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Here you’ll find all our Year 5 maths worksheets, and Year 5 maths tests that are suitable for use during classroom lessons and as homework.

• What to expect from our Year 5 Maths worksheets

These KS2 maths worksheets cover every part of the Year 5 primary maths curriculum, to help your children practise and gain confidence in their understanding ahead of Year 6 and the KS2 SATs . Their focus is on retrieval practice – going over topics that children should already have covered and helping them strengthen their knowledge and understanding. 

Most of our worksheets come in pdf format, and all of them are printable. But if you’re running out of printer ink, they can be viewed online too. 

Every Year 5 maths test or worksheet comes with its own answer sheet, and guidance from the National Curriculum is included wherever it might be needed (for example, if there might be more than one correct answer for a question). Some worksheets also include model answers to help children break down the best way to solve a problem. 

Note: The National Curriculum does not specify any place value teaching for Year 5. However this is often a good time to begin revising the topic (among others) in preparation for the KS2 SATs. Have a look at these place value worksheets as part of your revision.

Similarly, addition and subtraction work is largely an extension of what was covered in previous years. Take a look at our collection of addition and subtraction worksheets for practice materials for these topics.

If you’re a parent looking for more advice, try our  home learning hub full of home learning packs , tips and teaching ideas for Year 5 Maths at Home and maths homework .

If you’re a teacher or school leader who is interested in improving maths attainment in your school or classroom, then this whole website is for you. Third Space Learning is dedicated to improving outcomes in maths with our online tutoring programme of maths interventions , together with maths resources and CPD.

Free Year 5 Maths Worksheets and Tests

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Year 5 Place Value Worksheets

Year 5 addition and subtraction worksheets, year 5 multiplication and division worksheets, year 5 fractions worksheets, year 5 decimals and percentages worksheets, year 5 statistics worksheets, year 5 measurement worksheets, year 5 maths tests, year 5 mental maths and arithmetic worksheets: fluent in five.

One of our most popular resources with parents and teachers and a great way to start or end the day, Fluent in Five worksheets include 5-10 minutes worth of quick arithmetic questions designed to help children become quicker at making mental or written calculations. 

Children are given around 5 questions per maths worksheet – more than in previous years – to get them used to completing more questions in a short space of time ahead of Year 6 and the KS2 maths arithmetic paper. 

Download the free Year 5 mental maths worksheets

Year 5 Maths reasoning and problem solving worksheets: Rapid Reasoning

Reasoning is one of the key maths skills pupils are expected to show by the time they take the Key Stage 2 SATs, and our Rapid Reasoning worksheets give them plenty of extra practice! This pack comes with six weeks of questions, with around three to four word problems to solve per day. 

Download the free Year 5 maths reasoning worksheets

Year 5 Maths worksheets place value: Code Crackers

Place value is one of the most important topics in the mathematics curriculum. This fun worksheet covers key elements of the Year 5 place value curriculum including Roman numerals, negative numbers and rounding. 

Use this free resource to recap Year 5 place value learning whilst finding the punchline to a pirate themed joke. 

Download the Year 5 Code Crackers Place Value worksheets

Year 5 Maths worksheets place value: All kind of word problems

Place value is the basis of all mathematical knowledge. This workbook encourages children to deepen their understanding of place value through a range of different problems. Children will focus on understanding and rounding decimal numbers in context (money) creating numbers with different values and understanding Roman numerals in context (years written in Roman numerals). 

Download Year 5 place value worksheets: All kind of word problems

Year 5 Maths worksheets place value: Worked Examples

As larger numbers are introduced, children can find the topic of place value more challenging. This worksheet focuses on common misconceptions and encouraging children to identify and explain errors, therefore developing their reasoning skills. 

Download Year 5 place value worksheet: Worked Examples

Year 5 Maths worksheets addition and subtraction: Let’s practise using the bar model 

Year 5 children will not only need to know how to add and subtract numbers with more than 4-decimal places, they will also need to add and subtract decimal numbers. This worksheet focuses on solving worded problems that include these elements, while also introducing the very useful visual element of a bar model. 

Download Year 5 addition and subtraction worksheets: Let’s practise using the bar model 

Year 5 Maths worksheets addition and subtraction: Worked Examples

Children can often make errors when using formal written methods of addition and subtraction, estimating or mental arithmetic methods. This worksheet encourages children to consider and discuss common errors that could be encountered. 

Download Year 5 addition and subtraction worksheets: Worked Examples

Year 5 Maths worksheets addition and subtraction: All kinds of word problems

This resource encourages children to think about maths in a more open ended way. In this workbook, children are presented with a range of problems to solve and not all of them will have one answer only. From checking the addition and subtraction answers to writing a range of ways to create a number, pupils will be challenged with this resource. 

