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From getting to grips with numbers and basic operations in Foundation to mastering the skills of long division and long multiplication in Year 5 – there’s a lot to cover in your child’s primary school maths journey! Thankfully, DoodleMaths has you covered with a whole host of amazing resources. Select your child’s year group below and start learning!
If you find yourself a bit stuck on how to help your child with a tricky maths topic or simply want to know what they’ll cover in a year, then these resources are for you!
Well, a lot! In the six years your child spends in primary school, they’ll learn a wide variety of mathematical skills and concepts.
Under the Australian Curriculum, primary school maths is taught progressively by year level. Students in Foundation to Year 2 focus on building early numeracy skills, while Years 3 to 6 extend and apply their learning in more complex ways. But what exactly is the difference?
In Foundation to Year 2, students focus on building their foundational maths skills and developing confidence with basic concepts. They explore key areas including place value, addition and subtraction, multiplication and division, fractions, measurement, and geometry.
In each of these areas, students are introduced to different aspects of maths and given plenty of opportunities to practise. They work with numbers up to 100 (and beyond) to complete calculations, and begin learning the basics of telling time, measuring objects, and recognising shapes. This includes identifying and naming common 2D and 3D shapes.
Assessment at this stage is ongoing and informal, with teachers monitoring students’ progress through classroom activities rather than formal exams.
As students move into Years 3 to 6, they build on the foundations developed in the early years and extend their skills across a wider range of mathematical topics. By the end of primary school, students will have explored areas such as number and algebra, measurement and geometry, statistics and probability, and will also develop skills in fractions, decimals, percentages, ratios, and simple algebraic thinking.
The upper primary years can be thought of in two phases: Years 3 and 4, where students consolidate and extend their skills, and Years 5 and 6, where they work with more complex problems and concepts.
In Years 3 and 4, students focus on using the four operations—addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division—with larger numbers. They deepen their understanding of fractions, explore decimals and percentages, and are introduced to angles and geometric reasoning.
In Years 5 and 6, students tackle more advanced concepts, such as long multiplication and division, working across fractions, decimals, and percentages, and solving multi-step problems.
The aim of primary school maths is to prepare students for secondary school, so in Year 6, the focus is on applying skills independently, reasoning mathematically, and solving a variety of problems in different contexts.
There are lots of ways you can help your child to succeed in their national curriculum primary maths journey. The main way is to ensure they get lots of practice at perfecting their primary maths skills!
Making maths fun for them is a fantastic place to start. There are a whole range of ways you can do this like board games, video games, or even incorporating a little maths in your daily routine!
If you have a learner who loves playing maths games, then the DoodleLearning maths app could be the answer! The app has thousands of interactive maths games that will help your child develop their skills across the curriculum.
The app is fully aligned with the national curriculum and adults can track their little ones’ progress through the dashboard as they complete a personalised programme of maths games and activities!
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