Welcome to mathsmentality.com.au
www.mathsmentality.com.au is a maths site which launched in 2013.
It's a resource site for both teachers and parents of Primary children
who are looking to:
~ improve their own understanding of mathematical concepts.
~ become more effective in helping children attain deep mathematical
knowledge.
Sample Page - Addition using the 'Bridge to a group of Ten' Strategy
Sample Page - Dot to Dot Puzzles (counting by 3, 5 and 10)
Sample Page - Cube Nets
Sample Page - How do co-ordinates work? (Map of Europe)
Sample Page - Counting (100 chart Puzzle )
Sample Page - Nets for building 3D solids
Sample Page - 'Goats and Ducks' Problem
Sample Page - 'Teddy Bear Outfits' Puzzle
Sample Page - Time to the 'quarter hour'
Sample Page - Reading and Writing large numbers
Sample Page - Extension - Reading and Writing numbers beyond millions
Sample Page - Number Cards (and sample activities)
Sample Page - Measuring length (using hand spans)
Sample Page - Flips, Slides and Turns
Sample Page - Calculating Fractions of a Total
Sample Page - Subitising Flash Cards
Sample Page - Front, back, side and top views of 3D objects
Sample Page - Solving Equations (number sentences)
Sample Page - 'Go Fish' game
Sample Page - 'Chance' game
Sample Page - Multiplication Book Marks
A large variety of topics and concepts are clearly explained and demonstrated with detailed examples that are easy to download in PDF form.
Each concept covered also comes with an Activity Page (or in some cases, multiple activity pages) that could be used as a worksheet or even an assessment task!
New concepts and activities are uploaded to the site weekly. Four NAPLAN similar practice assessments are included.
So whether it's fractions, decimals, percentages, place value, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, 2D and 3D properties, length, area, mass, volume, time, mental calculation strategies, problem solving . . . . you will become more confident and competent in your ability as a mathematical educator if you sign up for a one year membership at www.mathsmentality.com.au
View one of our sample pages and then imagine having easy access to one of these for many of the other topics you'll need over the course of a year. Our 365 day membership plans are separated into Infants, Middle Primary and Upper Primary and each is available for the one price of only $35. This is absolutely fantastic value and we believe you'll be wishing that you found this site a lot earlier!
Schools can also purchase a site licence . . . (no complicated formulas, just one simple fee ) . . . just send us an email and we can discuss these arrangements.
So . . . .
Do you want to be a more effective teacher of Mathematics?
Would you like to improve your own mathematical understanding?
Do you feel you need more confidence or knowledge to teach some mathematical concepts?
Are you a parent of a child who needs some mathematical help from you at home?
Are you a teacher who has recently changed classes / grades?
If you answered 'Yes' to any of the questions above, a membership at mathsmentality.com.au is for you! Click on 'Maths Plans' in the top menu bar and sign up today ( or resign for another 365 days ) to start downloading resources that will help you and of course the children you're teaching too.
Below is a list of documents currently on the site. New documents are added regularly.
INFANTS
Number and Algebra
100 chart
Hundred charts (small)
200 chart
Hundred Chart Jigsaw Puzzle
Subitising (dot patterns)
Subitising Flash Cards
Subitising game
Subitising Quiz ( Powerpoint presentation )
Subitising Quiz ( Keynote presentation )
Ordinal numbers
Odd and even numbers
Odd and Even game
Tallying
Counting
Counting to ten
'Tens buddies' quiz (Powerpoint)
'Tens buddies' quiz (Keynote)
'Twenties buddies' quiz (Powerpoint)
'Twenties buddies' quiz (Keynote)
Counting by 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10 demonstration (Powerpoint)
Counting by 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10 demonstration (Keynote)
Numbers 1 to 20
Number Posters ( 1 to 20 )
‘Climb the mountain’ number recognition game
Sequencing from 1 to 10 activity
Sequencing from 1 to 20 activity
Dot to dot puzzles
More ‘dot to dot’ puzzles
Counting patterns
Number card activities
Number memory game
Number line activities
Patterns with numbers and shapes
Modelling numbers
Modelling numbers 2
Money concepts
More money activities
Addition concepts
Addition memory game
Addition and subtraction patterns
Adding and subtracting groups of 10
Addition – bridging to 10 and 20
'Bridging to Ten' Powerpoint / Keynote demonstration
Addition dice game ‘Cats and Dogs’
Addition dice game (Cover a chart)
‘Go Fish’- addition to 10 or 20 game
Addition and Subtraction
Subtraction concepts
Subtraction Memory game
Multiplication concepts
Division concepts
Fractions
Mixed resources ( eg grid paper, dot paper . . . )
Broken calculator activity
Another ‘broken calculator’ activity
‘The answer is 20’ activity
‘Choose an operation’ problems
More ‘choose an operation’ problems
Assessment interview
Doubling and near doubling
Christmas Counting
FIFA World Cup Maths
Measurement and Geometry
Position
Position (Map of Australia)
2D shapes
2D shape posters
2D Shapes quiz ( Powerpoint / Keynote )
Tessellations
Symmetry in Shapes
3D objects
3D solid / object posters
Nets for a Cube, Square Pyramid and Rectangular Prism
Length concepts
Area concepts
Volume concepts
Mass concepts
Telling the time
More time activities
Time to the ‘quarter hour’
Time Memory game
Time posters
Time quiz ( Powerpoint / Keynote presentation )
2014 Calendar
Statistics and Probability
Chance
Graphs
Mental Calculation
Adding and subtracting groups of 10
Addition and subtraction using a jump strategy
Addition using a ‘near doubles’ strategy
Addition by bridging to a group of ten
'Bridging to Ten' Powerpoint / Keynote demonstration
Doubling to solve 2x 4x and 8x questions
Halving numbers that start with an odd numeral eg 34
Subtraction ( using doubles and ‘near doubles)
Problem Solving
Yes or No game
Number puzzles
More number puzzles
‘The answer is 20’ activity
Addition puzzles
’21 sticks’ game
Choose an operation problems
More ‘Choose an operation’ problems
‘Teddy Bear’ outfits problem
Picture Logic Puzzle
FIFA World Cup Maths
‘Goats and Ducks’ Problem
Which one doesn’t belong?
