Book 1

Teacher’s Guide 1

by Dave Kirkby

Published 1 February 1999

Spectrum – Number is a useful resource that strongly supports the aims and objectives of number work within the Framework for Teaching Mathematics. The series comprises a Teacher’s Guide and Workbooks/Pupil Book per year group (Y1-Y6).

Teacher’s Guides
•Activities and ideas that can be structured to suit the model of a daily mathematics lesson
•Teaching activities with clear objectives referenced to the Framework for Teaching Maths
•Suggestions for introduction to main teaching activities (often focused on mental strategies), are followed by notes on the main teaching activity and conclude with suggestions for development work.
•Photocopiables consolidate the main teaching activity.
Workbooks/Pupil Books
•Offer a page linked to each main teaching activity for individual practice of number skills.
•Great potential for homework use.


Book 2

Teacher's Guide 2

by Dave Kirkby

Published 1 February 1999
Structured to suit the model of numeracy hour with lesson plans clearly showing objectives, this Teacher's Guide introduces each lesson with a 10 minute warm-up activity, followed by notes on the main teaching activity and concluding with suggestions for development work. There are also 1 or 2 photocopiables which consolidate the main teaching activity.

Book 3

Teacher’s Guide 3

by Dave Kirkby

Published 1 June 1999
Structured to suit the model of numeracy hour with lesson plans clearly showing objectives, this Teacher's Guide introduces each lesson with a 10 minute warm-up activity, followed by notes on the main teaching activity and concluding with suggestions for development work. There are also 1 or 2 photocopiables which consolidate the main teaching activity.

Book 4

Teacher’s Guide 4

by Dave Kirkby

Published 20 July 1999
Structured to suit the model of numeracy hour with lesson plans clearly showing objectives, this Teacher's Guide introduces each lesson with a 10 minute warm-up activity, followed by notes on the main teaching activity and concluding with suggestions for development work. There are also 1 or 2 photocopiables which consolidate the main teaching activity.

Book 5

Teacher’s Guide 5

by Dave Kirkby

Published 20 August 1999
Structured to suit the model of numeracy hour with lesson plans clearly showing objectives, this Teacher's Guide introduces each lesson with a 10 minute warm-up activity, followed by notes on the main teaching activity and concluding with suggestions for development work. There are also 1 or 2 photocopiables which consolidate the main teaching activity.

Book 6

Teacher’s Guide 6

by Dave Kirkby

Published 20 September 1999
Structured to suit the model of numeracy hour with lesson plans clearly showing objectives, this Teacher's Guide introduces each lesson with a 10 minute warm-up activity, followed by notes on the main teaching activity and concluding with suggestions for development work. There are also 1 or 2 photocopiables which consolidate the main teaching activity.