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. 😊
Solving the trapezium problems.
Tasks to practice working mathematically, applying strategies and reasoning to solve trapezium shape problems.
This activity will help students to:
practise working mathematically, applying strategies and reasoning involving 2D shapes.
understand the relationship between shapes and areas.
improve problem-solving skills and understanding of mathematical language and notation.
apply mathematical principles to real-world problems.
Task 1: Trapezium Field
Students solve two trapezium problems (right trapezium and isosceles trapezium).
Task 2: Trapezium Resort
Students solve problems involving trapezium and triangles in a hexagonal field.
Task 3: Trapezium Garden
Students solve problems involving congruent isosceles trapeziums and triangles in a rectangular field.
Total pages in each set: 8
Easy classroom preparation: Just print then glue each page onto students’ notebooks or staple all pages together.
Answer keys are also included.
Skill Level: Easy
Grades: 6th to 9th
Key Learnings:
Demonstrate that the trapezium area is the average length of its parallel sides multiplied by the perpendicular height. A = h/2(a + b)
Apply strategies, reasoning, and explain mathematical relationships to solve trapezium and other 2D shape problems.
Australian Curriculum:
Recognise and explain mathematical relationships using reasoning (MA4-3WM).
Apply appropriate mathematical techniques to solve problems (MA4-2WM)
Communicate and connect mathematical ideas using appropriate terminology, diagrams and symbols (MA4-1WM)
Establish the formulas for areas of rectangles, triangles and parallelograms and use these in problem solving (ACMMG159)
Find areas of trapeziums, rhombuses and kites (ACMMG196)
Resources about Trapeziums:
Trapezium Area: Lesson Notes + Worksheets + Answers
Math Manipulatives Part 1 for the Trapezium Area
Math Manipulatives Part 2 for the Trapezium Area
Solving Trapezium Problems
Math Manipulatives Part 2 flipbook about the Trapezium Area
A series of fun activities to practice using different types of 2D shapes to prove and establish the trapezium area formula.
This activity will help students to
practise working mathematically, applying strategies and reasoning involving 2D shapes.
understand the relationship between shapes and areas.
improve problem-solving skills and understanding of mathematical language and notation.
develop critical thinking skills and the ability to identify patterns and
apply mathematical principles to real-world problems.
Task 1:
To find the area of a trapezium using a triangle area.
Task 2:
To find the area of a trapezium using a parallelogram area.
Task 3:
To prove the area of a trapezium is the area sum of a rectangle and a triangle.
Skill Level: Easy
Grades: 6th to 9th
Learning Outcomes:
Demonstrate that the trapezium area is the average length of its parallel sides multiplied by the perpendicular height. A = h/2(a + b)
Apply strategies, reasoning and mathematical methods using other two-dimensional shapes to find the trapezium area.
Australian Curriculum:
Manipulate, classify and draw two-dimensional shapes, including equilateral, isosceles and scalene triangles and describes their properties (MA3-15MG).
Recognise and explain mathematical relationships using reasoning (MA4-3WM).
Apply appropriate mathematical techniques to solve problems (MA4-2WM)
Communicate and connect mathematical ideas using appropriate terminology, diagrams and symbols (MA4-1WM)
Establish the formulas for areas of rectangles, triangles and parallelograms and use these in problem solving (ACMMG159)
Find areas of trapeziums, rhombuses and kites (ACMMG196)
Total pages: 32 (Covers + Tasks + Answers)
Geometry Resources:
Math Manipulatives Part 1 flipbook about the Trapezium Area
Geometry | The Angle Sum of a Triangle | Printable Activity
Consumer Math flipbooks help students learn and understand methods of purchasing goods with cash or on a lay-by plan.
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: 13
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: 5th to 9th
Key learning:
Solve financial problems involving purchasing goods (with cash or a lay-by plan)
Calculate the amount saved by paying cash.
Understand the lay-buy (lay-by) method
Finding the discount or deposit as a percentage of the marked price
Finding the original (market) price
Calculate the lay-buy deposit.
Calculate each instalment on lay-buy.
Australian Curriculum:
Solve financial problems involving purchasing goods (MA4-6NA)
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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Consumer Math - Discount on Discounted Price Activity
Students apply strategies and work mathematically to calculate the amount paid after two consecutive discounts are applied.
Before students complete the tasks, the teacher and students complete the example question on page 1.
Key Learning:
Calculating the amount paid after two consecutive discounts are applied
Calculate the amount saved by paying cash.
Compare two consecutive discounts and a single discount (the sum of two consecutive discounts) on the original price.
The activity comes in 2 styles.
Style 1: Cover, fill in the blank example and tasks.
Style 2: Cover, filled (completed) example and tasks.
Total pages for each set: 8 pages
Easy classroom preparation: Just print and glue each page in students’ notebooks or staple all pages together to make a flipbook. Solutions are also included.
