ABSTRACT

Written for teachers, maths coordinators and parents, this practical text: shows how best to approach written and mental maths work; illustrates the value of maths investigations; outlines the benefits of non-standard methods of calculations; and addresses the role of ICT and numeracy.

chapter 2|8 pages

What is Mental Maths?

chapter 3|14 pages

Teaching Mental Maths

chapter 4|21 pages

The ‘new' written methods

chapter 6|10 pages

Mathematics investigations

chapter 7|11 pages

Dealing with ‘sum stress'

chapter 8|8 pages

Developing home–school links