept of variables and will explore the construction of algebraic expressions using concrete materials. Students explore a range of authentic contexts and hands-on materials in this lesson to ensure their initial ...

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Fruit fractions: Gardeners of fractions

In this lesson, students use a simulated garden bed to explore tenths. They explore fractions within simulated Asian gardening plots. They draw garden beds, allocate fractions to fruit plants, and combine fractions to understand tenths. Through creativity and discussion, they grasp the concept of fractions as parts of a ...

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How long does it take?

Students describe, compare and order the duration of events. They investigate the length of a day and sequence the different phases that occur within this time period.

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Out and about

Students interpret simple maps and identify the relative positions of key features.

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Convert me

Students explore measurement prefixes and convert between units of measurement.

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Supersize it

Students transform and enlarge shapes using a grid.

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Give it your best shot

Students calculate the mean, median and mode for sets of data and select the appropriate measure of centre.

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Flying high

Students partition four-digit numbers into place-value parts.

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The animals went in two by two

Students recall the twos number sequence and use skip counting by twos to count a collection.

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Bright budgeting

Students make calculations with amounts of money and make financial decisions.

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Line of symmetry

Students identify and draw the lines of symmetry by folding 2D shapes.

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First steps in mathematics: Space

This guide supports teachers to develop students’ geometric understandings.

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Number: Foundation to Year 9

This comprehensive resource describes the progression of number-related ideas showing the relationship to other curriculum strands. The resource demonstrates examples of relevant teaching strategies, investigations, activity plans and connected concepts in number including teaching and cultural implications.

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Pour to decide

Use this diagnostic task to assess if students know about capacity and comparing containers based on how much they hold.

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Left overs

Students investigate the relative position of numbers by modelling fractional numbers between whole numbers. They represent linear models of fractions along number lines and use these models to count and solve simple fraction addition problems.

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Assessment tasks: metric units and relationship to decimals

Use the diagnostic tasks, Page sections and Decimals and measures, to assess a student’s understanding of metric units and their relationship to decimals.