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Fresh weekly worded maths problems · Primary · Australia & NZ

Written this week.About this week.

One worded maths problem sheet per level, written by a primary teacher every Saturday from the week's news, sport and pop culture. So on Monday the maths is about something the children were talking about on Sunday. Four levels, answers on a separate sheet, pencil and paper.

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A kangaroo wearing red-framed glasses, looking straight at you

This week's Upper Primary sheet

Issue 34 · 31 October 2026

The Melbourne Cup will be run on Tuesday of this week. 24 horses will compete for first prize of $4.5 million. TOTAL prize money for the race is $10 million. What PERCENTAGE of the total prize money is the first prize amount?

Have a go, then check your answer

Yes, he wears glasses.

This week's issue

This week's news, as four worded problems

Every Saturday evening a new issue goes out: one sheet per level, written from the week's news, sport and pop culture. Here is Question 1 from each of this week's four sheets. Have a go.

Issue 34 · Saturday 31 October 2026

Answers on a separate sheet

In the news this week

Halloween trick or treatingDog walking in the neighbourhoodStamp collecting hobbyThe Melbourne CupBig Sultana opens in MilduraDinosaur skeleton auctioned in New York
  1. LPLower Primary · Year 2

    Ann and Tony visited 5 houses on their Trick or Treat walk. If they got 4 lollies each at each house, how many lollies did they get altogether?

    Have a goPrint for Monday
  2. MPMiddle Primary · Years 3 & 4

    The 10 most popular dog names in Australia are Luna, Charlie, Max, Bella, Milo, Daisy, Teddy, Lucy, Cooper and Coco. What FRACTION of those names start with a letter in the second half of our alphabet? (AFTER the letter “M”.)

    Have a goPrint for Monday
  3. UPUpper Primary · Years 5 & 6

    The Melbourne Cup will be run on Tuesday of this week. 24 horses will compete for first prize of $4.5 million. TOTAL prize money for the race is $10 million. What PERCENTAGE of the total prize money is the first prize amount?

    Have a goPrint for Monday
  4. EXTExtension · The Challenge

    The 10 most popular dog names in Australia at the moment are Luna, Charlie, Max, Bella, Milo, Daisy, Teddy, Lucy, Cooper and Coco. Find the AVERAGE number of letters in those dog names, correct to 2 decimal places.

    Have a goPrint for Monday

One question from each sheet. Subscribers get the whole sheet for every level, with the answers, every Saturday evening.

MATHAROO
Issue 34
31 October 2026
All 4 levels
Year 2 to Year 6 + Extension
4
  1. Halloween trick or treating
  2. The Melbourne Cup
  3. Big Sultana opens in Mildura
Try this week's challenge

All four questions, checked as you go. A new set every Saturday.

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From the news to the sheet

Last week's headline, this week's maths

Every Saturday Robin turns the week's news into worded problems. Watch one happen.

The headline

Children Go Door-to-Door on Halloween Night

On the Lower Primary sheet

“Ann and Tony visited 5 houses on their Trick or Treat walk. If they got 4 lollies each at each house, how many lollies did they get altogether?”

The four levels

One sheet for every classroom, and every student in it

The same week's stories, written four ways. The teacher decides which sheet each student tackles — so the class works on one topic at four levels of challenge.

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Not another worksheet library

Thousands of evergreen sheets is a search problem. One fresh sheet is a lesson.

Most maths resources are a library: thousands of pages, written once, searched by grade and topic. Matharoo is the other thing.

A library

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Matharoo

  • One sheet per level, written this week
  • About last week's news, sport and pop culture
  • Written by a primary teacher, every Saturday
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Children “live in the moment”. Last year's maths problems are, to them, history.

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What teachers say

  • Matharoo — positive maths indeed!

    The students really look forward to and enjoy their weekly problem solving adventures. Not only do they enjoy the challenges and the activities, it has really made a difference towards their degree of engagement and practical understanding of what real world maths involves. Many thanks!

    — Maria T.

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    Matharoo worksheets are a huge part of our resources and strategies towards making a difference in this area. Each teacher uses the worksheets differently. I personally have used your sheets EVERY Monday. I explicitly teach each question.

    — Jane W.

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    Thank you for this year’s amazing work. My teachers and students have thoroughly enjoyed them… and I have enjoyed working on building the ‘Understand Operations’ part of our numeracy programmes.

    — Rod K.

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Who writes it

Every sheet is written by a primary teacher

Matharoo was created and is produced by Robin Philbrick, a primary school educator with decades' worth of experience and expertise in making maths meaningful and fun for young learners. It is written in Melbourne and emailed to subscribing schools, teachers and parents across Australia and New Zealand every Saturday evening.

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Are answers to the worksheets supplied?

Yes. Each worksheet comes with answers supplied, but on a separate sheet, to allow teachers to control release of answers.

When does the week's worksheet change to the new worksheet?

On each Saturday, the previous worksheet is withdrawn and replaced by the new, freshly-written worksheet.

How do you receive the weekly worksheet?

The worksheet is emailed to a subscriber on the Saturday of each weekend, ready to be used during the following school week.

How can teachers best use these worksheets?

They are designed to be incredibly flexible in the classroom. Teachers can specify which worksheet should be tackled by each student within a class, so every student reaches a level of success within their own skill range, along with a level of challenge.

How are students weak in mathematics catered for?

The mid-school worksheet provides ample opportunity for weaker students to achieve some level of success, without challenging them unnecessarily. Success is vital to this group of students.

How are gifted children catered for?

Gifted children will find the whole Extension worksheet worthwhile, and challenging. These questions are considerably more demanding.

What is the annual subscription cost?

It depends on whether you are ordering for your school, for yourself as a teacher, or as a parent. Schools: the 4-level annual subscription works out to just $25 per week total for your entire school. Teachers: one level works out to less than $5 per week for your entire class. Parents: one level works out to less than $4 a week.

Can every teacher in the school use the sheets?

Yes. Subscriptions for primary schools are copyright-free within the school, meaning every teacher can copy and use them.

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