MIDDLE PRIMARY
Number and Algebra
200 chart
1000 chart (and higher)
Place Value
More ‘place value’ activities
Sequencing Numbers ‘Place Value Dice Game’
Reading and Writing large numbers
Renaming numbers
Rounding to the nearest 10 or 100
Greater and Less Than Signs
The addition algorithm
Addition Memory game
Trading using Base 10 blocks
Magic squares ( addition and subtraction)
Completing a subtraction algorithm using Base 10 blocks
Completing a subtraction algorithm
Subtraction with Trading demonstration (Powerpoint)
Subtraction with Trading demonstration (Keynote)
Subtraction Memory game
‘Number Cards’ Subtraction activity
Multiplication and division
The multiplication algorithm
Multiplication using an Area Model
Multiplication Memory game
Multiplication Area game
Division and Multiplication by 2, 4 and 8
Multiplying and dividing by 3 ( strategies )
Multiplying and dividing by 10 and 5
Times tables
4 x tables quiz (Powerpoint)
4 x tables quiz (Keynote)
5 x tables quiz (Powerpoint)
5 x tables quiz (Keynote)
Multiplication self assessment
Multiplying by 9 using fingers ( Powerpoint presentation )
Multiplying by 9 using fingers ( Keynote presentation )
Factors
The division algorithm
Division Memory game
Mixed operations ( A to Z puzzles)
Solving equations (number sentences)
Understanding decimal places
Fractions
Fraction pieces ( to create wholes and parts of wholes )
Fractions with shapes
Fractions with flags
Dice game ‘Greedy Pig’
‘Race to 60’ dice game
‘Choose an Operation’ problem solving
‘Two step’ problem solving
Money activities
‘Add to 30’ game
‘Number and Algebra’ assessment
Christmas division
KenKen puzzles
Mixed resources ( eg graph paper, dot paper . . . )
FIFA World Cup Maths
Broken Calculator activity
Measurement and Geometry
Properties of polygons
Classifying 2D shapes
2D shape posters
Angles
Angle posters
3D solids/objects
3D solid / object posters
3D Objects quiz ( Powerpoint / Keynote )
Cube nets
Pyramid nets
Foldable nets for constructing 3D solids
Front, side, top, back views of 3D objects
Telling the time
Time facts
Calendar questions
Position ( Compass )
Coordinates (European countries)
Length
Area
Volume
Mass
Temperature
2014 Calendar
Statistics and Probability
Chance
Graphs
Collecting data
Mental Calculation
Adding and subtracting groups of ten
Addition using a ‘Bridge to a group of 10’ strategy
Addition using a ‘near doubles’ strategy
Addition using a ‘Split’ strategy
Addition using a ‘Jump’ strategy
Addition and Subtraction using a ‘Compensation’ strategy
Addition ‘Compensation strategy’ Powerpoint / Keynote presentation
Adding and subtracting ( extending basic facts)
Addition patterns
Subtraction by adding an equal amount to both sides
Patterns when multiplying by 2, 3, 4, 5 and 9
Doubling to solve 2x 4x and 8x multiplication questions
Solving 9x multiplication questions using fingers
Multiplication using a ‘Compensation’ strategy
Multiplication using a ‘Halve/double’ strategy
Multiplication using a ‘Partitioning’ strategy
Patterns with zeros when multiplying and dividing
Patterns when multiplying and dividing by 10, 100, 1000
Halving numbers that start with an odd numeral eg 34
Multiplying and dividing by 10 and 5
Problem Solving
NAPLAN similar practice assessment (No 1)
NAPLAN similar practice assessment (No 2)
NAPLAN similar practice assessment (No 3)
NAPLAN similar practice assessment (No 4)
Addition arrows
Addition mix-up
‘Yes or No’ game
How many squares can you find?
