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Help a town planner to design a site plan for a school. Using a 10x10 grid, design areas for four regions (library, car park, lawn and canteen) based on the percentages given. Assign the area for an additional two regions, using percentages of your choice. Use a number line to indicate the equivalent fractions for two regions. This learning object is one in a series of two objects. The series is also packaged as a combined learning object.

Help a town planner to design a site plan for a city. Assign regions on a 10x20 grid for different uses such as factories, hospitals or parks. Calculate the percentage and the fraction of the total site used for each region. Use a number line to display fractions and equivalent decimals. This learning object is one in a series of three objects combined as 'Neighbourhood fractions'.

This is a website aimed at upper primary students and made by NASA. It has various games and activities that can be individual or whole class activities. It is good for any design activities. Worth a look!

Design your own classroom with this fantastic interactive activity focusing on location and perspective

This programe features seven video clips that are designed for teachers to use on their interactive whiteboard when teaching literacy. Suitable for Years 1 - 7, each of the short clips sets up an environment or a narrative that can be used to fire the children's imagination. An alluring jewellery shop, a ghostly graveyard and a tunnel with a warning are just three of exciting story starts included.

Use fractions to design a flag

The English Developmental Continuum P-10 provides evidence based indicators of progress , linked to powerful teaching strategies, aligned to the progression points and the standards for the English Domain of the Victorian Essential Learning Standards. These teaching strategies are designed to support purposeful teaching of individuals and small groups of students with similar learning needs. It is intended that teachers use the strategies in the context of their own classrooms, text or topic being taught.

This portal is designed for Primary students and is filled with HEAPS of useful links. The "backpack" contains an online dictionary and thesaurus that could easily be linked with literacy activities. There are lots of great links in the "Things to do" column and new featured websites are regularly added. The search bar also leads to more kid friendly searching of the net

Test your knowledge of percentages and their relationship with proper fractions. Represent given percentages on a 5 by 5 grid. Also show them on a number line marked in tenths. Allocate squares on the grid to match the given percentages for different parts of the park. For example, show 24% of the grid as bushland. Add each percentage to the number line by moving a bar along the line. View and print a report of your results. This assessment object is the last in a series of three objects that progressively increase in difficulty.

A great interactive maths website, which children can independently work their way through, depending on the skill you are teaching. Great for Maths rotation groups.

Use fractions and percntages to calculate the area covered - students create their own park.