Key Stage 3 Developing Numeracy Year 8 Calculations

Key Stage 3 Developing Numeracy Year 8 Calculations by Hilary Koll & Steve Mills has 50 photocopiable activities and lesson starters for children working at age 12 – 13 years old. The book has fresh ideas for oral and mental maths activities. Focused tasks and extension activities to reinforce and develop the children’s learning. The book supports interactive teaching and learning with teacher/parent notes included. Areas of Learning in Key Stage 3 Developing Numeracy Year 8 Calculations: Number Operations and the relationship between them – including understanding addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of integers. Use the order of operations. Mental Methods and rapid recall of number facts – recall known facts including factors, powers and roots and prime factorisation of numbers to 30. Written Methods – including using standard column procedures for multiplication Calculator Methods -including carrying out more difficult calculations using the function keys for sign change, powers, roots and fractions. Checking Results – check a result by considering if it is in the right order of magnitude and by working the problem backwards Educational Benefits of Key Stage 3 Developing Numeracy Year 8 Calculations: develop numeracy knowledge and skills develop recording of findings develop speaking and listening skills develop mental maths Dimensions -209mm x 133mm x 15mm with 64 pages