Level of Difficulty: Beginner (Easy)
Grades: 5th to 9th
Australian Curriculum:
Solve financial problems involving purchasing goods (MA4-6NA)
Apply appropriate mathematical techniques to solve problems (MA4-2WM)
Calculate a percentage of a given amount (ACMEM011)
Determine the overall change in a quantity following repeated percentage changes; for example, an increase of 10% followed by a decrease of 10% (ACMEM063)
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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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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Trapezium Areas Flipbooks contain covers, scaffolded notes and worksheets to practise finding trapezium areas
The notes with examples show step by step how to find the trapezium area
Worksheets A & B: general questions
Worksheets C & D: Challenge Questions.
Students work out the missing lengths before finding the trapezium area.
Flipbooks are available in 2 styles.
Style A: Cover, fill in the blank notes and worksheets.
Teacher and students work together to fill the scaffolded notes.
Style B: Cover, filled notes and worksheets.
Total pages in each flipbook: 10
Easy classroom preparation: Just print then glue each page onto students’ notebooks or staple all pages together.
Answer keys and mini folded notes are also included.
Skill Level: Easy
Grades: 6th to 9th
Key Learnings:
Demonstrate that the trapezium area is the average length of its parallel sides multiplied by the perpendicular height. A = h/2(a + b)
Use the trapezium formula to calculate trapezium areas and convert between area units
Apply strategies, reasoning, and explain mathematical relationships using other two-dimensional shapes to find the trapezium area
Australian Curriculum:
Recognise and explain mathematical relationships using reasoning (MA4-3WM).
Apply appropriate mathematical techniques to solve problems (MA4-2WM)
Communicate and connect mathematical ideas using appropriate terminology, diagrams and symbols (MA4-1WM)
Establish the formulas for areas of rectangles, triangles and parallelograms and use these in problem solving (ACMMG159)
Find areas of trapeziums, rhombuses and kites (ACMMG196)
Methods to find the trapezium area:
Math Manipulatives Part 1 for the Trapezium Area
Math Manipulatives Part 2 for the Trapezium Area
Maths for Smarty Set 3 contains 2 templates for students to practise adding and subtracting numbers up to 999.
This is a fun activity with a hard skill level.
Students fill each shape by choosing a number within the given ranges then add or subtract the numbers to make true equations.
Maths for Smarty templates are worth keeping. Students can use the same template repeatedly to create as many equations as they can.
This resource is designed in 2 formats: colours and black & white.
Students can colour the shapes to make the activity more fun.
Maths for Smarty is available in three skill levels:
Set 1 (Easy)
Set 2 (Medium)
Set 3 (Hard)
Skill Level: Hard
Grades: 3rd to 7th
Learning Outcomes:
Select and apply efficient mental and written strategies and appropriate digital technologies to solve problems involving the addition and subtraction of whole numbers.
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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Measurement and Geometry Bundle about Area of Trapeziums
The bundle includes:
Math Manipulatives Part 1 for the Trapezium Area
Math Manipulatives Part 2 for the Trapezium Area
Area of Trapeziums | Notes & Worksheets
Solving Trapeziums Problems
A series of fun activities to:
practise working mathematically, applying strategies and reasoning involving 2D shapes.
understand the relationship between shapes and areas.
improve problem-solving skills and understanding of mathematical language and notation.
develop critical thinking skills and the ability to identify patterns and
apply mathematical principles to real-world problems.
More Resources:
Fractions
Decimals
Percentages
Meaurement and Geometry
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Math Manipulatives Part 1 flipbook about the Trapezium Area
A series of fun activities to practice using different types of 2D shapes to prove and establish the trapezium area formula.
This activity will help students to
practise working mathematically, applying strategies and reasoning involving 2D shapes.
understand the relationship between shapes and areas.
improve problem-solving skills and understanding of mathematical language and notation.
develop critical thinking skills and the ability to identify patterns and
apply mathematical principles to real-world problems.
Task 1:
To prove the area of a trapezium is half of a parallelogram.
Task 2:
To prove the area of a trapezium is the sum of two triangles.
Task 3:
To prove the area of a right trapezium is half of a rectangle.
Skill Level: Easy
Grades: 6th to 9th
** Learning Outcomes:**
Demonstrate that the trapezium area is the average length of its parallel sides multiplied by the perpendicular height. A = h/2(a + b)
Apply strategies, reasoning and mathematical methods using other two-dimensional shapes to find the trapezium area.
Australian Curriculum:
Manipulate, classify and draw two-dimensional shapes, including equilateral, isosceles and scalene triangles and describes their properties (MA3-15MG).
Recognise and explain mathematical relationships using reasoning (MA4-3WM).
Apply appropriate mathematical techniques to solve problems (MA4-2WM)
Communicate and connect mathematical ideas using appropriate terminology, diagrams and symbols (MA4-1WM)
Establish the formulas for areas of rectangles, triangles and parallelograms and use these in problem solving (ACMMG159)
Find areas of trapeziums, rhombuses and kites (ACMMG196)
Total pages: 28 (Covers + Tasks + Answers)
Geometry Resources:
Math Manipulatives Part 2 flipbook about the Trapezium Area
Geometry | The Angle Sum of a Triangle | Printable Activity
Practice calculating 10%, 50% and 25% of the given amounts and coloring activity.
