Maths Box Lime - Years 1 to 2/3

Part of the series Maths Boxes.

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Maths Box Lime has been written by experienced Australian teachers to assist other teachers address the rigours of the Australian Curriculum. It is a unique, multi-levelled resource that provides activities designed to improve the mathematical skills, strategies, knowledge, reasoning and problem-solving ability of students in Years 1 to 2/3.

Maths Box Lime is a large, comprehensive resource that specifically targets problem-solving in the early schooling years. Harry O’Brien is the major author of Maths Box Lime . Harry is a very experienced primary school teacher and best-selling co-author of the extremely successful Maths Plus series.

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Key Features

• Suitable for Years 1 to 2/3
• Allows for in-depth study of a topic by providing sets of graded cards developing the topic being taught
• 30 Australian Curriculum topic card sets addressing all strands of:
  • Number and Algebra
  • Measurement and Geometry
  • Statistics and Probability
• Great for individualised learning, group or whole class instruction
• Enormously varied and engaging content
• Content grouped in sets for in-depth learning
• Laminated cards that are larger than A4
• Strategy and concept cards graded from 1 to 10
• Diagnostic quizzes to assist teachers with assessments or pinpoint weaknesses
• Provides easily found quality continuum or curriculum content
• Useful for gifted and talented students

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A Closer Look at Maths Box Lime

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Using Maths Box Lime

• The teacher allocates each student a topic in the box to work on.
• The student always starts on card 1 of the allocated topic. The cards must be completed in order of 1 to 10 as they are graded in a learning sequence.
• The card is marked by the student.
• The student fills in their personal progress chart.

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Topics Covered in Maths Box Lime

Card Front

• Length
• Area
• Volume and Capacity
• Mass
• Time
• Three-Dimensional Objects (3D)
• Conceptual Problems
• Two-Dimensional shapes and Transformations
• Location
• Multi-step Problems 1
• Statistics and Probability 1
• Visual Problems
• Statistics and Probability 2
• Number Story Investigations 3
• Multi-step Problems 2

Card Back

• Number and Place Value
• Addition Strategies 1
• Subtraction Strategies 1
• Multiplication and Division 1
• Fractions
• Money and Financial Mathematics
• Addition Strategies 2
• Subtraction Strategies 2
• Number Story Investigations 1
• Multiplication and Division 2
• Number Story Investigations 2
• Patterns and Algebra
• Open-ended Investigations
• Puzzles
• Diagnostic Quizzes

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Sample Card

Blue 1 - Length

Crimson 2 - Multi-step Problems 1

Violet 12 - Open-ended Investigations

Violet 5 - Statistics and Probability 2

Royal 18 - Addition Strategies 1

Grey 1 - Multi-step Problems 2