‘Maths is Fun’ Group Tutoring and Exam Prep Workshops will focus on building core maths skills aligned with the Australian Curriculum. Topics from the current year level will be presented in an engaging and fun manner with a focus on understanding ‘how’ and ‘why’ the maths works. Multiple strategies for solving the question will be explained, so that students have the opportunity to pick the method that works best for them. All topics can be directly applied to what the student is learning in the classroom, and students are welcome to bring tricky questions from school or university to the workshops. There is often much simpler ways of solving a question, and topics will be broken down in a straightforward manner.
Students regularly provide feedback that sessions are fun and they are enthusiastic about continuing – often they are surprised that maths sessions can be enjoyable. Exam prep strategies and essential skills needed to succeed in exams will also be discussed, as well as addressing common challenge areas for students during exams.
Topics during the sessions
- Learn Australian curriculum content
- Content will be related to the students year level curriculum and students are welcome to request topics each week that they are learning in class.
- Cover a conceptual foundation and really understand why the maths works (to avoid rote learning maths)
- Upskill on topics that students have gaps in or have struggled with in the classroom.
- Bring a sense of fun into learning maths – every session will be engaging and interactive.
- Practice problem solving
- Worded questions
- How to approach a challenging problem
- Methods to break down and understand the question
- Strategies to convert worded problems into visual representations
- Exam strategies:
- Methods of approaching the exam
- Strategies to complete the paper
- Approaches to multiple choice questions
- What to do during reading time
- Tips if you have spare time at the end of your exam
- NAPLAN / LANTITE (Numeracy) prep:
- Apply exam prep skills to NAPLAN / LANTITE
- Practice NAPLAN / LANTITE past questions
- Real world application: I commonly get asked: “how am I going to use this maths topic in everyday life” or “why is maths going to be useful once I finish school.” Students are more than welcome to ask these questions during the workshop if they want to know real world applications of maths.
Primary School
Year 3 – 4:
Students can request to learn any topics from the Yr 3 – 4 Australian curriculum, which includes:
- Addition strategies
- Subtraction strategies
- Multiplication Strategies
- Division strategies
- Times table strategies
- Place value
- Factors / multiples
- Fractions
- Decimals
- Time
- Money
- Extension topics from the year above
Year 5 – 6:
Students can request to learn any topics from the Yr 5 – 6 Australian curriculum, which includes:
- Fractions
- Decimals
- Percentages
- Order of operations
- Factors / multiples
- Prime numbers / square numbers
- Written algorithms (add, subtract, multiply, divide)
- Time / money
- Geometry
- Times table strategies
- Extension topics from High School
Extension workshop for year 5 – 6 students currently running on Sunday 10am – 11am (face-to-face or hybrid online options available). Content of this session covers extension curriculum to a High School level.
High School
Year 7 – 8:
Students can request to learn any topics from the Yr 7 – 8 Australian curriculum, which includes:
- Linear Algebra
- Algebraic substitution
- Factorising and expanding algebra expressions
- Indices
- Integers
- Cartesian planes
- Angles and parallel theorems
- Congruency
- Area
- Volume
- Perimeter
- Metric conversions
- Order of operations
- LCM / HCF
- Prime numbers / square numbers
- Fractions
- Decimals
- Percentages
Year 9 – 10:
Students can request to learn any topics from the Yr 9 – 10 Australian curriculum, which includes:
- Quadratic equations / algebra
- Quadratic factorisation
- Parabolas
- Exponentials
- Linear graphs
- Linear Coordinate Geometry
- Surds
- Algebraic fractions
- Simultaneous equations
- Inequalities
- Simple Interest
- Compound Interest
- Pythagoras
- Trigonometry
- Surface Area
- Volume
Year 11:
Sessions will follow the Australian Year 11 Curriculum for the following subjects:
- General / Standard Mathematics
- Mathematical Methods / Advanced Maths
Year 12:
Sessions will follow the Australian Year 12 Curriculum for the following subjects:
- General / Standard 1 & 2 Mathematics
- Mathematical Methods / Advanced Maths
Adult Learners
Sessions on offer:
- LANTITE (Numeracy) Prep
- University preparation pathways / courses
- Maths life skills
Cost
- Group Tutoring: $80/hr
- Individual (one-on-one) Tutoring: $100/hr
Location
- Online Sessions – capped at 10 students per workshop:
Online sessions run via Zoom in an interactive and engaging format. Maths topics will be visually demonstrated using Zoom’s whiteboard feature. Students are also able to write on the whiteboard, allowing collaboration and interactivity throughout the whole lesson.
- Face-to-Face Sessions – capped at 7-10 students per workshop:
Currently meeting at the University of the Sunshine Coast (Sippy Downs Campus). Meeting point will be provided upon booking.
Please note: Students should be ready with their devices five minutes prior to their session start time.
Workshop Availability
- Online: Weekdays
- Face-to-face: Weekends
Please enquire for times available. Times are subject to change. All times are in QLD time (AEST) year round. For students attending from NSW, TAS and VIC, please add one hour to the listed time during term 1 and term 4 (timezone difference does not apply during term 2 and term 3).
General Notes:
- If a workshop is cancelled for the week, an email will be sent out to all registered participants notifying them of the change.
- Parents are welcome to sit in on tutoring sessions / workshops. Attending tutoring does not replace parental supervision.
Kayla Hart 
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