Free Foundation Maths Worksheets for Teachers

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Counting and Number Recognition
Counting and Number Recognition

Counting and Number Recognition

Practise counting and number recognition with this free, printable Foundation worksheet. Aligned to the Australian Curriculum, covering objectives such as: establish understanding of the language and processes of counting by naming numbers in sequences. Created with Chalkie.ai and fully customisable for your class.

Patterns and Sorting
Patterns and Sorting

Patterns and Sorting

This Foundation patterns and sorting worksheet is ready to print and use in class. Aligned to the Australian Curriculum, covering objectives such as: sort, describe and name familiar two-dimensional shapes and three-dimensional objects. Made on Chalkie.ai. Edit, download, and print for free.

Shapes and Space
Shapes and Space

Shapes and Space

Help your Foundation students explore shapes and space with this editable worksheet. Aligned to the Australian Curriculum, covering objectives such as: describe position and movement of objects. Sign up free to Chalkie.ai to adapt this for your class.

Measurement and Comparison
Measurement and Comparison

Measurement and Comparison

An Australian Curriculum-aligned Foundation worksheet covering measurement and comparison, including objectives such as: use direct and indirect comparisons to decide which is longer, heavier or holds more. Fully editable on Chalkie.ai. Sign up free to customise.

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Foundation maths worksheets for the first year of school, covering counting and number recognition, patterns and sorting, shapes and space, and measurement and comparison. Early learners get plenty of practice naming numbers in sequence, sorting familiar shapes and objects, describing position and movement, and deciding which of two objects is longer, heavier or holds more.

Every worksheet is aligned to the Australian Curriculum v9.0, so activities match what Foundation students are expected to learn in their first year of maths. The objectives each worksheet covers are listed alongside it, making it easy to slot a page into an existing unit plan or keep as evidence of curriculum coverage.

Teachers print these Foundation maths worksheets for whole-class lessons, morning warm-ups, early-finisher tasks and take-home practice. If a worksheet is close but not quite right, open it in Chalkie, edit any question and regenerate it to suit your class, whether one group needs a simpler version or another needs an extension.

What Foundation Maths covers

  • Counting and Number Recognition

    Establishes the language and processes of counting, with students naming numbers in sequence and recognising numerals in everyday contexts.

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  • Patterns and Sorting

    Students sort, describe and name familiar two-dimensional shapes and three-dimensional objects, using their features to explain groupings.

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  • Shapes and Space

    Focuses on describing the position and movement of objects, building the everyday language of location and direction.

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  • Measurement and Comparison

    Covers using direct and indirect comparisons to decide which of two objects is longer, heavier or holds more.

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