Download Year 5 addition and subtraction worksheets: All kinds of word problems

Year 5 Maths worksheets addition and subtraction: Code Crackers

Sometimes, some simple retrieval questions to round up a topic is all that is needed. This resource focuses on adding and subtracting numbers with 4 or more digits to find the answer to a space themed joke. 

Download Year 5 worksheets addition and subtraction: Code Crackers

Year 5 Maths worksheets on Times Tables: Tarsia Puzzles 

By the time children start in Year 5, they are expected to know all their times tables in any order and the related division facts. These worksheets are a fun way to practise times tables facts independently and develop mental arithmetic skills for any children who are less confident.

Download Year 5 Tarsia Puzzles Mixed Times Tables Pack

Year 5 Maths Worksheets for long multiplication

By the end of Year 5, children are expected to be able to multipy up to 4-digit numbers by 1- and 2-digit numbers, and multiply decimal and whole numbers by multiples of 10 up to 1000, according to the National Curriculum. 

These worksheets help pupils improve their skills with the former, with 45 questions ranging from multiplying 2-digit numbers by other 2-digit numbers all the way to multiplying 4-digit numbers. Each worksheet also comes with an answer scheme and modelled answers to show children how to correctly lay out their long multiplication calculations. 

Download the free Year 5 Long Multiplication Worksheets

Year 5 Maths worksheets multiplication: All kinds of word problems

This workbook focuses on a range of different multiplication problems that require multiple steps to find an answer. The questions include comparison statements, complete the multiplication grid and multiplication questions involving money.

Download Year 5 multiplication worksheets: All kinds of word problems

Year 5 Maths worksheets multiplication: Let’s practise using the bar model

Children can find worded problems challenging to answer. This worksheet focuses on recapping multiplication facts up to 12 x 12 then progressing to up to 3-digit numbers multiplied by teen numbers. While this may seem challenging, the addition of the bar models helps pupils to visualise and answer the more complex problems.

Download Year 5 multiplication worksheets: Let’s practise using the bar model

Year 5 Maths Worksheets for long division

Long division is one of the most difficult parts of the primary maths curriculum. This set of 3 worksheets helps children practice it in stages, including several short division questions to begin with to help them get warmed up before tackling the harder questions. 

Download the free Year 5 Long Division Worksheets

Year 5 Maths Worksheets for multiplication & division: Code Crackers

Our Code Crackers worksheets give children a fun way to revise their knowledge of a topic. Each Code Crackers worksheet includes a series of questions – in this case multiplication and division problems – based on what they have learned that year, and the answers can be put together to make the punchline of a joke!

In Year 5 children will mostly be practising long multiplication and division, but some short division/short multiplication questions are also included, to help them keep their knowledge of the basics sharp. 

Download the free Year 5 Multiplication and Division Worksheets

Year 5 Maths Worksheets for multiplication & division: Worked Examples

There is a lot of content to cover for multiplication and division in Year 5, which is why we made two different worked examples worksheets. The first worksheet covers common misconceptions found when learning about prime numbers, square numbers, multiplying or dividing by a power of ten and factors. The second worksheet covers multiply 4-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers (and two 2-digit numbers) and dividing a 4-digit number by a 1-digit number.

Download Year 5 multiplication & division worksheet 1: Worked Examples

Download Year 5 multiplication & division worksheet 2: Worked Examples

Year 5 Maths Worksheets on fractions: Code Crackers

By Year 5, children have learned about both equivalent fractions and improper fractions, and even begun combining the two. Our Code Crackers fractions worksheet helps them get even more practice in solving these complicated questions. 

Download the free Year 5 Fractions Worksheets

Year 5 Maths Worksheets on fractions: Independent Recap

Our newest style of maths worksheets, independent recap sheets are meant to be completed by children with little extra support, making them perfect home learning or homework activities.

This Year 5 maths worksheet focuses on finding fractions of amounts, and includes an arithmetic warm up involving adding and subtracting fractions, before moving onto reasoning questions that test how well children have learned how to calculate fractions of amounts. 

Download the free Year 5 Fractions of Amounts Worksheet

Year 5 Maths worksheet on fractions: worked examples

There are certain aspects of fractions that will be familiar to Year 5 students but may still carry misconceptions. This worksheet focuses on showing these misconceptions to children to allow them to discuss them openly. While the worksheet covers some familiar aspects (adding and subtracting fractions, ordering fractions) a new element of different denominators has been introduced. 

Download Year 5 fractions worked examples

Year 5 Maths Worksheets on decimals and percentages: Code Crackers

A worksheet of problems covering percentages and numbers up to two decimal places, with the answers coming together to form the punchline to the joke given at the start – great for retrieval practice !

Download the free Year 5: Decimals and Percentages Worksheets

Year 5 Maths Worksheets on decimals and percentages: Independent Recap 

While decimals were introduced in Year 4, percentages are new for Year 5. These simple to follow worksheets introduce what percentages are before moving on to writing percentages as fractions and decimals.

