Mental Arithmetic Book 3 Answers: Years 4-5, Ages 8-10

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Mental Arithmeticprovides rich and varied practice to develop pupils’ essential maths skills and prepare them for all aspects of the Key Stage 2 national tests. It may also be used as preparation for the 11+, and with older students for consolidation and recovery. Don’t underestimate the need for repetition! It is amazing how many times a child needs to repeat times tables and number bonds before they are consolidated. Here are some fun and easy ideas of how you can support your child’s learning. Key Stage 1 (Years 1 and 2)

cover counting in twos, threes, fives and tens knowing both the multiplication and division facts for the twos, fives and tens multiplication tables

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Structured according to ability rather than age, the series allows children to work at their own pace, building confidence and fluency. Two Entry Tests are available in the Mental Arithmetic Teacher’s Guide to help teachers, parents and tutors to select the appropriate book for each child. Your child will know their multiplication table from ones to twelves by the end of Year 4. They will be able to add and subtract three-digit numbers and to solve problems using more than one operation at a time. Mental Arithmetic provides rich and varied practice to develop pupils’ essential maths skills and prepare them for all aspects of the Key Stage 2 national tests. It may also be used as preparation for the 11+, and with older students for consolidation and recovery. This 'mental maths book 3' is not just a book; it's a comprehensive training arena, a 'dojo' of number measurement, geometry, and statistics. From mastering negative numbers, decimals, and roman numerals to honing skills on time tables and classifying shapes, your child will emerge victorious on every challenge. So, why wait for a miracle when you can take the stealthy steps towards ensuring your child’s academic success? Add to basket now!

This powerful tool, your child’s very ‘katana’, provides rich and varied training, equipping them for all aspects of the Key Stage 2 national tests. Whether your child is training for the 11+ or needs some extra consolidation, this book, structured according to ability rather than age, allows them to learn at their own pace, building confidence and fluency, just like a ninja fine-tuning his stealth moves!Flashcards continue to be a useful resource as your child gets older. There are many sets available, or it is easy to make your own. You can then vary this by making the target 0 and you shout out any one-digit number that they have to take away from 10 to reach 0. Once they know these bonds off by heart, try working with a target of 20. 3. Double and halve I'd rather have consolidation homework on one topic sent home..with an explanation of context and methodology, basic concepts to be understood and a couple of more stretching questions for kids who get that particular topic and need more challenge...as optional. Leave the assessments and testing for school classroom time. Imagine sending home reading comprehension tests without the book they are based on as English homework. You couldn't support your child, aged 6yrs old, with their English homework. That's how I feel about thus series as homework. Painful. This gets sent home for homework once a week. It's seen by the children as a test? Which it is. Swapping through addition,subtraction,fractions, giving change, and all sorts in the same homework sitting is not consolidation of what's been taught that week in class. As parents we don't know what's been taught that week or the week before, or the approaches used,methodologies taught..nothing. We have no text book to consult with the work programme in it either. Testing children repeatedly, sometimes on topics they haven't even covered yet leaves the children deflated and makes homework frustrating. Are the books meant to be used this way? This is a great game for waiting rooms, in the car – whenever you have a minute to spend. Say an even number and ask your child to double the number and then halve the number. Begin with a single-digit number, then up to 20 and then a multiple of 10. Key Stage 2 (Years 3 to 6)

One key area you can really help your child with, whatever their age, is mental arithmetic. Mental arithmetic is being able to add, subtract, multiply and divide in your head and to solve problems using method and logic. These skills are the key foundations of maths skills, and speed and accuracy makes everything else in maths so much easier.

Try this fun game to add, subtract or multiply to reach a target. Give your child a target of 10 and then shout out any one-digit number (including 0) and they have to add one other number to reach 10. Use the flashcards for all of the multiplication tables. Older children might enjoy seeing how many correct answers they can give in a set time. Doubling and halving bigger numbers and doubling and halving odd numbers are all brilliant ways of extending your child’s mental arithmetic skills. Lots of puzzles require knowledge of number patterns. Puzzles such as Sudoku, number crosswords, maths mazes and number riddles are all excellent ways of learning by stealth!