Maths Makes Sense Resources
Comprehensive resources that deliver success
Math Makes Sense is easy to teach. Once you have learnt the system, you and your children will love the maths!
Key Stage One/P1-3 Resources publishing September 2010
Our whole school resources are made up of four key elements, one for each year. A Maths Makes Sense Tookit (the same for each year group), Maths Makes Sense Teacher's Guide (one for each year), Pupil Progress Group (three for each year group except Foundation) and Software (one for each year).
There is also an overview Handbook and an 'In the classroom' DVD of the programme for the Maths Coordinator at Infant and Junior level.
These resources are outlined below. Please click on the links to find out more:
Find out what you need to teach Maths Makes Sense:
Components Chart - Click to ViewTeacher's Guide - comprehensive and easy to use
- Comprehensive daily lesson plans with clear objectives and practical teaching tips so it's easy to embed Maths Makes sense into your classroom
- Assessment for learning is built into every lesson ensures every child makes real progress.
- Flexible long and medium planning so you can personalise Maths Makes Sense for your class's needs.
- Clearly correlated to the Renewed Framework so you can see at a glance where objectives are covered for every year
- Includes programme guidance, photocopiable activities and assessment support
- Matched to Scotlands Curriculum for Excellence, Revised Northern Ireland Curriculum and Curriculum for Wales.
Customise for your class - each Teacher Handbook comes with a FREE CD-Rom version inside
Toolkit - your core tools to teach Maths Makes Sense
- Cups, pupil table, cards, 0-99 grid, ratio sticks, decimetre sticks and much much more!
- Pupil sets for practise and consolidation
Software - simple and flexible with the power to edit and personalise
- Easy-to-use software with all the activities you need for your whole class teaching
- Time-saving Lesson player gathers all your resources for a lesson in one place, just press and play
- Mix and match the resources to personalise for your class's needs
- Customise activities and add your own resources to suit your class with the lesson planner.
- Includes differentiated materials for more able, stickers and more!
- Quick and easy ‘how-to’ video clips
Pupil Progress Books – the ideal way to practise skills and record personal achievement
- Perfectly designed to be fun to practise, consolidate and extend learning
- A child’s personal record of progress – great for APP
- ‘I can ' section at end of every block to record learning
- Progress chart on back cover so every child can see their real progress at a glance
- Handy maths facts section for reference puts key references e.g.number bonds at the child's fingertips
In the classroom DVD
- A practical introduction to the key features of Maths Makes Sense, ideal for staffroom inset
- Quickly demonstrates how to integrate Maths Makes Sense into your school, including an overview of the Maths Makes Sense learning system, ideas for classroom management, key teaching points, home-school links and much more
- Features Maths Makes Sense series editor and author, Richard Dunne
- Quick clips of best practise to revisit and use for new teachers
Co-ordinator's Handbook - A complete overview for the Maths Makes Sense Manager
- In-depth programme guidance to help you embed and deliver Maths Makes Sense effectively across your school
- Includes planning overview
- Includes assessment support
- Full advice on classroom management
- Great ideas for building home-school links
