Number Skills

by David Clemson and Wendy Clemson

Published 27 January 1994
This title covers a range of skills required in the Number attainment target. Addition to 20, subtraction to 20, number patterns - odds and evens, place values - tens and units, multiplication, division, first fractions (halves and quarters) and other areas are covered. Number-based skills are central to National Curriculum maths. Special features include: "Parent point" on every spread to explain the purpose of each activity at which the child does the exercise, with lots of ideas for things to do at home to practise maths skills; a "Skills checklist" at the back of the book; and two "Make and play" board games on the card insert.

Times Tables

by Wendy Clemson and David Clemson

Published 27 January 1994
This title offers thorough approach to the teaching of multiplication skills required at Key Stage One. Because knowledge of the time tables is seen as a core basic skill by parents, not only those tables required at this level have been included, but also the three and four times tables as well, so that the child using this book gets a grounding in two-, three-, four-, five- and ten-time tables. Special features include: "Parent point" on every spread to explain the purpose of each activity at the point at which the child does the exercise; a "Skills checklist" at the end of the book; and an interactive card insert - two board games using multiplication play. There is also practice in usine calculator skills.