Download Year 5 decimals and percentages worksheets: Independent Recap

Year 5 Maths Worksheets on decimals and percentages: All kinds of word problems

This workbook has a range of activities to do with decimals and percentages including converting between the two and finding percentages of amounts. 

Download Year 5 Worksheets on decimals and percentages: All kinds of word problems

Year 5 Maths Worksheets on decimals and percentages: Let’s practise using the bar model

It is often important for children to understand when they will use the maths topics they are learning. This worksheet brings percentages and decimals into a real world context (shopping, for example) to help children to understand why, for example, knowing how to find a percentage of an amount is useful. 

Download Year 5 decimals and percentages worksheets: Let’s practise using the bar model

Year 5 Maths Worksheets on decimals and percentages: Worked Examples

This worksheet covers what percentage is, converting between decimals, percentages and fractions as well as understanding the value of decimals. There are a range of common errors that are made within this unit that have been addressed to encourage children to fully understand the topic. 

Download Year 5 decimals and percentages worksheets: Worked Examples

Year 5 Maths Worksheets for statistics: Code Crackers

In Year 5 statistics, the focus is on line graphs and more complex tables. This worksheet encourages children to read and interpret line graphs and tables in order to answer retrieval, comparison and sum calculations with the ultimate reward of finding the answer to a Halloween themed joke. 

Download Year 5 Statistics Worksheets: Code Crackers

Year 5 Maths Worksheets for statistics: Worked Examples

Although children will be familiar with line graphs and tables, they are still likely to make errors, especially when reading line graphs with more than one set of data. This worksheet addresses these common errors while allowing the children to ‘be the teacher’. 

Download Year  5 Statistics Worksheets: Worked Examples

Year 5 Maths Worksheets for converting units: Worked Examples

In previous years, children will have looked at converting units (for example centimetres to metres), however in Year 5, this is a unit of its own. This worked examples worksheet on converting units covers converting between metric units of measures, metric and imperial units of measures, converting between units of time and reading a timetable. 

Download Year 5 Measurement Worksheets: Worked Examples

Year 5 Maths Worksheets for converting units: Code Crackers

There are a lot of facts to remember when learning about converting units. This fun worksheet recaps the key facts of converting between metric units of measure (including converting between units of time). 

Download Year 5 Measurement Worksheets: Code Crackers

Year 5 Maths Worksheets for converting units: Independent Recap

These easy to follow independent recap worksheets cover a range of converting units content to help secure children’s understanding of the topic. The worksheets include converting between units of metric measures, converting between metric and imperial units, converting between units of time and reading timetables.

Download Year 5 Measurement Worksheets: Independent Recap

Year 5 Maths Test: All topics

As a child gets closer to Year 6 and the Key Stage 2 SATs, it’s important they get used to the timings and styles of questions they might face. Our Year 5 maths tests includes two assessments – one arithmetic paper and one reasoning paper – with SATS style questions created by our curriculum experts, answers and a mark scheme with detailed explanations of how to solve each question. 

Both papers should take about one hour to complete, and cover every part of the curriculum, from place value to geometry and 3d shapes. This makes them useful for checking children’s overall understanding of the maths they’ve learned in Year 5, as well as providing them with exam practice.  

Download free Year 5 Maths Test

Year 5 Maths Test: Times Tables

While Year 5 children are past the newly introduced multiplication tables check, knowing your times tables is a key part of many other maths topics they will learn. So it’s always worth keeping up with practice, and these quick worksheets help a child see exactly which ones they know by heart, and which they struggle with. 

Download the free Year 3 Times Tables Tests

Also in this series…

• Year 2 Maths Curriculum Toolkit for 6 & 7 Year Olds
• Year 2 Maths Worksheets
• Year 3 Maths  Curriculum Toolkit for 7 & 8 Year Olds
• Year 3 Maths Worksheets
• Year 4 Maths Curriculum Toolkit for 8 & 9 Year Olds
• Year 4 Maths Worksheets
• Year 6 Maths Curriculum Toolkit for 10 & 11 Year Olds
• Year 6 Maths Worksheets

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Year 5 Worksheets

Let’s teach! Primary provides a collection of Year 5 worksheets for HASS, science, health and more. These interactive worksheets accompany each curriculum-aligned lesson as downloadable files, meaning they can be completed digitally, or printed and passed out to students.

Let’s teach! Primary (LTP) is a curriculum-aligned digital teaching tool that provides learning content for Years 1 to 6. All content is written to the Australian Curriculum and mapped to both the Victorian and Western Australian Curriculums, as well as the NSW syllabus.

Each learning area is organised into four separate units, with each unit containing lessons and worksheets that are intended to be taught over a term. This structure provides teachers with a flexible program that can be followed prescriptively or adapted.

