Number Skills

The First Multiplication Tables Colouring Book

Solve the puzzle pictures while learning your tables
0 906212 85 5 Hilary McElderry
Teachers may find this book useful in offering encouragement for children to learn their tables or as a reward for having made progress. On every page there are diagrams made up of small numbered areas. If that number will divide by the number being studied, then the area has to be coloured. When all the target areas of a particular puzzle are coloured, then the hidden picture is revealed. There are also other charts and "hundred squares" to colour in order to encourage an appreciation of number patterns. The book is then rounded off with a

Arithmetic Arithmetic

Solve the puzzle pictures by colouring in your answers
1 899618 14 7 Martine Perry
This collection of sixteen clever puzzle pictures offers lots of practice in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. For the earlier puzzles, all the numbers are whole numbers. After that they include fractions, decimals, percentages and ratios. It offers a visual and imaginative approach to getting more practice and is called 'Arithmetic Arithmetic...' because there are two different sets of sums for each of the pictures. Choose the easier set, the harder set or if you wish, both!

Dial the Answer Cards

Use these simple dial cards to involve the whole class in oral warm-up and mental arithmetic sessions. They will display any number from 001 to 999 and the digits are large enough to be seen from anywhere in a normal sized classroom. These cards help to generate a good atmosphere of activity and excitement within the class, encouraging friendly rivalry and are more compact and easier to use than individual cards, flip-books or paddles. Children quickly become adept at taking the shortest route to the answer, going backwards or forwards as seems quickest.. Pack of 5 £4.95 (+VAT)

The Second Tables Colouring Book

1 899618 30 9 Hilary McElderry Following the pattern of her previous book, this second collection by Hilary McElderry offers new pictures to colour and further opportunity and encouragement for children to learn and practise their multiplication tables. £2.95

The Number Detective

1 899618 33 3 Jon Millington This is an intriguing and original puzzle book where unknown numbers have to be identified by a series of cryptic clues. Logical thinking and systematic detective work is required and these puzzles offer a fine way to reinforce the meaning of mathematical words and to investigate and appreciate the ever fascinating properties of numbers. £3.50

Think Maths-Numeracy Hour 1 855226 50 2 Trundley & Edgington This 288 page wire bound book is best thought of as a compendium of carefully graded ideas for making the best use of the numeracy hour. Its main emphasis is on mental and oral work and the many suggestions allow for stimulating changes of pace between whole class teaching and division into groups. There are also photo-copiable masters for charts, diagrams and other useful resources and six sample lesson plans using the 'Numeracy Hour'

Number-Cell Challenges

1 899618 07 4 Wilson Ransome Each group of challenges is based on a geometrical pattern made up of smaller cells. Some numbers are printed and the puzzle is to work out and fill in the blanks. Logical thinking is required as there is a simple arithmetical rule which links all the numbers. Test your thinking power and number skills with these stimulating puzzles. £2.95

Perfect Times To become truly fluent in their number combinations and multiplication tables, children need to be able to deal with them when presented in random order. This ingenious game provides eleven sets of number cards which allow just that. By shuffling the cards and matching the pairs, perhaps in a race against the clock, children are able to get lots of rapid repetition. There is a set of cards for each of the tables. In a classroom situation, a complete pack is probale sufficient for four or five children at a time. There is also a booklet of teachers notes and it includes photocopiable masters for recording results, time trials and a certificate of achievement.

Perfect Times Pack £11.00 (+ VAT) Teacher's Notes £5.00

The Number Games Pack

New Direction Games
This pack contains games called (1) Cross Multiply / Cross Factors (2) Fractionals (3) Summing Up. They have been designed to reinforce number bonds and number combinations while at the same time offering some interesting playing strategies. Three playing boards are included, giving a total of five games using counters, pawns and dice. They are suitable for an age range from 5 up to about 9 or 10. Each has a simple and clear set of rules.

structure. £19.95

Cross Numbers

A collection of 32 mathematical puzzles
0 906212 95 2 John Parker
Cross-numbers are the mathematical equivalents of crossword puzzles. The earlier puzzles in the book only require simple arithmetic and basic knowledge,. but, as the sequence continues, so the level of difficulty increases. The later ones also demand some enjoyable logical reasoning to tease out the solutions. For the final puzzles, access to a calculator would be helpful and some would say essential! Anyone who enjoys arithmetic and likes to search for patterns and relationships between numbers will find much to please them in this book.
£2.95

MathMagic Number Game

This game is a fine way to practise mental arithmetic. It is played on a squared board with plastic tiles, each of which has four numbers on it. Colours have to be placed next to one of those that is already there and the numbers have to be added, subtracted, multiplied or divided. Points are scored according to the result of the calculation. It can be played as a form of solitaire but is better treated as a game for 2-4 players. Deciding which is the best tile to play next in a competitive social context stimulates more mental arithmetic so helping to improve numerical agility. £14.50 (+VAT)

20 Piece Jigsaw

For this puzzle from SMILE a tables square has been cut into twenty irregular pieces along the edges of the squares. The task is to fit them together to make the original square as quickly as possible. The pieces are pleasant to handle and this puzzle offers a pleasing approach to learning and recognising the sequences of multiples and multiplication tables. £3.20 (+VAT)

Hundred Fit - SMILE

This is an ingenious double-sided puzzle where sets of numbers from 1 to 100 have been arranged on both sides of a 10 x 10 square according to two different unknown rules. The square was then cut up into a number of jigsaw pieces. The puzzle is to fit the pieces together and so discover these rules. Trial and error is the only way to start but logical thinking soon takes over and step by step leads to a rewarding conclusion. £3.20 (+VAT)

My Tables Box

All the tables are here, each on a separate card which has the sum on the front and the answer on the back There are cards for each possible combination for multiplication and division and the learner mixes them into random order and works through the pile, putting aside those which are not answered correctly for a further attempt. Even the process of sorting the cards systematically back into the compartments of the box-tray will be a useful activity for those who need to improve their understanding of numerical order.
£8.50(+ VAT)

My Maths Box

A collection of self-correcting cards with the questions on the front and the answers on the back. Some cards deal with definitions, but most give straightforward sums to practise. The sums are easy but the emphasis is on understanding and there is considerable variety in the way the questions are posed. The topics covered include money, telling the time from clock faces and digital watches, simple fractions, spelling, metric and Imperial units and the names of geometrical shapes. The cards can be presented topic by topic or of course used as a revision and diagnostic tool. A very thoroughly worked out scheme.
£8.50 (+ VAT)

£10.80 + VAT

Tables Cubes

Make these two sets of special cubes and use them for tables practice
1 899618 17 1 Jon Millington
Becoming quick and accurate at the multiplication tables is a very useful skill. Use these ingenious cubes to practise all the tables in a different and active way. Tip a set of cubes out of its box and then turn over one of the special 'Go go go' cards. As quickly as you can, arrange the cubes in the correct order on one of the practice mats provided. The better you know your tables, the quicker you will be!
£2.95 (inc. VAT)

£2.95

target test to confirm the progress being made. £2.95