Resources

Equipment
Counting Objects

Focus Area
Addition & Subtraction, Multiplication & Division, Patterns & Algebra, Whole Numbers

Resource Type

Year Level
Kindergarten, Year 1, Year 2

Contents

Set of 36 vehicle counters. 6 colours (yellow, orange, red, purple, green, blue) and 6 types (train, bus, boat, car, plane, helicopter).

Equipment
Ten Frames

Focus Area
Addition & Subtraction, Fractions & Decimals, Multiplication & Division, Patterns & Algebra, Ratio (Y7), Whole Numbers

Resource Type

Year Level
Kindergarten, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7

Available from

Modern Teaching Aids, Product Code TEB6151. $40.65 (incl GST as at 21/5/2023). The resource includes:

• 4 magnetic ten frames (15 x 36) cm which are only the black outlines ie. when placed on the whiteboard you can write numbers and/or draw ‘X’ and ‘O’ inside each of the ten  squares directly on your whiteboard.
• 40 magnetic dots (20 red and 20 yellow), each 4 cm in diameter.

Tips for making your equipment classroom friendly

• I store the 40 magnetic dots in a clear Decor Tellfresh 250 ml  container as shown in the photo. I use this container as it easily sits on the tray at the bottom of a teacher whiteboard at the front of the classroom.
• I store the 4 ten frames on a magnetic hook placed on the side of a teacher’s whiteboard at the front of the classroom.

Australian Curriculum Content Descriptions
ACMNA002, ACMNA004, ACMNA015, ACMNA032, ACMNA016, ACMNA018, ACMNA031, ACMNA032, ACMNA033, ACMNA056, ACMNA051, ACMNA079, ACMNA103, ACMNA126, ACMNA173.

NSW Mathematics K-10 Syllabus outcomes
MAe-4NA, MAe-5NA, MAe-6NA, MAe-8NA, MA1-5NA, MA1-6NA, MA1-7NA, MA1-8NA, MA2-6NA, MA2-7NA, MA2-8NA, MA3-7NA, MA4-7NA.

Equipment

Focus Area
Time

Resource Type

Year Level
Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7

Australian Curriculum Content Descriptions
ACMMG021,

NSW Mathematics K-10 Syllabus outcomes
MA1-12MG,

Equipment
Clocks & Timers

Focus Area
Time

Resource Type

Year Level
Kindergarten, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 5

Anita’s tips for making your equipment classroom-friendly

• Teacher Dem Clock Faces: 12-hour (yellow) or 24-hour (green). (27 x 27) cm with blue and red moveable plastic hands.
• Student clock faces: 12-hour (yellow) or 24-hour (green). (11 x 11) cm with blue and red moveable plastic hands.
• Grouping – teacher dem: 1 per classroom (12-hour K–4; 24-hour Y5–6).
• Grouping: 1 per student.
• Class Kit: 30 clock faces to best meet the needs of your students. Examples include 30 x 12-hour; OR 20 x 12-hour & 10 x 24-hour; OR 10 x 12-hour & 20 x 24-hour; OR 30 x 24-hour.
• Packaging: Class Kit set in
• How to store: Class kit of 30 clock faces stacked and packed on a designated Maths Shelf or Maths Trolley in each classroom.

Clock Faces (teacher dem) available from

• Modern Teaching Aids: 12-hour (yellow). Product Code TFC10136 , $26.51 incl GST as at 23/11/2024.
• Modern Teaching Aids: 24-hour (green). Product Code TFC10137, $26.51 incl GST as at 23/11/2024.

Clock Faces (student) available from

• Modern Teaching Aids: 12-hour (yellow), 10-pack Product Code TFC10938 , $28.55 incl GST as at 23/11/2024.
• Modern Teaching Aids: 24-hour (green), 10-pack Product Code TFC10592, $29.98 incl GST as at 23/11/2024.

Clock Faces (class kits) available from

• Modern Teaching Aids: 12-hour (yellow) Class Kit contains 1 teacher dem and 30 student. Product Code TFC11640, $98.95 incl GST as at 23/11/2024.
• Modern Teaching Aids: 24-hour (green) Class Kit contains 1 teacher dem and 30 student. Product Code TFC11641, $98.95 incl GST as at 23/11/2024.