Lesson plans are included for every Year 5 lesson and work to support teachers in their preparation and delivery of curriculum-aligned learning content. Teaching strategies are suggested at the start of each lesson plan, and differentiation points are provided to allow for easy adaptation to meet classroom needs.

Each lesson uses interactive page sliders which allows teachers to deliver the most engaging content possible, helping students make deeper connections with the learning outcomes while they explore the integrated links, videos, maps and more.

To ensure the completion of the entire teaching process, Let’s teach! Primary provides downloadable worksheets that students can use to consolidate their learning and deepen their understanding with real-world context.

To recap, all you have to do is:

• choose your learning area
• follow the step-by-step lesson plan
• present the student pages and share the worksheets

Let’s teach! Primary  provides full curriculum coverage of every included learning area, with our online presence allowing the platform to be an ever-evolving mapping tool.

Please see all Year 5 Curriculum links below:

SKILLS ST3-1WS-S – Plans and conducts scientific investigations to answer testable questions, and collects and summarises data to communicate conclusions ST3-2DP-T – Plans and uses materials, tools and equipment to develop solutions for a need or opportunity ST3-3DP-T – Defines problems, and designs, modifies and follows algorithms to develop solutions

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING ST3-4LW-S – Examines how the environment affects the growth, survival and adaptation of living things ST3-5LW-T – Explains how food and fibre are produced sustainably in managed environments for health and nutrition ST3-6MW-S – Explains the effect of heat on the properties and behaviour of materials ST3-7MW-T – Explains how the properties of materials determines their use for a range of purposes ST3-8PW-ST – Explains how energy is transformed from one form to another ST3-9PW-ST – Investigates the effects of increasing or decreasing the strength of a specific contact or non-contact force ST3-10ES-S – Explains regular events in the solar system and geological events on the Earth’s surface ST3-11DI-T – Explains how digital systems represent data, connect together to form networks and transmit data. ST2-8PW-ST – Describes the characteristics and effects of common forms of energy, such as light and heat

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING GE3-1 – Describes the diverse features and characteristics of places and environments GE3-2 – Explains interactions and connections between people, places and environments GE3-3 – Compares and contrasts influences on the management of places and environments

SKILLS GE3-4 – Acquires, processes and communicates geographical information using geographical tools for inquiry

HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE HT3-1 – Describes and explains the significance of people, groups, places and events to the development of Australia HT3-2 – Describes and explains different experiences of people living in Australia over time HT3-3 – Identifies change and continuity and describes the causes and effects of change on Australian society HT3-4 – Describes and explains the struggles for rights and freedoms in Australia, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

SKILLS HT3-5 – Applies a variety of skills of historical inquiry and communication

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING PD3-1 – Identifies and applies strengths and strategies to manage life changes and transitions PD3-2 – Investigates information, community resources and strategies to demonstrate resilience and seek help for themselves and others PD3-3 – Evaluates the impact of empathy, inclusion and respect on themselves and others PD3-4 – Adapts movement skills in a variety of physical activity contexts PD3-5 – Proposes, applies and assesses solutions to movement challenges PD3-6 – Distinguishes contextual factors that influence health, safety, wellbeing and participation in physical activity which are controllable and uncontrollable PD3-7 – Proposes and implements actions and protective strategies that promote health, safety, wellbeing and physically active spaces PD3-8 – Creates and participates in physical activities to promote healthy and active lifestyles

SKILLS PD3-9 –Applies and adapts self-management skills to respond to personal and group situations PD3-10 – Selects and uses interpersonal skills to interact respectfully with others to promote inclusion and build connections PD3-11 – Selects, manipulates and modifies movement skills and concepts to effectively create and perform movement sequences

Victorian Curriculum

SCIENCE UNDERSTANDING Science as a human endeavour VCSSU073 – Scientific understandings, discoveries and inventions are used to inform personal and community decisions and to solve problems that directly affect people’s lives Biological sciences VCSSU074 – Living things have structural features and adaptations that help them to survive in their environment VCSSU075 – The growth and survival of living things are affected by the physical conditions of their environment Chemical sciences VCSSU076 – Solids, liquids and gases behave in different ways and have observable properties that help to classify them VCSSU077 – Changes to materials can be reversible, including melting, freezing, evaporating, or irreversible, including burning and rusting Earth and space sciences VCSSU078 – Earth is part of a system of planets orbiting around a star (the Sun) VCSSU079 – Sudden geological changes or extreme weather conditions can affect Earth’s surface Physical sciences VCSSU080 – Light from a source forms shadows and can be absorbed, reflected and refracted VCSSU081 – Energy from a variety of sources can be used to generate electricity; electric circuits enable this energy to be transferred to another place and then to be transformed into another form of energy

