Activities to Teach the Days of the Week and Months of the Year
The Merka Learning Store has listed 7 fun, interactive ways you can engage children in their learning and help them to know the days and months of the year in order.
Suitable for ages 5-8 .
Teachers Pay Teachers is a digital platform where teachers can upload and share lessons for others to use.
This platform has a range of lessons and activities which teaches children the seasons and months of the year as they occur in Australia.
Suitable for ages 5-12
The lessons and activities available on this digital platform are available to purchase from the website for a small fee. You will be required to create a log in to access these resources.
Creative Ways to Teach Area and Perimeter
We Are Teachers have created 19 creative ways to teach area and perimeter to children. This website also has links to additional area and perimeter lessons.
Suitable for ages 7-12
The suggested lessons are free with an additional cost for some of the available activities and worksheets.
A fun, interactive song to practise the days of the week in order.
Suitable for ages 5-8
This song is free to access and watch on Youtube.
In these lessons, children will be able to identify symmetrical figures, draw lines of symmetry, and explain why or why not a figure has symmetry.
Suitable for ages 8-10
You will be required to create an account to access these lessons.
Following and Writing Directions
Victoria Walks have created a series of lessons which allow students to go outside to explore their local environment while engaging in directional activities.
Suitable for ages 6-8
These lessons are free to download and use.
Learning About 2D shapes and 3D Objects
The Australian Curriculum have developed 10 lessons designed to identify the names and features of shapes and objects.
Suitable for ages- 5-8
The lessons are free to print and download.
In this maths lesson, children learn how to use analogue clocks to tell the time including, quarter past, half past quarter to and o’clock.
Suitable for ages 7-10
The suggested lesson and resources are free to access..
National Geographic has created a wide range of lessons for children to learn mapping skills. Some of the lessons are related to American mapping but there are a range of suggested lessons which are relevant to Australian curriculum content.
Suitable for ages 6-12
The lessons and activities on this website are free to access and use.
Measuring Angles with a Protractor
This YouTube lesson from Real Math Solutions teaches children how to correctly read a protractor to measure angles.
Suitable for ages 10-12
This YouTube lesson is free to watch and access.
Measuring Using informal Units
Scootle has created a range of lessons and activities that teach children how to measure everyday objects using informal units.
Suitable for ages 5-8
The suggested lessons are free to download and use.
The Victorian Education Department have created a series of lessons and activities to introduce formal units of measurement to students.
Suitable for ages 7-10
The suggested lessons and activities are free to download and use.
These lessons developed by Scootle allow children to practise their skills of reading and interpreting timetables.
In these lessons, children are challenged to create a timetable for three astronauts living on the International Space Station. After their timetable is completed, they are required to solve different scenarios involve timetables.
Suitable for ages 10-12
Request a Scootle account by emailing the home education team at HomeEd@act.gov.au
Teaching about Angles Stage 2 is a collection of practical lessons designed to assist children to understand angles.
The materials provide opportunities for children to see both arms of the angle, as well as angles seen in the rebound of a ball.
Suitable for ages 10-12
These practical lessons are free to download and use.
The NZ Maths website have created an extensive list of lesson plans and activities to teach children how to read 24 hour time.
Suitable for ages 10-14
These lesson plans and activities are free to download and use off the website.
The NSW Department of Education has created a series of lessons introducing Volume and Capacity to children.
There are also additional lessons available for the following grades
Stage 1: Ages 5-8
Stage 2: Ages 9-10
Stage 3: Ages 11-12
Stage 4: Ages 13-14
Suitable for ages 5-14
The suggested lessons and activities are free to download and use.