Storage (teacher dem)
Front wall of classroom on hooks (within reach remov) so it’s ‘at the ready’ for those teachable moments! Hence why I call this a ‘Teacher Prop’. Click here to see WHERE and HOW I stored this in my classroom when I was a Consultant in Residence at CWPS, 2020.

Storage container Anita uses (student class kit)
‘Fischer’ clear utility box. Medium, deep, 1 compartment, measuring (19.5 x 13.6 x 6.6) cm.

Storage container available from

• On-Line Plastics (Anita recommends as they are an authorised Fischer Plastics distributor. Hence, prices are half the cost of other suppliers. T 03 9704 8822): Product Code 1H-032, $4.00 incl GST as at 23/11/2024
• Modern Teaching Aids: Product Code TFC70164, $9.19 each, incl GST as at 23/11/2024.

Australian Curriculum Content Descriptions
ACMMG020, ACMMG039, ACMMG062, ACMMG110.

NSW Mathematics K-10 Syllabus outcomes
MAe-13MG, MA1-13MG, MA1-1WM, MA1-3WM, MA2-13MG, MA3-13MG.

Equipment
Measurement

Focus Area
Angles

Resource Type

Year Level
Year 5, Year 6, Year 7

Australian Curriculum Content Descriptions
ACMMG112, ACMMG163, ACMMG165

NSW Mathematics K-10 Syllabus outcomes
MA3-16MG, MA4-17MG, MA4-18MG

Equipment
Number Cards

Focus Area
Addition & Subtraction, Fractions & Decimals, Integers, Multiplication & Division, Patterns & Algebra, Whole Numbers

Resource Type

Year Level
Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7

Equipment
Dice & Spinners

Focus Area
Addition & Subtraction, Chance, Fractions & Decimals, Integers, Multiplication & Division, Patterns & Algebra, Whole Numbers

Resource Type

Year Level
Kindergarten, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7

0–9 Spinners available from:

• Modern Teaching Aids: Product Code TFC10572, $1.98 (price for 5 or more, incl GST as at 11/5/2022)

Storage container available from:  ‘Fischer’ medium, deep 1 compartment, (19.5 x 13.6 x 6.6) cm:

• On-line Plastics: Product code 1H-032, $3.50. Incl GST as at 11/5/2022
• Howards Storage World, Product code FIS032, $7.95 (incl GST as at 11/5/2022)
• Modern Teaching Aids: Product code TFC70164, $8.75 (incl GST as at 11/5/2022).

Equipment
Number Fans

Focus Area
Fractions & Decimals, Whole Numbers

Resource Type

Year Level
Kindergarten, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7

Tips for making your equipment classroom-friendly

• How used: One student size number fan (single or double) per student. One teacher dem size per class.
• How stored: Class set in a clear hinge-lid container.

Making this DIY resource

1. Decide on the quantity you need of each type: A ‘Single Number Fan (14 pieces: one of each digit 1 to 9, three zero’s, c, $) only requires one copy of the BLM to be printed;  a ‘Double Number Fan’ (27 pieces: two of each digit 1 to 9, six zero’s, c, $, decimal point) requires two copies of the BLM to be printed.
2. Photocopy Anita’s printable ‘Number Fans‘ onto a variety of bright coloured A4 paper (all the same colour for one fan)
3. For each fan: (a) laminate the A4 page/s; (b) cut out each piece of the fan using a paper trimmer (eg. Officeworks $49.85 inc GST, 1/7/21) or scissors; (c) hole punch the bottom of each piece (d) assemble the 14 or 27 pieces of the fan with a split pin (eg. Officeworks, pack of 100, $4.95 inc GST, 1/7/21)

Available from: Modern Teaching Aids

• Teacher Dem 0-9: Each number fan has the numbers 0 to 9 with an additional 5 (I’m not sure why) and a decimal point. Measures 20 cm.
  Product Code TFC11659. $10.95 (each) or $9.85 (4 or more) (incl GST as at 21/6/2021
• Student ‘Single’ 0-9 (yellow): Each number fan has the numbers 0 to 9 with an additional 5 (I’m not sure why) and a decimal point. Measures 11.5 cm.
• Student ‘Double’ 0-9 (yellow & orange): Each number fan has the numbers 0 to 9 with an additional 5 (I’m not sure why) and a decimal point. Measures 11.5 cm.