SCIENCE INQUIRY SKILLS Questioning and predicting VCSIS082 – With guidance, pose questions to clarify practical problems or inform a scientific investigation, and predict what the findings of an investigation might be based on previous experiences or general rules Planning and conducting VCSIS083 – With guidance, plan appropriate investigation types to answer questions or solve problems and use equipment, technologies and materials safely, identifying potential risks VCSIS084 – Decide which variables should be changed, measured and controlled in fair tests and accurately observe, measure and record data Recording and processing VCSIS085 – Construct and use a range of representations, including tables and graphs, to record, represent and describe observations, patterns or relationships in data Analysing and evaluating VCSIS086 – Compare data with predictions and use as evidence in developing explanations VCSIS087 – Suggest improvements to the methods used to investigate a question or solve a problem Communicating VCSIS088 – Communicate ideas and processes using evidence to develop explanations of events and phenomena and to identify simple cause-and-effect relationships

GEOGRAPHICAL CONCEPTS AND SKILLS Place, space and interconnection VCGGC085 – Describe and explain the diverse characteristics of places in different locations from local to global scales VCGGC086 – Identify and describe locations and describe and explain spatial distributions and patterns VCGGC087 – Describe and explain interconnections within places and between places, and the effects of these interconnections Data and information VCGGC088 – Collect and record relevant geographical data and information from the field and secondary sources, using ethical protocols VCGGC089 – Represent the location of places and other types of geographical data and information in different forms including diagrams, field sketches and large-scale and small-scale maps that conform to cartographic conventions of border, scale, legend, title, north point and source; using digital and spatial technologies as appropriate VCGGC090 – Interpret maps and other geographical data and information using digital and spatial technologies as appropriate, to develop identifications, descriptions, explanations and conclusions that use geographical terminology

GEOGRAPHICAL KNOWLEDGE Diversity and significance of places and environments VCGGK091 – Location of the major countries of Europe and North America, in relation to Australia and their major characteristics including the influence of people on the environmental characteristics of places in at least two countries from both continents VCGGK092 – Location of the major countries of the Asian region in relation to Australia and the geographical diversity within the region VCGGK093 – Differences in the demographic, economic, social and cultural characteristics of countries across the world VCGGK094 – Influence of people, including the influence of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, on the environmental characteristics of Australian places VCGGK095 – Impacts of bushfires or floods on environments and communities, and how people can respond VCGGK096 – Environmental and human influences on the location and characteristics of places and the management of spaces within them VCGGK097 – Factors that influence people’s awareness and opinion of places VCGGK098 – Australia’s connections with other countries and how these change people and places

HISTORICAL CONCEPTS AND SKILLS Chronology VCHHC082 – Sequence significant events and lifetimes of people in chronological order to create a narrative to explain the developments in Australia’s colonial past and the causes and effects of Federation on its people Historical sources as evidence VCHHC083 – Identify the origin, content features and the purpose of historical sources and describe the context of these sources when explaining daily life in colonial Australia, reasons for migration and causes and effects of Federation VCHHC084 – Describe perspectives and identify ideas, beliefs and values of people and groups in the past Continuity and change VCHHC085 – Identify and describe patterns of continuity and change in daily life for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, ‘native born’ and migrants in the Australian colonies Cause and effect VCHHC086 – Explain the causes of significant events that shaped the Australian colonies, contributed to Australian Federation and the effects of these on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and migrants Historical significance VCHHC087 – Explain the significance of an event and an individual or group that influenced change in the Australian colonies and in Australian society since Federation

HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE The Australian colonies VCHHK088 – The social, economic and political causes and reasons for the establishment of British colonies in Australia after 1800 VCHHK089 – The nature of convict or colonial presence, including the factors that influenced changing patterns of development, how the environment changed, and aspects of the daily life of the inhabitants, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples VCHHK090 – The effects of a significant development or event on a colony VCHHK091 – The causes and the reasons why people migrated to Australia from Europe and Asia, and the perspectives, experiences and contributions of a particular migrant group within a colony VCHHK092 – The role that a significant individual or group played in shaping and changing a colony Australia as a nation VCHHK093 – The significance of key figures and events that led to Australia’s Federation, including British and American influences on Australia’s system of law and government VCHHK094 – The different experiences and perspectives of Australian democracy and citizenship, including the status and rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, migrants, women, and children VCHHK095 – The stories and perspectives of people who migrated to Australia, including from one Asian country, and the reasons they migrated VCHHK096 – Significant contributions of individuals and groups, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and migrants, to changing Australian society