Join the dots
Number puzzles
More number puzzles
Logic puzzles
Picture logic puzzles ( introduction to algebra )
‘Guess and check’ problems
‘Choose an Operation’ problems
‘Two step’ problems and ‘Extra information’ problems
Money activities
KenKen puzzles
Work out the code – logic
FIFA World Cup Maths
Palindromic Numbers
Broken Calculator activity
UPPER PRIMARY
Number and Algebra
200 chart
1000 chart (and higher)
Prime numbers and composite numbers
Square numbers, cubic numbers and triangular numbers
Finding square numbers and cubic numbers
Negative numbers
Reading and writing large numbers
Extension – numbers beyond millions
Number Posters ( 1 to a billion )
How big is a million?
Roman numerals
The addition algorithm
‘Stuck in the mud’ addition dice game
The subtraction algorithm
Subtraction with Trading from 400 demonstration (Powerpoint)
Subtraction with Trading from 400 demonstration (Keynote)
Subtraction with Trading from 1000 demonstration (Powerpoint)
Subtraction with Trading from 1000 demonstration (Keynote)
Clever subtraction from 100, 400, 1000 etc
The multiplication algorithm
Multiplication using an Area Model
Multiplying using an Area Model ( Powerpoint presentation )
Multiplying using an Area Model ( Keynote presentation )
Multiplying and dividing by 10 and 5
Multiplication self assessment
Times tables quiz (Powerpoint)
Times tables quiz (Keynote)
The division algorithm
Using a long division algorithm
Calculating averages
Order of operations
Solving equations ( number sentences )
Simplifying fractions
Equivalent fractions
Equivalent fractions Memory game
‘Go Fish’ equivalent fractions game
Fractions with shapes
Fractions with flags
Comparing fractions
Fraction pieces ( to create wholes and parts of wholes )
Fraction number line
Calculating fractions of a total
More ‘fractions of a total’
Expressing fractions as percentages
Calculating percentages of a total
Fraction posters
Improper fractions
Mixed numerals
Adding and subtracting fractions
Decimal charts
Operations with decimals
Comparing decimals
Decimal games
Patterns with numbers
Patterns with multiples of 11
‘7 rolls’ dice game
‘Choose an Operation’ problem solving
Solving problems involving money
‘Number and Algebra’ assessment
Christmas Cryptarithms
KenKen puzzles
More ‘Ken Ken’ puzzles
Mixed resources ( eg graph paper, dot paper . . . )
FIFA World Cup Maths
Measurement and Geometry
Properties of polygons
Constructing regular polygons
Properties of triangles
Properties of circles
Regular 2D shape posters
Other 2D shapes posters
2D Shapes quiz ( Powerpoint / Keynote )
Types of angles
Properties of 3D solids
3D objects / solids
Foldable nets for constructing 3D solids
Isometric drawings of rectangular prisms and cubes
24 hour time
24 hour time quiz ( Powerpoint / Keynote )
Length
Calculating area of rectangles
Calculating area of right-angled triangles
Area of complex shapes
Volume units and conversions
Mass units and conversions
Using coordinates
Using coordinates (2)
Cartesian Number Plane (coordinates)
Coordinates for FIFA World Cup Countries
Position ( compass directions)
Tangrams
‘Measurement and Geometry’ assessment
2014 Calendar
Statistics and Probability
Chance
‘Chance’ dice game
Graphs (data)
Constructing a pie graph
‘Statistics and Probability’ assessment
Mental Calculation
Addition using a ‘Bridge to a group of 10’ strategy
Addition using a ‘near doubles’ strategy
Addition using a ‘Split’ strategy
Addition and Subtraction using a ‘Compensation’ strategy
Addition using a ‘Jump’ strategy
Subtraction by adding an equal amount to both sides
Patterns when multiplying by 2, 3, 4, 5 and 9
Solving 9x multiplication questions using fingers
Solving multiplication questions by ‘Partitioning’
Patterns with zeros when multiplying and dividing
Patterns when multiplying and dividing by 10, 100, 1000
Doubling to solve 2x 4x and 8x multiplication questions
Moving the decimal point when multiplying by 10, 100, 1000 and beyond
Multiplication using a ‘Compensation’ strategy
Multiplication using a ‘Halve/double’ strategy
Multiplication using a ‘Factoring’ strategy
Halving numbers that start with an odd numeral eg 34
Multiplying and dividing by 10 and 5
Problem Solving
NAPLAN similar practice assessment (No 1)
NAPLAN similar practice assessment (No 2)
NAPLAN similar practice assessment (No 3)
NAPLAN similar practice assessment (No 4)
‘6 number’ puzzles
Number target puzzles
More ‘number target’ puzzles
How many squares can you find?
Adding numbers 1 to 100
‘Make a total of 100’ puzzles
‘Sum and product’ logic puzzles
Cryptarithms
Creating ‘Magic Squares’
The four-fours problem
Find all of the possibilities
Make a list or table
‘Draw a picture’
What number am I?
Choose an operation
Solving problems involving money
KenKen puzzles
More ‘Ken Ken’ puzzles
The language of Mathematics
Christmas Cryptarithms
Picture logic puzzles ( introduction to algebra )