Equipment
Dice & Spinners

Focus Area
Multiplication & Division

Resource Type

Year Level
Year 5

Tips for making your equipment classroom friendly

• I have created these dice for use with an activity called ‘Nice and Easy’ (Fundamentals, Book 5 by ORIGO Education) for students to practise using the doubling and halving mental strategy for two-digit by two-digit multiplication, eg 45 x 16 = 90 x 8 = 720
• To assist with differentiation, as some students may not know which is the ‘odd number’ to double and which is the ‘even number’ to halve, I have written the odd numbers on yellow cubes (15, 15, 25, 35, 45, 45) and the even numbers on green cubes (6, 8, 12, 14, 16, 18). I can then make the task low-floor by rewording my instruction to “Double the number on the yellow cube, halve the number on the yellow cube, then multiply your two new numbers”.
• To store the cubes, I keep my full class set (17 of each colour as although this is a pair work activity, some students may need to work on their own) in a snap lock bag (16.5 x 15.5) cm.
• I always label the storage bag with: the name of the task; the purpose of the task; how the dice are to be used (eg, pairs or individual); and where instructions for the activity can be found (ie the book reference).

Available from

• Blank foam cubes: ORIGO Education $19.95 (GST incl as at 1/3/20). They come in a bag of 120 blank foam cubes (20 x 20) mm in four colours (yellow, green, red, blue) so that you can write the specific numbers that you require for all your mental computation activities!

Australian Curriculum Content Descriptions
ACMNA100

NSW Mathematics K-10 Syllabus outcomes
MA3-6NA

Equipment
Counting Objects

Focus Area
Addition & Subtraction, Multiplication & Division, Patterns & Algebra, Whole Numbers

Resource Type

Year Level
Kindergarten, Year 1, Year 2

Anita’s tips for making your equipment classroom-friendly

• Contents of 1 set: 36 transport vehicles in 6 colours (yellow, orange, red, purple, green, blue) and 6 types (train, bus, boat, car, plane, helicopter).
• Grouping: 1 set per pair.
• Class Kit: 8 sets of 36 bears.
• Packaging: Clear container with lid attached.
• How to  store: Class Kit of 8 sets stacked and packed on a designated Maths Shelf or Maths Trolley in each classroom.

Transport counters available from

• Modern Teaching Aids: Jar of 72 pieces. 6 colours (yellow, orange, red, purple, green, blue) and 6 types (train, bus, boat, car, plane, helicopter. Product code TEB6014, $50.55 incl GST as at 23/11/2024.

Storage container Anita uses
‘Fischer’ clear utility box. Medium shallow, 1 compartment, measuring (19.5 x 15.7 x 4.8) cm.

Storage container available from

• On-Line Plastics (Anita recommends as they are an authorised Fischer Plastics distributor. Hence, prices are half the cost of other suppliers. T 03 9704 8822): Product Code 1H-029, $5.00 incl GST as at 23/11/2024
• Modern Teaching Aids: Product Code TFC70166, $11.50 incl GST as at 23/11/2024.

Equipment

Focus Area
Multiplication & Division, Position, Two-Dimensional Space

Resource Type
Written recordings | ChinWRITE

Year Level
Year 3

Australian Curriculum Content Descriptions
ACMNA056.

NSW Mathematics K-10 Syllabus outcomes
MA2-6NA.

Equipment

Focus Area
Multiplication & Division

Resource Type
Written recordings | ChinWRITE

Year Level
Year 3

Australian Curriculum Content Descriptions
ACMNA056.

NSW Mathematics K-10 Syllabus outcomes
MA2-6NA.

Equipment
Whiteboard Sleeves

Focus Area

Resource Type
Task printables | ChinMAKE

Year Level
Kindergarten, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7

Tips for making your equipment classroom-friendly

• This is an A3 spiral wire bound Display Book with 20 fixed pockets in portrait orientation. I cut off each pocket/sheet (ie cut vertically with scissors next to the spine). As the white reinforced edge is 12 mm, after cutting there is still a 5 mm white reinforced edge.
• These ultra-clear heavy weight pockets (60 microns) are perfect to use as student whiteboard insert sleeves (Remember to only use black student whiteboard marker pens and not coloured teacher marker pens!)
• Alternatively, you can buy Sheet Protectors which are already separate sleeves. They are usually a heavier weight (80 microns).