PERSONAL, SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH Being healthy, safe and active VCHPEP105 – Explore how identities are influenced by people and places VCHPEP106 – Investigate resources to manage changes and transitions associated with puberty VCHPEP107 – Investigate community resources and strategies to seek help about health, safety and wellbeing VCHPEP108 – Plan and practise strategies to promote health, safety and wellbeing Communicating and interacting for health and well being VCHPEP109 – Practise skills to establish and manage relationships VCHPEP110 – Examine the influence of emotional responses on behaviour, relationships and health and wellbeing VCHPEP111 – Recognise how media and important people in the community influence personal attitudes, beliefs, decisions and behaviours Contributing to healthy and active communities VCHPEP112– Investigate the role of preventive health in promoting and maintaining health, safety and wellbeing for individuals and their communities VCHPEP113 – Explore how participation in outdoor activities supports personal and community health and wellbeing and creates connections to the natural and built environment VCHPEP114 – Investigate how celebrating similarities and differences can strengthen communities

Western Australian Curriculum

SCIENCE UNDERSTANDING Biological sciences ACSSU043 – Living things have structural features and adaptations that help them to survive in their environment Chemical sciences ACSSU077 – Solids, liquids and gases have different observable properties and behave in different ways Earth and space sciences ACSSU078 – The Earth is part of a system of planets orbiting around a star (the sun) Physical sciences ACSSU080 – Light from a source forms shadows and can be absorbed, reflected and refracted

SCIENCE AS A HUMAN ENDEAVOUR Nature and development of science ACSHE081 – Science involves testing predictions by gathering data and using evidence to develop explanations of events and phenomena and reflects historical and cultural contributions Use and influence of science ACSHE083 – Scientific knowledge is used to solve problems and inform personal and community decisions

SCIENCE INQUIRY SKILLS Questioning and predicting ACSIS231 – With guidance, pose clarifying questions and make predictions about scientific investigations Planning and conducting ACSIS086 – Identify, plan and apply the elements of scientific investigations to answer questions and solve problems using equipment and materials safely and identifying potential risks ACSIS087 – Decide variables to be changed and measured in fair tests, and observe measure and record data with accuracy using digital technologies as appropriate Processing and analysing data and information ACSIS090 – Construct and use a range of representations, including tables and graphs, to represent and describe observations, patterns or relationships in data using digital technologies as appropriate ACSIS218 – Compare data with predictions and use as evidence in developing explanations Evaluating ACSIS091 – Reflect on and suggest improvements to scientific investigations Communicating ACSIS093 – Communicate ideas, explanations and processes using scientific representations in a variety of ways, including multi-modal texts

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING Factors that shape the environmental characteristics of places ACHASSK111(WA)* – The main characteristics (e.g. climate, natural vegetation, landforms, native animals) of the continents of South America and North America, and the location of their major countries in relation to Australia ACHASSK112 – The way people alter the environmental characteristics of Australian places (e.g. vegetation clearance, fencing, urban development, drainage, irrigation, farming, forest plantations, mining) ACHASSK113 – Features of environments (e.g. climate, landforms, vegetation) influence human activities and the built features of places ACHASSK114 – The impact of bushfires or floods on environments and communities, and how people can respond The Earth’s environment sustains all life ACHASSK087(WA)* – The main characteristics (e.g. climate, natural vegetation, landforms, native animals) of the continents of Africa and Europe, and the location of their major countries in relation to Australia

HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES SKILLS Questioning and researching WAHASS50 – Identify current understandings, consider possible misconceptions and identify personal views on a topic (e.g. KWL chart, concept map) WAHASS51 – Develop and refine a range of questions required to plan an inquiry WAHASS52 – Locate and collect information and/or data from a range of appropriate primary sources and secondary sources (e.g. museums, media, library catalogues, interviews, internet) WAHASS53 – Record selected information and/or data using a variety of methods (e.g. use graphic organisers, paraphrase, summarise) WAHASS54 – Use ethical protocols when gathering information and/or data (e.g. acknowledge the work of others, reference work appropriately, obtain permission to use photographs and interviews) Analysing WAHASS55 – Use criteria to determine the relevancy of information (e.g. consider accuracy, reliability, publication date, usefulness to the question) WAHASS56 – Interpret information and/or data collected (e.g. sequence events in chronological order, identify cause and effect, make connections with prior knowledge) WAHASS57 – Identify different points of view/perspectives in information and/or data (e.g. analyse language, identify motives) WAHASS58 – Translate collected information and/or data to a variety of different formats (e.g. create a timeline, draw maps, convert a table of statistics into a graph) Evaluating WAHASS59 – Draw and justify conclusions, and give explanations, based on the information and/or data in texts, tables, graphs and maps (e.g. identify patterns, infer relationships) WAHASS60 – Use decision-making processes (e.g. share opinions and personal perspectives, consider different points of view, identify issues, develop possible solutions, plan for action, identify advantages and disadvantages of different options) Communicating and reflecting WAHASS61 – Present findings, conclusions and/or arguments, appropriate to audience and purpose, in a range of communication forms (e.g. written, oral, visual, digital, tabular, graphic, maps) and using subject-specific terminology and concepts WAHASS62 – Develop a variety of texts, including narratives, descriptions, biographies and persuasive texts, based on information collected from source materials WAHASS63 – Reflect on learning, identify new understandings and act on findings in different ways (e.g. suggest additional questions to be investigated, propose a course of action on an issue that is significant to them)

