Classroom resources

Early Childhood & Primary

Magic counting: Explore the world of numbers through the shapes and patterns around us by Nabeel Khan; Tete Garcia (Illustrator)
Call Number: 513.211 84
Publication Date: 2024
Age 5+
Pearson illustrated maths dictionary
Call Number: 510.3 46 /5 & ebook
Publication Date: 2014
Bush mob counting by Helen Milroy
Call Number: M6617 8
Publication Date: 2022
A group of animals Eagle, Sugar glider, Bat, Platypus, Koala, Wombat, Kookaburra, Echidna and Kangaroo, work together to solve problems. Learn how to count to 10. A board book for Preschool
Multiples with meerkats by Tracey Steffora
Call Number: 513.213 26
Publication Date: 2013
Multiplication -- Juvenile literature
A Kunwinjku counting book by Gabriel Maralngurra
Call Number: 577.099429 1
Publication Date: 2022
One crocodile with many sharp teeth, two snake-necked turtles swimming in a billabong, three water goannas soaking up the sun... Learn to count with the animals of Australia's West Arnhem Land and the traditional art of indigenous Kunwinjku culture. Age 4 to 13

Origo have developed a series of one minute videos that take a mathematics concept and break it down into small parts.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7UfkfoUOW3FmTAuhx9upSA/videos

An example of one of these is 'Exploring the set model of fractions'

Primary: Australian Curriculum

Nelson maths : Australian curriculum
Call Number: 510 1998
Publication Date: 2013
Student and Teacher books held. Supports the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics content strands of Number and Algebra, Measurement and Geometry and Statistics and Probability Years F to 6
Advanced primary maths by Harry O'Brien
Call Number: 510 1968 /4
Publication Date: 2018 (4th ed.)
Oxford University Press Years 3 to 6
An accelerated maths program that extends students in line with the achievement standards of the Australian Curriculum
Oxford maths for Australian schools
Call Number: 510.76 692 /3
Publication Date: 2023 (3rd ed.)
Student book and Assessment book
Years F to 6
Maths plus: Australian curriculum
Call Number: 510.7 880 /2023
Publication Date: 2023
Oxford University Press
Student book and Assessment book
Years F to 6
Oxford maths ready: A teacher handbook for building student confidence and bridging the gaps to success
Call Number: 510.76 695
Publication Date: 2020
Learning opportunities for students who are substantially behind their peers. It draws from the sequences of skills identified in the Australian Curriculum. Years F to 6
Daily workouts Foundation to Year 6: Building mental computation skills by Ed Lewis; Natasha Gillard
Call Number: 513.9 7 /2
Publication Date: 2021 (2nd ed.)
Activities linked to the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics, Number and Algebra strand
More daily workouts. Foundation to Year 6: Building visualisation skills in measurement, geometry and space by Ed Lewis
Call Number: 513.9 8
Publication Date: 2023
More than 500 ten-minute activities for F to Year 6. Linked to the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics, Measurement and Space strand
Australian Curriculum targeting maths
Call Number: 510 2035
Publication Date: 2023
Pascal Press Years F to 6
Australian signpost maths
Call Number: 510.76 693
Publication Date: 2018
Pearson Australia. Student books and Teacher's books Years F to 6. Addresses all aspects of the Australian Curriculum
Australian curriculum money
Call Number: 332.49 21
Publication Date: 2016
RIC Publication Years 1 to 6
Australian curriculum mathematics : number and algebra
Call Number: 513.26 111
Publication Date: 2015
RIC Publication Years 1-2: Fractions; Years 3-4: Fractions and decimals; Years 5-6: Fractions, decimals and percentages
Time matters : Australian curriculum mathematics : periods of time, telling the time, sequencing, timing/duration
Publication Date: 2015
RIC Publication Years F to 6
Maths games for the Australian curriculum : understanding key mathematics concepts and strengthening skills
Call Number: 510.71 571
Publication Date: 2014
RIC Publication Years 1 to 4

Primary: Maths activities

The maths of milkshakes: Discover and learn with 20 experiments by Katie Steckles
Call Number: 510.78 78
Publication Date: 2020
Age 9+
Creative Activities in Mathematics - Book 1 by Derek Holton; Cath Pearn
Call Number: 510.76 686 V1
Publication Date: 2015
Awesome games and activities for kids with numeracy difficulties: How to feel smart and in control about doing mathematics with a neurodiverse brain by Judy Hornigold
Call Number: ebook
Publication Date: 2021
Age 7+
The dyscalculia resource book: Games and puzzles for ages 7 to 14 by Ronit Bird
Call Number: 371.90447 16 /2
Publication Date: 2017 (2nd ed.)

