Free Year 6 square numbers worksheets
6 free printable Year 6 square numbers worksheets for Australian classrooms, square numbers and squaring. Every answer key is computed in code from the exact questions on the page, so the answers are never wrong. Pick a set below to print or save as a PDF, or make your own. There is no login, and Pro unlocks the printable answer key and removes the watermark.
What the Australian Curriculum asks for in Year 6 square numbers
The Version 9.0 Mathematics content description mapped to this topic, in plain English. Open one for the full breakdown, a teaching guide and every matching worksheet.
Content descriptions are paraphrased in our own words from the Australian Curriculum Version 9.0, © ACARA, licensed CC BY 4.0.
How to teach it
Show a square number as the area of a square array (3 x 3 = 9), link squaring to its inverse (the square root), and learn the first perfect squares so roots of perfect squares are quick to recall.
Worked example
Common mistake
Confusing squaring with doubling (thinking 3 squared is 6), and assuming every number has a whole-number square root.
What's inside
- What is 3²?
- Which number squared equals 100?
- What is 6²?
- Which number squared equals 64?
- What is 5²?
- Which number squared equals 100?
Sample questions. Each printable set below has fresh numbers; its printable answer key is available with Pro.
Year 6 square numbers worksheet sets
All square numbers worksheets →Sets A-F are the same worksheet with different questions - print any (or all) for fresh practice.
Frequently asked questions
Are these Year 6 square numbers worksheets free?
Yes. Every worksheet on ChalkBee is free to view and print or save as a PDF, with no login required, and the answer key is free too. Pro removes the watermark and adds differentiated sets, worksheet packs and unlimited custom generation.
Do the worksheets have answer keys?
Yes, free, on every sheet. The answers are computed in code from the exact questions on the page, and the key prints on a page of its own so the student sheet stays clean.
Which Australian Curriculum codes does this cover?
These square numbers worksheets sit alongside the Version 9.0 Mathematics content description AC9M6N02 for Year 6. Each code links to a page with a plain-English summary you can paste into a planning document.
How was the Year 6 level chosen?
The worksheets use Australian year-level naming and Australian English spelling, matched to an age-equivalent level in the library. There are 6 printable sets on this page, with dollars and cents for money and metric units for measurement.
How do I print or download them?
Open any set, then use your browser's print option to print it or to save it as a PDF. The pages are laid out to print cleanly on standard letter or A4 paper.