*Note: While HASS WA content codes normally match Australian Curriculum content codes, the Year 5 WA Knowledge and Understanding code specifies North America and South America rather than AC’s North America and Europe . Likewise, the Year 4 WA Knowledge and Understanding code specifies Africa and Europe rather than Africa and South America.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING The Australian colonies ACHASSK106 – The economic, political and social reasons for establishing British colonies in Australia after 1800 (e.g. the establishment of penal colonies) ACHASSK107 – The patterns of colonial development and settlement (e.g. geographical features, climate, water resources, transport, discovery of gold) and how this impacted upon the environment (e.g. introduced species) and the daily lives of the different inhabitants (e.g. convicts, free settlers, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples) ACHASSK110 – The contribution or significance of one individual or group in shaping the Swan River Colony, including their motivations and actions (e.g. groups such as explorers, farmers, pastoralists, convicts or individuals such as James Stirling, John Septimus Roe, Thomas Peel)

PERSONAL, SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH Being healthy, safe and active ACPPS051 – Ways that individuals and groups adapt to different contexts and situations ACPPS052 – Changes associated with puberty which vary with individuals: physical; mental; emotional ACPPS053 – Reliable sources of information that inform health, safety and wellbeing, such as: internet-based information; community health organisations; publications and other media ACPPS054 – Strategies that promote a safe, healthy lifestyle, such as: comparing food labels on products; increased physical activity; practising sun safety Communicating and interacting for health and well being ACPPS055 – Skills and strategies to establish and manage relationships over time, such as: exploring why relationships change; assessing the impact of changing relationships on health and wellbeing; building new friendships; dealing with bullying and harassment ACPPS056 – Ways in which inappropriate emotional responses impact on relationships, such as: loss of trust; fear; loss of respect ACPPS057 – Reliable sources of information that inform health, safety and wellbeing, such as: internet-based information; community health organisations; publications and other media Contributing to healthy and active communities ACPPS058 – Preventive health measures that promote and maintain an individual’s health, safety and wellbeing, such as: bicycle safety; sun safety

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When giving homework, it must always be based on learning goals your students have to reach, just like in your lessons. But it’s sad to see that lots of teachers are using homework as extra lesson time. Of course, as a teacher, you’re on a clock. But that doesn’t mean your students have to suffer from it and keep working on those boring textbooks and worksheets at home.

Consider goals like attitudes, real-life experiences, and practice, physical exercise, social encounters, creative solutions, and philanthropy as crucial as your lesson goals. These are things students don’t just pick up in your classroom. These are things they pick up in life.

In this blog post, I’ll give you some innovative homework ideas that will engage your students more. These alternatives to traditional homework will thereby also teach your students new things that can’t be taught in the classroom. You will find a variety of homework ideas: online and offline.

I will mention homework alternatives for primary school and high school. Some of these ideas can be changed a little bit, so they are the perfect fit for the right audience.

20 Creative homework ideas

You can divide homework tasks into the following themes or categories:

• Crafts & arts
• Outdoor activities & outings
• Games and activities
• Physical activities
• Digital or computer activities
• Philanthropy & social work

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Crafts and arts homework

1. prepare a dish from a recipe book.

2. Make a board game

3. Create a birdhouse

4. Transform a fictional book character into a hand puppet

Outdoor homework activities and outings

5. coupon game.

Students can also go grocery shopping with their parents. Here, they have to read the ingredients of the products and help their parents choose the healthiest products for the best prices, figure out the best deal between the sizes of items, …

6. Visit the zoo

7. Visit the local dumping ground or container park

8. Build a tree house

Games and activities as homework

9. bookwidgets games.

10. Minecraft

11. Play Cards

12. Play Zoo Tycoon or Rollercoaster Tycoon

Physical homework activities

13. rope skipping.

Many rope-skipping songs let your students do different tricks while rope-skipping. This is an excellent opportunity for homework as well. Ask your students to transform a rope skipping song into a song with lesson content. Let them count or spell or even sum up the different states or capitals. To engage their lifestyles even harder, you can additionally give them the assignment to create a TikTok in which they are jumping and singing.

Click here to see how you can get Tiktok more involved in the classroom.

14. Walking quest

If there aren’t any walking quests in the neighborhood, you could ask your students to create a walking quest like this for their fellow students. What a fun day it will be!

15. Obstacle Quiz

In order for students to answer the questions, they have to run and pass a challenging parkour. This is a fun homework exercise, and in the end, it’s a great lesson starter or lesson end.

