I love maths and creating maths resources that fun, simple and engaged to encourage my students enjoy Maths. My passion is to create resources that encourage kids to love maths and to help teachers to prep their maths classes with a little time consuming. 😊
I love maths and creating maths resources that fun, simple and engaged to encourage my students enjoy Maths. My passion is to create resources that encourage kids to love maths and to help teachers to prep their maths classes with a little time consuming. 😊
CALCULATING WAGES & SALARIES WORKBOOK
Scaffolded Notes + Worksheets + solutions + mini folded notes to learn and practise how to calculate wages and salaries for various time periods.
Grades: 9th to 12th
Learning Outcomes:
Calculate earnings from wages and salaries
Calculate earnings from wages for a various time of periods, given an hourly rate of pay.
Calculate weekly, fortnightly, monthly and yearly earnings
Also comply with Australian Curriculum:
Calculate weekly or monthly wage from an annual salary, wages from an hourly rate (ACMGM002)
Convert units of rates occurring in practical situations to solve problems (ACMEM015)
Financial Maths Resources:
Financial Maths: Calculating Wages and Salaries
Financial Maths:Comparing Wages and Salaries & Job Advertisements
Financial Maths: Calculating Overtime Pay
More Resources:
Colouring Pages
Fun Activity
Topics:
Numbers
Times Table
Fractions
Decimals
Percentages
Significant Figures
Consumer Maths
Financial Maths
Algebra
Measurement and Geometry
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A fun classroom activity to practise connects fractions, decimals & percentages.
Students colour the matching fraction, decimal & percentage with the same colour.
The answer key is also included.
The activity in two formats: Printable and PowerPoint and in British and American English.
Skills Level: Beginner (Easy)
Grades: 4th to 8th
Learning Outcomes:
– Connect fractions, decimals and percentages and carry out simple conversions.
Also comply with Australian Curriculum:
Connect fractions, decimals and percentages and carry out simple conversions (ACMNA157)
More Resources:
Colouring Pages
Fun Activity
Topics:
Numbers
Times Table
Fractions
Decimals
Percentages
Significant Figures
Consumer Maths
Financial Maths
Algebra
Pythagoras Theorem
Measurement and Geometry
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Consumer Math flipbooks help students to
understand the concept of buying on terms.
calculate the cost of buying items by paying a deposit and making regular repayments that include simple interest
The flipbook comes in 2 styles.
Style 1: Cover, fill in the blank notes and worksheets
Style 2: Cover, completed notes and worksheets
Total pages in each flipbook: 11
Easy classroom preparation: Just print and glue each page in students’ notebooks or staple all pages together to make a flipbook.
Answer keys and students’ folded notes are also included.
Level of Difficulty: Beginner (Easy)
Grades: 9th to 12th
Key learning:
Solve financial problems involving purchasing goods and simple interest.
Understand buying on terms.
Calculate buying on terms deposit.
Finding the interest charged in dollars or as a percentage of the balance owing.
Calculate the total cost using buying on terms.
Calculate the extra pay using the buying on terms method.
Calculate each regular instalment.
Also suitable for Australian Curriculum:
Solve financial problems involving purchasing goods (MA4-6NA)
Solve problems involving simple interest (ACMNA211)
Apply appropriate mathematical techniques to solve problems (MA4-2WM)
Calculate a percentage of a given amount (ACMEM011)
Determine one amount expressed as a percentage of another (ACMEM012)
More Resources:
Colouring Pages
Fun Activity
Topics:
Numbers
Times Table
Fractions
Decimals
Percentages
Significant Figures
Consumer Maths
Financial Maths
Algebra
Measurement and Geometry
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Financial Mathematics Lesson 1: Calculating Wages and Salaries
This resource includes:
Lesson Plan in PowerPoint (Editable).
Teacher type the expected learning outcomes/ standards
Lesson in PowerPoint (Editable and clickable)
Teacher follows the PowerPoint slides for the lesson procedure.
Student’s workbook in two styles
Exit Ticket in PowerPoint (Editable). Print the page after edited.
Solutions
The workbook comes in 2 styles.
Style 1: Cover, fill in the blank notes, worksheets and Homework
Style 2: Cover, completed notes, worksheets and Homework
Total pages in each workbook: 16
Easy classroom preparation: Just print and staple all pages together to
make a workbook.
Level of Difficulty: Beginner (Easy).
Grades: 9th to 12th
Learning Outcomes:
Calculate earnings from wages and salaries
Calculate earnings from wages for a various time of periods, given an hourly rate of pay.
