Description
Provides a range of stimulating activities to enhance mathematical experiences for more able children.
Logical thinking, puzzle solving and investigative challenges.
Can be used to provide alternative and more demanding tasks in the classroom or as homework.
Open-ended and real-life problems encourage thought and discussion about mathematical ideas.
Provide opportunities for students to choose their own methods of working.
Book 1 will provide challenges for children in Years 1 to 3.
The content focus includes properties of numbers; addition and subtraction; money and real-life problems; measures; time; reasoning about shapes and numbers; mental calculation strategies; handling data; place value and ordering.
These books:
– provide extra challenges for students
– can be used alongside any mainstream maths materials
– can be used in groups during lessons, or as homework
the teacher’s notes provide:
– the learning objectives
– essential information for introducing the task
– explanation of efficient working methods the children could use
– solutions