16. Swimming games

After the activity, they can fill out an Exit Slip:

Digital or computer homework activities

17. create a picture album.

This teaches them to handle the online software, add pictures and write without spelling mistakes. And of course, creating memories is so much fun!

18. Video job application

19. Your life in 10 minutes - video

20. Email pen-pals

Is it still too complicated? Read the messages from your students, before they send them, and provide them with some feedback.

Philanthropy and social homework

21. grow a community garden.

22. Help in a retirement home

23. Help at a homeless shelter

24. Collect litter

Here’s another homework tip: Don’t call homework “homework”. Call it a challenge. Homework has become a negative word for students, and I bet they start rolling their eyes as you even mention the word.

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Planning homework can be a time-consuming task for teachers. It can be difficult setting tasks that relate to the learning taking place in the classroom… then there’s all the paper that is wasted printing out worksheets… and the hours of time that is spent marking them!

This homework activities matrix is intended to solve some of these homework woes. It includes over 100 activities which directly address the Australian Curriculum content descriptions in the following learning areas:

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• Humanities and Social Sciences
• Technologies
• Health and Physical Education.

Homework requirements vary significantly from class to class and from school to school. We completely understand this! In light of this fact, this resource has been designed specifically for flexibility, enabling you to select as many or as few activities from the matrix as you wish each week (or, alternatively, each term). Once you have chosen the desired activities, simply copy and paste them into a text box on the homework grid of your choice and distribute to your students. In the interests of flexibility, six different grid versions are available. These include:

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Setting appropriate homework tasks is a big part of your teaching role. Setting homework is an opportunity to ensure that your students have absorbed the lesson and can apply what they've learnt to individual study. Homework allows students to reflect on your teachings and broaden their understanding of a particular subject or topic.

However, motivating your class to view homework this way might be something of a challenge! Most young people find settling down to complete homework outside of school hours challenging. If the task feels overwhelming or difficult or seems monotonous, they might just go through the motions of getting it done rather than giving it their full energy and attention and completing it the best they can.

So how can you ensure students' love of learning continues outside the classroom and that they not only give their all to completing homework but actually enjoy it too?

By getting creative with the work you set and thinking about how you can engage and motivate students to complete their homework, you will undoubtedly see better results.

Here are some excellent homework ideas to help encourage creative, student-led learning.

Exciting, engaging homework ideas to keep your students paying attention

Write their own lesson plan.

If you want to give your students a chance to step into your shoes for the day, why don't you ask them to create their own lesson plan around a topic they've learnt about or are about to learn? This will give them a chance to showcase their knowledge, do research and think creatively. You'll also learn more about how your students like to work and what would make a good lesson from their perspective, which could help inform how you shape your lessons in the future.

Write a speech or story from a different perspective

If your students are learning about a famous historical figure or studying a classic text, why not get them to think about different perspectives? You could ask them to embody someone influential from a particular period or a character from a play or story and write a speech or story from that person's point of view.

Create a board game

Gamification is always a fun idea to try to inject energy into the classroom, and getting your students to create their very own board game is a fantastic way to keep things fun while also getting them engaged in their learning. Games could centre around a particular topic; they could be quiz-based, matching games, or number games - let them get as creative as they like. You can then have fun in class playing the best ones too.

Go on a treasure hunt

As a fun homework task that will get your students out and about, ask them to go on a treasure or scavenger hunt, finding certain things that are related to your topic. For younger children, this could be as simple as collecting leaves, flowers, or twigs they might find in their local park, or particular shapes or colours, but older children can benefit from this kind of task too by setting more complicated challenges.

Create a collage

Creating collages can be a fun and interesting way for students to demonstrate their learning, improve their research skills and use their creativity and imagination and can be based on a variety of different topics so they work well across lots of subjects. Encourage them to stick cutouts, fabrics, tickets, photographs, and any other relevant materials to make up their collages, and then they can take turns presenting these in class.

Film a video

If your students are older and have mobile phones, you could set a video-making task for them to do at home. This could involve interviewing friends and relatives about a topic or filming themselves talking about a specific subject, or answering a particular question. Students could share their videos in class and will love being able to use their phones in school for once!

Create a crossword

Get your students to think creatively about questions and answers by asking them to create their very own crossword puzzle, using the material you've taught them in class as a basis. You can ask them to bring all their crossword puzzles into class and then swap them with each other to see if other students can fit the answers in correctly.

Find fun facts

Almost every subject has weird and wonderful facts surrounding it. Did you know, for example, that the word 'hundred' derives from an old Norse term 'hundrath,' which actually means 120?! Or that water can both boil and freeze simultaneously? Encourage your students to find the most obscure or interesting facts about the subjects you are teaching them, and then you can all share your findings in class.

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