Calculate weekly, fortnightly, monthly and yearly earnings
Skill Focus:
Calculating elapsed time
Rounding money to the nearest cent.
Converting income from one period to another.
THIS RESOURCE INCLUDES:
File 1: Resource Description (pdf format)
File 2: Income Lesson (in PowerPoint, editable and clickable)
File 3: Workbook Style 1
File 4: Workbook Style 2
File 5: Answer Keys
File 6: Exit Tickets (in PowerPoint, editable)
File 7: Lesson plan (in PowerPoint, editable)
Also comply with Australian Curriculum:
Calculate weekly or monthly wage from an annual salary, wages from an hourly rate including situations involving overtime and other allowances and earnings based on commission or piecework (ACMGM002)
Convert units of rates occurring in practical situations to solve problems (ACMEM015)
THE ANGLE SUM OF A TRIANGLE
~ Working mathematically & Applying strategies and reasoning ~
Skill Level: Easy
Grades: 7th to 9th
Printable activity to practise working mathematically, applying
strategies and reasoning to prove that the angle sum of a
triangle is 180°.
Tasks 1A and 1B: Draw, cut and glue - manipulative activity
Prove the sum of angles in a triangle is 180°.
Tasks 2A and 2B: Drawing and measuring activity
Use parallel lines to prove that the angle sum of a triangle is
180°.
Learning Outcomes:
Demonstrate that the angle sum of a triangle is 180°
Recognise and explain mathematical relationships using angles in parallel lines to prove the angle sum of a triangle is 180°.
More Resources:
Colouring Pages
Fun Activity
Topics:
Numbers
Times Table
Fractions
Decimals
Percentages
Significant Figures
Consumer Maths
Financial Maths
Algebra
Measurement and Geometry
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Multiplying Fractions Using Cancelling Common Factors
Skills Level: Beginner (Easy)
Grades: 5th to 8th
Learning Outcomes:
• Practise multiplying fractions using cancelling common factors.
• Writing fractions in their simplest form.
• Worksheets to practise multiplying fractions using cancelling common
factors.
• Worksheets A to D with examples help students multiply fractions using the cancelling common factors method.
• Worksheets E and F (colouring pages) without examples.
• The worksheets are in portrait and landscape formats.
• Answer keys are also included.
More Resources:
Colouring Pages
Fun Activity
Topics:
Numbers
Times Table
Fractions
Decimals
Percentages
Significant Figures
Consumer Maths
Financial Maths
Algebra
Measurement and Geometry
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Algebra worksheets and answers to
practise simplifying algebraic expressions that involve multiplication and division.
introduce the index law of multiplication.
Level of Difficulty: Beginner (Easy)
Grades: 7th to 9th
Also suitable for Australian Curriculum
Simplify algebraic expressions involving the four operations (ACMNA192)
More Resources:
Colouring Pages
Fun Activity
Topics:
Numbers
Times Table
Fractions
Decimals
Percentages
Significant Figures
Consumer Maths
Financial Maths
Algebra
Measurement and Geometry
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Decimal Mazes is a fun activity to practise adding and subtracting decimals.
All mazes have the same target number which is 100.
Students complete each maze by finding the correct number for each blank box.
Answer keys are also included.
The PowerPoint is editable, teachers can change the numbers to make more decimals mazes.
More Resources:
Colouring Pages
Fun Activity
Topics:
Numbers
Times Table
Fractions
Decimals
Percentages
Significant Figures
Consumer Maths
Financial Maths
Algebra
Measurement and Geometry
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This resource contains worksheets and answers about rounding multi-digit numbers to the nearest any place value.
Level of Difficulty: Beginner
Grades: 5th to 8th
Learning Outcomes:
• Use place value understanding to round whole numbers to the nearest whole number, 10, 100, 1000 or up to million.
Also suitable for Australian Curriculum
Round decimals to a specified number of decimal places (ACMNA156)
More Resources:
Colouring Pages
Fun Activity
Topics:
Numbers
Times Table
Fractions
Decimals
Percentages
Significant Figures
Consumer Maths
Financial Maths
Algebra
Measurement and Geometry
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Printable worksheets and PowerPoint slides to practise times table 1 × 1 to 10 × 12.
The Times table drills with two versions: with timer and without timer.
Grades: 2nd to 5th
Learning Outcomes:
Practise multiplication facts 1 × 1 to 10 × 12.