Students find the answers then color each object with the color matching the answer.
Answer keys is included.
Level of Difficulty: Beginner (Easy)
Grades: 4th to 8th
Outcomes: Students practise 10%, 25% and 50% of amounts
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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Practise calculating 10%, 50% and 25% of the given amounts and colouring activity.
Students find the answers then colour each object with the colour matching the answer.
Answer keys is included.
Level of Difficulty: Beginner (Easy)
Grades: 4th to 8th
Learning Outcomes:
Practise 10%, 25% and 50% of amounts
Australian Curriculum:
Find percentages of quantities and express one quantity as a percentage of another, with and without the use of digital technologies (ACMNA158)
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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Dividing Fractions
Flipbooks contain scaffolded notes, worksheets and colouring pages to practise dividing fractions.
The notes with examples show step by step how to divide fractions.
The flipbooks are available in 2 styles.
Style 1: Cover, fill in the blank notes, worksheets and colouring pages.
Style 2: Cover, completed notes, worksheets and colouring pages.
Total pages in each flipbook: 11
Easy classroom preparation: Just print then glue each page onto students’ notebooks or staple all pages together.
The colouring pages in British and American English.
Answer keys are also included.
Skills Level: Beginner (Easy)
Grades: 5th to 8th
Learning Outcomes:
Practise dividing fractions.
Writing fractions in their simplest form.
Also suitable for Australian Curriculum:
Multiply and divide fractions using efficient written strategies. (ACMNA154).
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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Maths for Smarty Set 2 contains 2 templates for students to practise adding and subtracting numbers up to 999.
This is a fun activity with a medium skill level.
Students fill each shape by choosing a number within the given ranges then add or subtract the numbers to make true equations.
Maths for Smarty templates are worth keeping. Students can use the same template repeatedly to create as many equations as they can.
This resource is designed in 2 formats: colours and black & white.
Students can colour the shapes to make the activity more fun.
Maths for Smarty is available in three skill levels:
Set 1 (Easy)
Set 2 (Medium)
Set 3 (Hard)
Skill Level: Medium
Grades: 3rd to 7th
Learning Outcomes:
Select and apply efficient mental and written strategies and appropriate digital technologies to solve problems involving the addition and subtraction of whole numbers.
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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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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Maths for Smarty Set 1 contains 2 templates for students to practise adding and subtracting numbers up to 999.
This is a fun activity with an easy skill level.
Students fill each shape by choosing a number within the given ranges then add or subtract the numbers to make true equations.
Maths for Smarty templates are worth keeping. Students can use the same template repeatedly to create as many equations as they can.
This resource is designed in 2 formats: colour and black & white.
Students can colour the shapes to make the activity more fun.
Maths for Smarty is available in three skill levels:
Set 1 (Easy)
Set 2 (Medium)
Set 3 (Hard)
Skill Level: Easy
Grades: 3rd to 7th
**Learning Outcomes: **
Select and apply efficient mental and written strategies and appropriate digital technologies to solve problems involving the addition and subtraction of whole numbers.
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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Maths for Smarty Adding and Subtracting Numbers Bundle
Set 1:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/maths-for-smarty-adding-and-subtracting-numbers-templates-set-1-easy-12840048
Set 2:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/maths-for-smarty-adding-and-subtracting-numbers-templates-set-2-medium-12840050
Set 3:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/maths-for-smarty-adding-and-subtracting-numbers-templates-set-3-hard-12840051
Maths for Smarty Set 1, 2 and 3 for students to practise adding and subtracting numbers up to 999.
Students fill each shape by choosing a number within the given ranges then add or subtract the numbers to make true equations.
Maths for Smarty templates are worth keeping. Students can use the same template repeatedly to create as many equations as they can.
Each set contains 2 templates.
This resource is designed in 2 formats: coloured and black & white.
Students can colour the shapes to make the activity more fun.
Grades: 3rd to 7th
Key Learning:
Select and apply efficient mental and written strategies and appropriate digital technologies to solve problems involving the addition and subtraction of whole numbers.
Rounding Numbers
This resource contains 2 parts of activities. Part 1 (4 tasks) and part 2 (2 tasks) about rounding multi-digit numbers to the nearest any place value.
Answer keys are also included.
Teaching idea:
Activities Part 1
Students work individually or in pairs or in groups to complete activities part 1 (A to D) then they swap their pages with another pair (group) to check the answers.
Activities Part 2
Students work individually to create their own numbers (Activities part 2 A & B) then one of their friend will complete the tasks.
Their friend will return the page to the owner to check the answers.
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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This resource contains rounding decimal worksheets and answers.
Level of Difficulty: Beginner
Grades: 5th to 8th
Learning Outcomes:
Use place value understanding to round decimals to any place.
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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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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