Years 7-10: Queensland

Nelson maths Qld Australian curriculum
Call Number: 510 2034
Publication Date: 2022 - 2023
Years 7 to 10
My maths
Call Number: 510 2013
Publication Date: 2014
Oxford University Press series. Australian curriculum for Queensland.
Years 7 to 10

Years 7-10: Australian Curriculum

Essential mathematics for the Australian Curriculum CORE
Call Number: 510 2029
Publication Date: 2021
Cambridge University Press
Essential mathematics for the Australian curriculum
Call Number: 510 1757 /4
Publication Date: 2024 (4th ed.)
Cambridge University Press
Years 7 to 10
Statistics and probability in the Australian Curriculum
Call Number: 519.5 1123
Publication Date: 2013 - 2014
Cambridge University Press
Jacaranda Maths quest: Australian curriculum
Call Number: 510.712 571 /5
Publication Date: 2023 (5th ed.)
Years 7 to 10
Also available online via JacPlus
Oxford maths: Australian curriculum
Call Number: 510.76 696
Publication Date: 2023
Years 7 to 10
Pearson mathematics: Australian Curriculum
Call Number: 510.712 557 /2
Publication Date: 2017 (2nd ed.)
Pearson Australia. Student book and Teachers companion book for Years 7 to 10
Building engagement in middle years mathematics
Call Number: ebook
Publication Date: 2021
Learning sequences focused on the mainstream content of the Australian Curriculum. Years 5 to 8

Years 7-10: Maths activities

Creative activities in mathematics. Book 3: Problem-based maths investigations for lower and middle secondary
Call Number: 510.76 686 V3
Publication Date: 2015

Years 11-12: Queensland

Cambridge senior mathematics for Queensland
Call Number: 510.712 573 (Essential mathematics); 510.712 574 (General mathematics); 510.712 575 (Specialist mathematics); 510.712 576 (Mathematical methods)
Publication Date: 2018 - 2019
Jacaranda maths quest for Queensland
Call Number: 510.712 570
Publication Date: 2018-2020
Essential mathematics, General mathematics, Mathematical methods and Specialist mathematics available.
Also available online via JacPlus
Nelson Qmaths
Call Number: 510.76 511 /4
Publication Date: 2018-2019 (4th ed.)
Rewritten and updated to cover the new Queensland senior mathematics courses. Essential mathematics, General mathematics, Mathematical methods and Specialist mathematics available for years 11 and 12.
Pearson mathematics Queensland
Call Number: 510.712 563
Publication Date: 2018-2019
Created for the new senior maths QCAA syllabus.
General mathematics, Specialist mathematics and Mathematical methods available

Teaching objects

Physical items to borrow that support the teaching of maths in the classroom

View-thru geometric solids
Call Number: 516.156 10
Common geometric shapes offer a concrete way to explore the characteristics of geometric solids and the terminology of solid geometry. Age 8+
Fraction cubes
Call Number: 513.26 114
51 colour-coded interlocking fraction pieces. Help students understand basic fraction concepts and operations.
Measurement mat : 10 grid
Call Number: 530.8 143
Mat is divided into 10 equally sized squares, 1 square high and 10 squares wide.
100 Unifix interlocking cubes [game].
Call Number: 513.211 28
Pizza fraction fun
Call Number: 372.72 90
Colour coded spring balances
Call Number: 530.7 27
Investigate capacity, mass and volume. Explore and learn basic measurement concepts.
Invicta mathematical balance
Call Number: 530.7 31
Balance and weights. Used to give tangible evidence of concepts such as greater than, less than, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and fractions.
Frogs on a log
Call Number: 597.8 35
100 plastic frogs, 10 plastic logs. Use to develop number sense and mental strategies for solving problems. Teacher guide included.
Overhead Geo pinboard
Call Number: 516 301
1 plastic board with rubber bands
Wooden pattern blocks
Call Number: 516.15 224
Help in exploring patterns, symmetry, linear and area measurement, fractions and problem solving (250 coloured wooden blocks)

Classroom resources

Early Childhood & Primary

Primary: Australian Curriculum

Primary: Maths activities

Years 7-10: Queensland

Years 7-10: Australian Curriculum

Years 7-10: Maths activities

Years 11-12: Queensland

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