Also suitable for Australian Curriculum:
Recall multiplication facts up to 10 × 10 and related division facts (ACMNA075)
Other Resources about Times Tables
Times Tables Worksheets and PowerPoint
Times Tables Video and PowerPoint
More Resources:
Colouring Pages
Fun Activity
Topics:
Numbers
Times Table
Fractions
Decimals
Percentages
Significant Figures
Consumer Maths
Financial Maths
Algebra
Measurement and Geometry
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Financial Mathematics Lesson 2:
Comparing Wages and Salaries & Job Advertisement (Pair Tasks)
Students work in pairs to complete all tasks.
THIS RESOURCE INCLUDES:
Lesson Plan in PowerPoint (Editable).
Teacher types the expected learning outcomes/ standards
Lesson in PowerPoint (Editable and clickable)
Teacher follows the PowerPoint slides for the lesson procedure.
Student’s workbook
Solutions
Easy classroom preparation:
• Just print and staple all pages together to make a workbook for each student.
• Use the PowerPoint slides for the lesson procedure
Grades: 9th to 12th
Learning Outcomes:
• Comparing wages and salaries
• Calculate earnings from wages for various time periods, given an hourly rate of pay.
• Calculate weekly, fortnightly, monthly and yearly earnings
Skill Focus:
Working mathematically, communicating and reasoning
• Read and understand the content of the employment pages of a newspaper.
• Understand how to interpret a job advertisement.
• Use classifieds and advertisements to compare pay rates and conditions for different positions
Also comply with Australian Curriculum:
Calculate weekly or monthly wage from an annual salary, wages from an hourly rate… Use classifieds and online advertisements to compare pay rates and conditions for different positions (Problem Solving) (ACMGM002)
Convert units of rates occurring in practical situations to solve problems (ACMEM015)
More Resources:
Colouring Pages
Fun Activity
Topics:
Numbers
Times Table
Fractions
Decimals
Percentages
Significant Figures
Consumer Maths
Financial Maths
Algebra
Measurement and Geometry
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CONVERTING REPEATING DECIMALS TO FRACTIONS WORKBOOK
Scaffolded notes + worksheets + answer keys + mini folded notes to learn and practise:
Use the notation for recurring (repeating) decimals.
Convert terminating decimals to fractions.
Convert recurring decimals to fractions.
Compare and order terminating decimals and recurring decimals.
The scaffolded notes show step by step how to convert repeated decimals to fractions.
Grades: 7th to 10th
There are two styles of workbook.
Style 1: Cover, fill in the blank notes and worksheets
Style 2: Cover, filled notes and worksheets
Total pages in each workbook: 14
Easy classroom preparation:
For teacher notes: print the notes on transparencies or display them on a whiteboard.
For the workbook: print and staple all pages together to make a book.
For the mini folded notes: print, fold and glue the pages to make a mini booklet.
Also comply with Australian Curriculum:
Investigate terminating and recurring decimals (ACMNA184)
Connect fractions, decimals and percentages and carry out simple conversions (ACMNA157)
Apply appropriate mathematical techniques to solve problems (MA4-2WM)
Communicates and connects mathematical ideas using appropriate terminology, diagrams and symbols (MA4-1WM)
More Resources:
Colouring Pages
Fun Activity
Topics:
Numbers
Times Table
Fractions
Decimals
Percentages
Significant Figures
Consumer Maths
Financial Maths
Algebra
Pythagoras Theorem
Measurement and Geometry
Area
Functions
Trigonometry
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SOLVE LINEAR EQUATIONS USING BACKTRACKING WORKBOOK
to learn and practise:
Solve linear equations using the backtracking method.
The resource contents: workbooks (Scaffolded notes + worksheets) + answer keys + mini folded notes + teacher notes.
Grades: 7th to 9th
Learning Outcomes:
Understand the difference between algebraic expressions where pronumerals are used as variables, and equations where pronumerals are used as unknowns.
Solve linear equations using the backtracking method.
Also comply iwith for Australian Curriculum
Introduce the concept of variables as a way of representing numbers using letters (ACMNA175).
Communicate and connect mathematical ideas using appropriate terminology, diagrams and symbols (MA4-1WM).
Solve simple linear equations (ACMNA179).
Solve linear equations using algebraic techniques and verify solutions by substitution (ACMNA194).
More Algebra Resources:
Algebra Mazes Simplifying Algebraic Expressions
Simplifying Algebraic Expressions
Represent Algebraic Expressions on Flowcharts
AREA OF 2D SHAPES ACTIVITY
Math Challenge Activity- to keep your learners engaged, thinking critically and making connections to 2D shapes. This activity requires learners to
Determine which shape has complete dimensions to calculate its area
Calculate the area of the other shapes including their type.