Available from

• Pictured – Display Book: Officeworks, J. Burrows A3 Display Book with 20 Fixed Clear Pockets.
  Product Code JBFDBA3CR. $11.95 (incl GST as at 29/1/2024). ie $0.60 per A3 sleeve (what a bargain!)
• Separate Sheet Protectors: Officeworks, J.Burrows A3 Sheet Protectors, 80 Micron, 25 Pack. Product Code JBA380SHT. $23.50 (incl GST as at 29/1/2024). ie $0.94 per A3 sleeve.

Equipment
Connecting Cubes, Counting Objects, Dice & Spinners, Dominoes, Pattern Blocks, Playing Cards, Whiteboard Sleeves

Focus Area

Resource Type
Classroom space | ChinROOM

Year Level
Kindergarten, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6

View video via Anita’s YouTube channel here. Video length 4:31 min.

Equipment

Focus Area

Resource Type
Classroom space | ChinROOM

Year Level
Kindergarten, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6

View video via Anita’s YouTube channel here. Video length 2:08 min.

Equipment

Focus Area

Resource Type
Classroom space | ChinROOM, Word problems

Year Level
Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6

View video via Anita’s YouTube channel here. Video length 1:02 min.

Equipment
Playing Cards

Focus Area

Resource Type
Classroom space | ChinROOM

Year Level
Kindergarten, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6

View video via Anita’s YouTube channel here. Video length 3:10 min.

Equipment
Playing Cards

Focus Area

Resource Type
Classroom space | ChinROOM

Year Level
Kindergarten, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6

View video via Anita’s YouTube channel here. Video length 0:59 min.

Equipment
Bead Racks & Strings

Focus Area

Resource Type
Classroom space | ChinROOM

Year Level
Kindergarten, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6

View video via Anita’s YouTube channel here. Video length 1:07 min.

Equipment
Clocks & Timers

Focus Area

Resource Type
Classroom space | ChinROOM

Year Level
Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6

View video via Anita’s YouTube channel here. Video length 1:07 min.

Equipment

Focus Area

Resource Type
Classroom space | ChinROOM

Year Level
Kindergarten, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6

View video via Anita’s YouTube channel here. Video length 1:30 min.

Equipment
Ten Frames

Focus Area
Addition & Subtraction, Fractions & Decimals, Whole Numbers

Resource Type
Written recordings | ChinWRITE

Year Level
Kindergarten, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6

Anita’s Board work

Differentiation in Years K-6 using one visual model for whole-class instruction.

• In Kindy it’s a ‘TEN-FRAME’ and we use ‘Dot Dice’ for ‘how many more’ with addition problems (K: ACMNA004, MAe-5NA)
•  Y1–2 I use ‘0–9 Numeral Dice’ to model addition with a focus on modelling and recording part-part-whole for addition (Y1: ACMNA015, MA1-5NA)
• Y3–4 I use ‘0–9 Numeral Dice’ to model and apply the associative property to aid mental computation (Y3: ACMNA055, MA2-5NA)
• Y4–5 it’s now a ‘ONE-FRAME’ with each small square representing 1 tenth. I use ‘Fraction Tenths Dice’ to model adding tenths (Y5: ACMNA103, MA3-7NA)
• Y6 I use ‘Fraction Tenths Equivalent Dice’ to model adding fractions with related denominators, including mixed numerals. We also used equivalence to simplify answers. (Y6: ACMNA126, MA3-7NA)

Available from

• Magnetic ten frames with coloured dots (red and yellow): see full details here.

Australian Curriculum Content Descriptions
ACMNA004, ACMNA015, ACMNA055 , ACMNA103, ACMNA126.

NSW Mathematics K-10 Syllabus outcomes
MAe-5NA, MA1-5NA, MA2-5NA, MA3-7NA.

Equipment
Whiteboard Sleeves

Focus Area

Resource Type
Classroom space | ChinROOM

Year Level
Kindergarten, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6

View video via Anita’s YouTube channel here. Video length 3:55 min.

Equipment
Dice & Spinners

Focus Area

Resource Type
Classroom space | ChinROOM

Year Level
Kindergarten, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6

View video via Anita’s YouTube channel here. Video length 3:26 min.

Equipment

Focus Area

Resource Type
Classroom space | ChinROOM

Year Level
Kindergarten, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6

View video via Anita’s YouTube channel here. Video length 5:57 min.