Maths Chest 6: Introduction and Student Materials
This resource contains an Introduction to Maths Chest 6 detailing its aims and how it was designed to be used. It also includes teaching materials needed to deliver it successfully. The scheme is organised into the following topic areas: • Sorting • Pictorial representation • Measure • Shape and space •…
Maths Chest 5: Introduction and Student Materials
This resource contains an Introduction to Maths Chest 5 detailing its aims and how it was designed to be used. It also includes the teaching materials needed to deliver it successfully. The scheme is organised into the following topic areas: • Pictorial representation • Measure • Shape and space • Number.…
Maths Chest 4: Introduction and Student Materials
This resource contains an Introduction to Maths Chest 4 detailing its aims and how it was designed to be used. It also includes the teaching materials needed to deliver it successfully. The scheme is organised into the following topic areas: • Measure • Shape and space • Number Within each of the topic areas…
Electronic Calculators
These resources, from Nuffield Foundation, were designed as a supplement to the Nuffield Maths 5-11 project, especially those activities which could be supported and reinforced by using a calculator. Most of the material in this book could be used by anyone interested in calculator work with students, although it was intended…
Challengers A
This resource is aimed to provide stimulus to students following the Nuffield Maths Project and consists of a number of extension activities, challenges and puzzles. The mathematics covered includes number puzzles such as finding the missing numbers in number sequences, the missing numbers in calculations, investigating consecutive,…
Second Junior Resource Book
This is a teacher support book for use with the New Peak Mathematics Scheme. Each section explains how activities are to be organised, what resources are required and what the learning outcomes are. The book contains the Junior Scheme matrix, details of testing, number, measurement, shape, graphs and charts, class topics, apparatus…
Peak Plus 4
This resource contains a number of activities designed to practise using and applying mathematics skills and is aimed at Year Six students working at National Curriculum Levels four and five. Number topics include: • Spotty totals: investigating the number of ways a given total can be made using dominoes • Calculator…
Peak Plus 2
This resource contains a number of activities designed to practise using and applying mathematics skills and is aimed at Year Four students working at National Curriculum Levels three and four. Number topics include: • Number links: use addition and subtraction to link numbers and explore odd and even numbers • Dice…
Number Skills Four
This resource contains practise of number skills developed in the books Peak Four. Using small numbers practises basic operations using single and two digit numbers. Quick thinking requires students to perform a number tasks in their head. For example, deciding what number a decimal or fraction needs to be multiplied by to…
Third Infant Resource Book
This is a teacher support book for use with the New Peak Mathematics Scheme. Each section explains how activities are to be organised, what resources are required and what the learning outcomes are. The topics covered are: Number: Partitioning, number trios, problem solving, addition and relationships, addition and subtraction…
Peak Plus More Starters
This resource, aimed at primary students working at National Curriculum Levels two and three, contains a large number of starter activities covering a variety of mathematical topics. Number topics include: • Odd totals: a game for two players where the total must be an odd number. • Remainder one: dividing numbers…
Peak Plus 3
This resource contains a number of activities designed to practise using and applying mathematics skills and is aimed at Year Five students working at National Curriculum Levels four and five. Number topics include: • Squares and crosses :exploring number patterns on a hundred square grid • Pegboard and pegs: making…
Number Skills Two
This resource contains five sections of number skills work aimed at primary school students working at National Curriculum Levels three and four. Addition This section contains a large number of varied activities designed for students to practise addition skills. Activities include students pairing up two digit numbers which…
Key Stage 2 Fourth Resource Book
This is a teacher support book for use with the New Peak Mathematics Scheme. Each section explains how activities are to be organised, what resources are required and what the learning outcomes are. The book contains the content matrix: Peak Zero to Peak Extra, National Curriculum references for New Peak Four, materials required,…
Kent Mathematics Project Level Four
This resource from Ward Lock Educational consists of The Kent Mathematics Project book 4a, book 4b and a test book relating to the work covered in the books. At present only book 4b and the test book is available. Further resources will be added in due course. The Kent Mathematics Project was developed to accommodate students'…
Alpha Mathematics 4
This resource, published by Schofield & Sims, is the fourth in the Alpha Mathematics series of text books which were developed for use by more able students of junior and middle school age. It continues the theme of previous books and allows students to review and extend their knowledge of specific topics. Contents include: Number…
Step by Step: Flight Two Level Two
Flight Two Level Two, published by Blackie Chambers, provides the following: Introduction contains detailed syllabi with the areas covered including a full index. Teacher guidance for number books contains details of the learning processes and approaches in the areas listed below: • Place value uses physical representation…
Calculator Maths
Basic skills and mental arithmetic are key factors if the calculator is to be used intelligently. The material in these books uses the calculator to reinforce early number bonds and encourage mental arithmetic. There are common headings, throughout the series of books, which present progressively more challenging questions for students…
Working with Number Lines
This resource from ILEA Learning Resources explains that before students can form abstract mathematical ideas they invariably need experience in the physical world, and they also need to talk and think about this experience. Making and using number lines allows opportunities for students to develop an understanding of the structure…
Mathematics Counts: Report of the Committee of Inquiry
This resource from HMSO is the Report of the Committee of Inquiry into the Teaching of Mathematics in Schools under the Chairmanship of Dr W. H. Cockcroft. The foreword states "Few subjects in the school curriculum are as important to the future of the nation as mathematics; and few have been the subject of more comment…
Investigations in Mathematics
This resource provides a wealth of ideas and inspiration for teachers looking to enrich the curriculum with investigative mathematics. There is a mix of examples drawing out the mathematics from a wide range of everyday objects and activities. The activities are split into six units. In Search of patterns: includes mathematical…
Step by Step: Flight Two Level One
Flight Two Level One, published by Blackie Chambers, provides the following: Introduction contains detailed syllabi with the areas covered including a full index. Teacher guidance for number books contains details of the learning processes and approaches in the areas listed below initially for numbers up to 20 and later for…