Find the exact value of each pronumeral.
The activity encourages them to think creatively and come up with mathematical strategies to solve unknown lengths.
The aims of this activity are to:
Increase their fluency and confidence in geometry and measurements
Develop understanding of a variety of problems with 2D shapes.
Step-by-step solutions are also included.
Grades: 6th to 9th
Learning Outcomes:
Solve problems involving the area of 2D Shapes.
Find the unknown lengths (Critical Thinking)
Also comply with Australian Curriculum:
Establish the formulas for areas of rectangles, triangles and parallelograms, and use these in problem-solving (ACMMG159)
Critical Thinking Problems:
Area of Composite Shape-Critical thinking Activity-Math Challenge 1
Area of Composite Shape-Critical thinking Activity-Math Challenge 2
Area of 2D Shapes-Critical thinking Activity-Math Challenge 3
AREA OF COMPOSITE SHAPE ACTIVITY
Math Challenge Activity- to keep your learners engaged, thinking critically and making connections to 2D shapes.
This activity requires learners to determine the area of a shape based on the given dimensions. It also encourages them to think creatively and come up with mathematical strategies to solve unknown lengths.
The aim of this activity is to:
Increase their fluency and confidence in geometry and measurements
Develop understanding of a variety of 2D shapes in real life problems.
In this activity, students will practice finding the area of a composite
(irregular) figure involving a rectangle, a triangle and semi-circles.
Step-by-step solutions are also included.
Grades: 6th to 9th
Learning Outcomes:
Establish the formulas for the areas of rectangles, triangles and
parallelograms, and use them in problem-solving.
Solve problems involving the area of circles.
Calculate the area of the composite shape.
Also comply with Australian Curriculum:
Calculate areas of composite shapes (ACMMG216)
Critical Thinking Problems:
Area of Composite Shape-Critical thinking Activity-Math Challenge 1
Area of Composite Shape-Critical thinking Activity-Math Challenge 2
Area of 2D Shapes-Critical thinking Activity-Math Challenge 3
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Identifying Significant Figures:
4 tasks (40 questions) for students to practise about significant figures:
Determine the number of significant figures for the given numbers.
Short answer questions to check students’ understanding of significant figures.
Level of Difficulty: Beginner (Easy)
Grades: 8th to 10th
Geometry Resources:
Trapezium Area: Lesson Notes + Worksheets + Answers
Solving Trapezium Problems
Math Manipulatives Part 1 flipbook about the Trapezium Area
Geometry | The Angle Sum of a Triangle | Printable Activity
More Resources:
Colouring Pages
Fun Activity
Topics:
Numbers
Times Table
Fractions
Decimals
Percentages
Significant Figures
Consumer Maths
Financial Maths
Algebra
Measurement and Geometry
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Surds (Radicals) Activity to practise simplifying, comparing and arranging surds.
Surds worksheets and colouring pages to practise surds in a fun way.
6 tasks plus solutions
Easy classroom preparation: Just print then fold the pages.
Skills Level: Beginner (Easy)
Grades: 8th to 12th
Learning Outcomes:
Simplifying surds (Writing surds in simplest form).
Comparing surds.
Arranging surds.
There are two versions: American English and British (Australian) English.
Also comply with Australian Curriculum:
Define rational and irrational numbers and perform operations with surds (ACMNA264)
More Resources:
Colouring Pages
Fun Activity
Topics:
Numbers
Times Table
Fractions
Decimals
Percentages
Significant Figures
Consumer Maths
Financial Maths
Algebra
Pythagoras Theorem
Measurement and Geometry
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I designed these calendars for my fellow teachers and their students.
There are two styles: colors and grayscale.
Steps to make a lovely calendar:
Print the page
Laminate
Cut
Punch hole
Give a nice ribbon
Have a lovely Christmas :)
HAPPY NEW YEAR Colouring page - FREEBIE
A fun classroom activity to practise converting fractions, decimals & percentages.
Students connect the fractions, decimals and percentages that have the same value and colouring the page.
The answer key is also included.
Level of Difficulty: Beginner (Easy)
Grades: 4th to 8th
Learning Outcomes:
Connect fractions, decimals and percentages.
Also comply with Australian Curriculum:
Connect fractions, decimals and percentages and carry out simple conversions (ACMNA157)
More Resources:
Colouring Pages
Fun Activity
Topics:
Numbers
Times Table
Fractions
Decimals
Percentages
Significant Figures
Consumer Maths
Financial Maths
Algebra
Pythagoras Theorem
Measurement and Geometry
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