| Explore number operations and the relationships between them using mental, written and calculator methods, and investigate strategies for checking results. Sixty four pages of maths activities featuring real-life and theoretical contexts; with each task carefully graded, and the level of difficulty progressing from Book 1 through to Book 3. Includes teacher's notes, and answers for time-efficient marking.
Topics Included:
- Understanding Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division
- Using the Laws of Arithmetic
- Using Inverse Operations
- Knowing and Using the Order of Operations Including Brackets
- Rapid Recall of Number Facts
- Four Operations Mental Strategies
- Mental Strategies for Decimal Fractions and Percentage Problems
- Solving Word Problems
- Making and Justifying Estimates and Approximations of Calculations
- Using a Calculator to Solve Problems with More than One Step
- Using the Square Root and Sign Change Calculator Keys
- Interpreting Calculator Displays in Different Contexts such as Percentages, Money and Measures
- Checking a Result using Order of Magnitude
- Working Backwards to Check a Result. |
