Number Smart : Book 2 : Years 5-6 : Refining number knowledge and developing problem-solving skills

Issa, Jo

Essential Resources

Series: Number Smart
Notes
Each book in this series: contains activities designed to reinforce number knowledge and mental strategies so that students develop the tools they need to solve problems efficiently. Encourages independent learning through tips, examples and clear learning intentions. Grabs students’ attention with high-interest contexts, including sports themes. Supports numeracy teaching through strong links to the curriculum and photocopiable, time-saving activities.Reinforcing your teaching of number knowledge and strategies might seem like a time-intensive task that lacks appeal for both you and your students...but this Number Smart series can transform everyone’s perception of this essential area of learning. Its activities and games are grounded in high-interest contexts that entice students into practising concepts learnt in class until they become so number fit that they an solve problems mentally. Place value is covered in Books 1 and 3, along with the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Books 2 and 4 make connections among these operations, and extend the focus to fractions, decimals, percentages and ratios. With its strong links to the curriculum, compatibility with classroom teaching and high student appeal, this series will be universally welcome addition to your numeracy programme.
Contents
Contents : Introduction - How to use this book, Curriculum links; Decimal numbers - Identifying and ordering decimal numbers, Rounding decimal numbers to whole numbers and tenths, Continuing decimal number sequences, Identifying place value in decimal numbers, Adding and subtracting decimal numbers, Multiplying and dividing decimal numbers, Game Decimal snap; Fractions - Identifying fractions, Ordering and renaming fractions, Finding fractions of shapes and lengths, Finding fractions of sets and lengths, Solving problems containing fractions, Applying fractions to whole numbers, Finding equivalent fractions, Adding and subtracting fractions; Ratios and percentages - Creating equivalent ratios, Finding equivalent ratios, Converting fractions to percentages and decimal numbers; Problem solving - Solving problems containing rates, Solving problems containing ratios, proportions and rates,Solving problems containing ratios, fractions and decimal numbers, Applying Number Smart knowledge to solve problems; Game Cheesy pieces; Answers:
Location edition Bar Code due date
RESOURCE TR11714
Dewey:TR Maths MIDDLE
ISBN:9781877523854
pub:2010