The way you wish you had been taught maths when you were in
Year 3, 4, 5 and 6...
Planning that saves you hours and helps you teach maths more effectively with the pre-planned differentiation you need for every Years 3-6 classroom - FREE to download (newly released) lesson and unit samples for Terms 3 and 4
These are short extracts only (trial pack samples from a range of the 50 unit plans, rather than complete units).
Please note: Almost all hyperlinks and template links will not work within these samples, as these exclusively function for schools with access to the entire planning package with all linked resources included.
Fractions samples - less than 10% of the full set of fractions lessons and units
(There are 10 Fractions Units in the complete pack, each averaging over 150 pages in the full fractions, decimals and percentages sequence for Years 3-6)
Real-life representations
for fractions and
counting by fractions
(Year 3/4 -
4 of 9 lessons in
Fractions Unit 2)
Understanding
equivalence
(Year 3/4 -
extract of the full unit)
Converting fractions to percentages and decimals (Year 5/6 - 2 of 7 lessons in Fractions Unit 7)
Multiplication samples - less than 2% of the full set of multiplication lessons and units
(There are 10 Multiplication Units in the complete pack, each averaging over 120 pages in the full multiplicative thinking sequence for Years 3-6)
Multiplicative strategies student anchor chart
Building an understanding of the 9s strategy
(more long-term than the 'fingers trick'): think x10 with a place value power of 10 shift, then subtract a group of the other factor
Using the array model to connect multiplication
to division (and fractions for extension) - Year 3/4 with extension into 5/6 content
Student reflection journals - multiplicative strategy flipbooks (with space for students' own worked examples from lessons, extension applications and students' explanations in their own words)
Developing the doubling multiplicative strategy family for x2, x4 and x8 (Year 3/4 -
1 of 6 lessons in Multiplication Unit 2)
Multiplication Unit 5 - Applying multiplicative strategies from Units 2-4:
Teaching tips, worded problem swap and array gallery walk of strategies to solve each student's 'nemesis' multiplicative fact
Subtraction samples - less than 15% of the full set of subtraction lessons and units
(There are 8 Subtraction Units in the complete pack, each averaging over 100 pages in the full sequence for Years 3-6)
Subtraction Unit 4 - Difference between (Year 3/4 - majority of the unit - Subtraction Unit 4)
Subtraction Unit 5 - Transformation (Pump it Up /
Drop it Low Strategy)
Subtraction
Mental Strategies
and Estimation
Think Board
Other unit extracts - less than 1% of the place value units, extension-level units and problem-solving challenges organised by unit and concept
(There are 17 Place Value Units in the complete pack, each averaging over 200 pages in the full sequence for Years 3-6; over 1000 pages of extending prompt options progressing into Year 7/8 content; and a comprehensive organised menu of problem-solving follow-on options from explicit teaching tasks)
Decimals for Year 5 (1 lesson of 9 for Year 5
Decimals)
Multiplying Fractions
(Year 7 Extension Unit - 1 of 6 lessons in Multiplication
Unit 10)
Worded multi-step problems - This set is linked to Subtraction Unit 4, there are 50 sets in total (one linked set for every unit)
Please note: All complete units (not the sample extracts above) start with direct curriculum links to Australian Curriculum Version 9, Victorian Curriculum Version 2.0, the new WA Curriculum (2026 version once finalised by SCSA), and the new NSW Syllabus for Stage 2 and Stage 3.
Please note: Almost all hyperlinks in these samples will not work, as the above documents are online extracts and do not include the hyperlinked templates; or diagnostic, formative and summative assessments that are all included in the complete package.
New Years 3-6 Planning Package
50 explicit teaching units developed in Australian classrooms for more than five years by Australian numeracy coaches, with amongst the highest on-record student gain results in NAPLAN for Years 3-5 matched cohorts:
Comprehensive support for Years 3-6 teachers with 50 sequential explicit teaching units, organised by content level and concept, with detailed modelling guidance, engaging tasks and pre-planned differentiation. Every one of the 600 lesson plans includes:
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student-friendly learning intentions and goals, key maths vocabulary and formative success criteria
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Australian classroom photographs of concrete modelling and detailed student work samples
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explicit teaching modelling, misconception alerts, immediate feedback tips and questioning prompts
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engaging tuning-in options focused on building a love of numeracy by connecting maths to students' interests, sport, the arts and real-life, as well as warm-ups aligned to each concept to achieve spaced retrieval for long-term retention and to front-load the most challenging skills for that level (those that take the longest and most dedicated timeframes for students to consolidate and master)
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a daily whole-school approach to number fact fluency
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student reflection journal prompts, goal-setting systems and ongoing problem-solving challenges
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pre-planned enabling and extending prompts for daily in-class support and extension to cater for wide ranges in one classroom, specifically planned for each and every lesson plan.
Each unit starts with direct links to the Australian Curriculum Version 9 (for QLD, the NT, the ACT and Tasmania), the SA Curriculum, the Victorian Curriculum Version 2.0, the new Western Australian Curriculum (which will include a free update for WA schools joining in Term 3 or Term 4 this year, once SCSA releases the finalised version of the new WA Curriculum later in Term 4), and the new NSW Syllabus for Stage 2 and Stage 3.
Packages to support your teams
Pack inclusions:
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50 brand new comprehensive unit plans - triple the size of our Early Years Package. The package includes over 600 new developmentally-sequenced lessons and warm-ups. These unit plans assist teams throughout the entire year of teaching, building four sequential years of learning.
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Detailed extending prompts catering for advanced students who have already mastered the main content, pushing into early secondary content but also into deep and challenging problems, including over 200 multi-step worded problems linked to each unit plan.
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Over 5000 photographs of explicit classroom modelling and lessons-in-action in Australian classrooms that provide teams with an in-depth insight into how to deliver each session with success. Detailed student work sample photographs also provide worked examples of what excellent mathematical recording looks like for each lesson, with students using materials and recording their working out throughout every task.
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Diagnostic, formative and growth-based assessments that require students to reason, use efficient mental strategies and show working out (not just provide answers). The linked spreadsheets with formulas pinpoint both whole cohort and individual student's critical developmental gaps and next points-of-need (ZPD). This provides teachers with a clear pathway to act on this data, including linked unit plans for every assessment question. All assessments include answer guides and test A-D versions for use over multiple years (avoiding the need for students to repeat the same test each year).
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All lessons include engaging hooks; photographs of explicit teaching using materials and student work samples; pre-planned enabling and challenging extending prompts for daily in-class intervention and extension to cater for wide ranges in the one classroom.
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Over 100 new spaced retrieval warm-ups, all integrated into each unit, with a focus on flexible mental strategies and building fluency, after understanding and reasoning have been consolidated.
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Professional readings summaries and practical classroom tips at the start of every unit.
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Every lesson plan includes misconception alerts, questioning prompts, immediate feedback tips, as well as detailed teaching tips.
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Week-by-week scope and sequences for straight, composite and multi-age settings with easy-to-follow unit timings on a yearly, weekly and daily basis throughout the year.
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Mathematical vocabulary anchor charts, unit launches and more inclusions to support each year 3-6 team's comprehensive year (and all years going forward) of hands-on, real-life, sequential mathematics.
