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Foundation Christmas maths worksheets

Australian Curriculum v9.0Dollars and cents, metric, A4Answer key computed in code

A free 3-page Christmas maths booklet for Foundation, set in an Australian summer Christmas. Joining and taking away with small collections, making 10, sharing fairly between friends and continuing repeating patterns. Numbers stay at 10 or below so the maths, not the reading, is the challenge. Print it for the class, turn on the answer key for marking, or switch edition for a fresh set with the same skills.

How to use it in class

  • Read each story aloud and let children act it out with counters, pegs or paper baubles before they write an answer.
  • Use page 1 as a whole-class warm-up on the floor, then send pairs off to do page 2 together.
  • Page 3 works well as a small-group task with an adult reading the prompts.

Is it right for my class?

Best from the middle of Term 4 in Foundation, when most children count reliably to 10. If your class is still building one-to-one counting, do the stories orally with objects first.

23 questions over 3 pages. After the warm-up the pages are story problems, so students read more there; read them aloud for early readers.

Edition:Each edition has different numbers and the same skills.
✓ Every answer computed in code
Foundation · 3 pages · 23 questions
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Foundation · Christmas maths · Edition 1 · Page 1 of 3

Warm up

Make 10

AC9MFN04

Fill in the missing number in each bond.

  1. 1.
    0 + ___ = 10
  2. 2.
    1 + ___ = 10
  3. 3.
    3 + ___ = 10
  4. 4.
    5 + ___ = 10
  5. 5.
    9 + ___ = 10
  6. 6.
    6 + ___ = 10

What comes next?

AC9MFA01

What comes next? Draw or write the next one.

  1. 7.
    ● ◆ ● ◆ ● ___
  2. 8.
    ♥ ◆ ★ ♥ ◆ ★ ♥ ___
  3. 9.
    ★ ◆ ★ ◆ ★ ___
  4. 10.
    ■ ▲ ● ■ ▲ ● ■ ___
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Foundation · Christmas maths · Edition 1 · Page 2 of 3

Christmas stories

Adding on

AC9MFN05

Use counters or draw dots to help you.

  1. 1.
    Jarrah has 3 paper stars. Jarrah gets 2 more. How many paper stars does Jarrah have now?
  2. 2.
    Ava has 4 candy canes. Ava gets 6 more. How many candy canes does Ava have now?
  3. 3.
    Grace has 6 baubles. Grace gets 2 more. How many baubles does Grace have now?
  4. 4.
    Isla has 8 Christmas cards. Isla gets 1 more. How many Christmas cards does Isla have now?

Taking away

AC9MFN05

Use counters or draw dots to help you.

  1. 5.
    There were 7 cherries on the table. Lucy's family ate 2. How many cherries are left?
  2. 6.
    There were 4 mango slices on the table. Noah's family ate 1. How many mango slices are left?
  3. 7.
    There were 8 candy canes on the table. Arlo's family ate 6. How many candy canes are left?
  4. 8.
    There were 8 cherries on the table. Leo's family ate 4. How many cherries are left?
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Foundation · Christmas maths · Edition 1 · Page 3 of 3

Sharing at Christmas

Share fairly

AC9MFN06

Share the things out so everyone gets the same.

  1. 1.
    Arlo shares 4 cherries equally between 2 cousins. How many cherries does each cousin get?
  2. 2.
    Ruby shares 2 candy canes equally between 2 cousins. How many candy canes does each cousin get?
  3. 3.
    Jack shares 9 paper stars equally between 3 cousins. How many paper stars does each cousin get?
  4. 4.
    Maya shares 6 mango slices equally between 2 cousins. How many mango slices does each cousin get?
  5. 5.
    Kai shares 6 paper stars equally between 3 cousins. How many paper stars does each cousin get?
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Foundation curriculum codes in this booklet

Codes and titles from the Australian Curriculum Version 9.0 Mathematics, paraphrased in our own words. © ACARA, licensed CC BY 4.0.

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Foundation Christmas maths FAQ

What does the Foundation Christmas maths booklet cover?

Joining and taking away with small collections, making 10, sharing fairly between friends and continuing repeating patterns. Numbers stay at 10 or below so the maths, not the reading, is the challenge. It has 23 questions over 3 A4 pages, plus an answer key.

Which Australian Curriculum codes does it cover?

It practises AC9MFN04 (Part-part-whole to 10), AC9MFA01 (Copy and continue patterns), AC9MFN05 (Model adding and taking away), AC9MFN06 (Equal sharing and grouping), from the Australian Curriculum v9 Mathematics for Foundation.

Is the answer key correct?

Yes. The warm-up questions come from ChalkBee's procedural maths generators, and every Christmas story problem computes its answer from the numbers in the question. Nothing is typed by hand or written by AI, and automated tests re-check every answer.

Is this the right level for my class?

Best from the middle of Term 4 in Foundation, when most children count reliably to 10. If your class is still building one-to-one counting, do the stories orally with objects first.

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