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Year 5 Christmas maths worksheets

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

A free 3-page Christmas maths booklet for Year 5, set in an Australian summer Christmas. Decimal and order of operations warm-ups, multiplying larger numbers, money with decimals and change, simple percentage discounts in the Boxing Day sales, carols timetables and converting between metric units. 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

  • Set the sale problems as a mini investigation: which shop gives the better deal?
  • Students can show working in the space beside each question; the answer key includes the method.
  • Use page 3 for a partner task and compare strategies as a class.

Is it right for my class?

Pitched at the end of Year 5. Students who find percentages hard can do the 10% and 50% questions first; the Year 6 booklet goes further.

24 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
Year 5 · 3 pages · 24 questions
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Date
Year 5 · Christmas maths · Edition 1 · Page 1 of 3

Warm up

Adding and subtracting decimals

AC9M5N01

Add, subtract or multiply the decimals.

  1. 1.
    5.9 + 1.8 =
  2. 2.
    5.6 + 4.2 =
  3. 3.
    9.7 - 4.0 =
  4. 4.
    6.3 - 5.5 =
  5. 5.
    7.8 - 3.2 =
  6. 6.
    3.8 + 8.8 =

Order of operations

AC9M5A02

Solve using the correct order of operations (BODMAS/PEMDAS).

  1. 7.
    11 + 10 × 9 =
  2. 8.
    (5 + 10) × 3 =
  3. 9.
    2 × 5 - 6 =
  4. 10.
    9 × 11 - 4 =
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Year 5 · Christmas maths · Edition 1 · Page 2 of 3

Christmas stories

Multiplying larger numbers

AC9M5N06

Read each Christmas story. Write a number sentence, then the answer.

  1. 1.
    A Christmas tree farm plants 33 rows of pine trees with 59 trees in each row. How many trees is that?
  2. 2.
    A Christmas tree farm plants 46 rows of pine trees with 54 trees in each row. How many trees is that?
  3. 3.
    A Christmas tree farm plants 15 rows of pine trees with 16 trees in each row. How many trees is that?

Boxing Day sales

AC9M5N04

Work out the discount or the sale price.

  1. 4.
    In the Boxing Day sales a scooter priced at $80 is 25% off. How much money is taken off the price?
  2. 5.
    In the Boxing Day sales a scooter priced at $120 is 10% off. What is the sale price?
  3. 6.
    In the Boxing Day sales a scooter priced at $84 is 25% off. How much money is taken off the price?
  4. 7.
    In the Boxing Day sales a boogie board priced at $152 is 50% off. What is the sale price?
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Year 5 · Christmas maths · Edition 1 · Page 3 of 3

Money, time and measurement

Money with decimals

AC9M5N09

Add the prices, then work out the change.

  1. 1.
    Eli buys a tin of shortbread for $6.75 and a box of Christmas crackers for $8.95, and pays with a $20 note. How much change is given?
  2. 2.
    Tom buys a roll of wrapping paper for $3.45 and a frisbee for $5.40, and pays with a $20 note. How much change is given?

Christmas timetable

AC9M5M03

Work out when each event finishes.

  1. 3.
    The school Christmas concert starts at 1:30 pm and runs for 1 hour. What time does it finish?
  2. 4.
    The school Christmas concert starts at 1:30 pm and runs for 1 hour 30 minutes. What time does it finish?
  3. 5.
    The beach cricket match on Boxing Day starts at 8:30 am and runs for 3 hours 15 minutes. What time does it finish?

Converting metric units

AC9M5M01

Convert between the units.

  1. 6.
    A Christmas ham weighs 2.75 kg. How many grams is that?
  2. 7.
    A Christmas ham weighs 5.25 kg. How many grams is that?
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Year 5 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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Year 5 Christmas maths FAQ

What does the Year 5 Christmas maths booklet cover?

Decimal and order of operations warm-ups, multiplying larger numbers, money with decimals and change, simple percentage discounts in the Boxing Day sales, carols timetables and converting between metric units. It has 24 questions over 3 A4 pages, plus an answer key.

Which Australian Curriculum codes does it cover?

It practises AC9M5N01 (Decimals beyond hundredths), AC9M5A02 (Unknowns with multiplication and division), AC9M5N06 (Multiply larger numbers), AC9M5N04 (Percentages of a whole), AC9M5N09 (Model money and number problems), AC9M5M03 (12 and 24 hour time), AC9M5M01 (Choose metric units), from the Australian Curriculum v9 Mathematics for Year 5.

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?

Pitched at the end of Year 5. Students who find percentages hard can do the 10% and 50% questions first; the Year 6 booklet goes further.

Other year levels: Foundation · Year 1 · Year 2 · Year 3 · Year 4 · Year 6

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