The development of a variety of mental strategies helps to make children confident mathematicians. This book is written in two-page weekly units. Units are divided into four terms of work and each term ends with a Revision Unit. A unit consists of two facing pages. The left-hand page has three groups of quick mental exercise that constantly practise the necessary maths facts. The right-hand page always starts with an explanation and practice of a mental strategy. This is followed by exercises that include work on space, measurement, position, number, data and chance.
Students with a number sense know the relative size of numbers and use a variety of computation strategies to solve a problem. This enables them to approach maths with a real sense of what they are being asked to do, making them more confident, with a greater ability to work mathematically.
Targeting Mental Maths fulfils the need for easily accessible mental warm-ups, constant practice of maths facts, a useful homework book and further revision of a concept being taught.
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