Strategic Maths - Number

7-book series for teaching maths strategies for number

Strategic Maths - Number is a 7-book series that focuses on the Number strand of the curriculum and on the use of the Interactive Whiteboard (IWB) for teaching maths.

Each book in the series has 6 units which each include:

• A Top 5 for each unit that sets goals for the learner
• CD-based teaching sequences covering the unit topics using the IWB (or computer and data projector if you do not have an IWB)
• Short programs called applets that help students practice new skills in a game-like environment
• Open-ended activities that enable students to show how they are progressing and how confident they are with new strategies
• A variety of new maths games that give practice in a fun way
• new mental routines to supplement those in the Natural Maths Strategies series.
• A problematised situation similar to those in Natural Maths Strategies series, but with an added 'tick and flick' rubric to show how the student solutions can be assessed on an A - E scale
• A sample test in the NAPLAN style to give students in Years 3 - 7 experience with that form of assessment

Software

Each of the 7 books in the series includes a site license for the software on the Teacher CD, which means that the CD can be put on your school network or computers. There is also a special Student CD that enables you to put the applets on a student memory stick (flash drive) for them to take home and use with their parents.

These books were commissioned by Blake Education. Click here to go to their website for more information.