Back to School Maths About Me
Maths about me — because number sense is more fun when it's personal.
This Back to School Maths About Me activity is a creative and engaging printable for Australian primary school students in Years 1–4. Students use numbers from their own life to practise key maths skills — from counting and addition to measurement and data — all within a meaningful, self-referencing context. It's the perfect way to kick off your maths programme at the start of a new school year while getting to know your students at the same time.
Aligned to the Australian Curriculum, this no-prep maths activity is ready to print the moment you download it.
Why teachers love it:
- Personal and engaging — students love using facts about themselves, which boosts motivation and buy-in
- Curriculum-connected — covers numeracy strands including number, data and measurement
- Great for early assessment — quickly shows you where each student is at with core maths skills
- Zero prep — instant download, print and go, no laminating needed
Perfect for:
- Years 1–4 Australian primary classrooms
- First week back-to-school maths activities
- Maths warm-ups and morning work
- Early numeracy assessment and observation
What's included:
A printable Maths About Me worksheet where students complete number-based prompts using facts from their own life. Designed for individual student use on A4 paper.
Print and go — your maths lesson is sorted. 🖨️
Planning your first day back?
Our back-to-school first day guide has icebreakers, display ideas and first-day games to use alongside this resource.
SPECIFICATIONS
Format: PDF, set up for A4 paper. Exactly what's inside is listed above.
Editing: This download is not editable. The PDF is flattened to protect the design and the artists' work we license.
Printing: Open the file in a PDF reader and choose 'Fit to page' or 'Actual size'. Do a test page on plain paper first — card, colour and black-and-white all print well.
Licence: One classroom, one teacher. Please don't share, resell or post the file online; buy an extra licence for each colleague who wants their own copy.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
You'll need a PDF reader on your device — the free Adobe Acrobat Reader is the most reliable. Double-click the downloaded file to open it.
If a page shows on screen but won't print properly, open it in Acrobat Reader, choose Print → Advanced → tick 'Print as image'.
Stuck? Contact us and we'll sort it out.
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FAQS
Where is my download?
Check your inbox (and junk folder) for the email from Mrs Edgar with your link. You can also log in to your account at mrsedgar.com.au and download it from your order.
It came as a ZIP file — how do I open it?
On a Mac, double-click it. On Windows, right-click and choose 'Extract All'. Your PDFs will be inside.
Can I print in colour or black and white?
Yes. Our resources are designed to work both ways; black-and-white versions look great on coloured card.
The download won't start on my school computer.
Some school networks block downloads. Try again at home, or right-click the link and choose 'Save link as'.
