Jumpstart Maths: Maths activities and games for ages 5-14

Description

Jumpstart Maths presents a collection of simple to use, multi-sensory games and activities that will jump start students’ understanding of mathematics into action.

If you are one of the thousands of teachers looking for a range of practical and fun ideas to teach maths engagingly, then this is the perfect book for you.

It is specifically written to help teachers work within the guidelines of the new curriculum. Activities in the book will help pupils to explore and learn maths in an atmosphere of fun, mutual support and tolerance. Many activities make use of a computer and interactive whiteboard. Activities include:

• brain bending quizzes to get pupils thinking;
• oral games – warm up pupils’ mathematical vocabulary
• activities for interactive whiteboards, flip charts and PCs;
• ICT handy hints;
• additional problem solving games.

Areas covered include addition and subtraction, multiplication and division, fractions, ratio and proportion, algebra, measurement, geometry and statistics. There is an emphasis on problem solving throughout.