Think Mentals - Maths Strategies and Practice: Year 1

Part of the series Think Mentals - Maths Strategies and Practice.

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Features

Book 1 includes:

• Preparatory units that teach early maths concepts and friendly number facts
• 9 modelled computation strategies for addition and subtraction
• Over 30 weeks of carefully structured and differentiated mental computation questions
• Strategy revision and core maths skills questions
• Weekly assessment and a Student Assessment Profile
• End of unit higher-order thinking activities
• Content written for the Australian Curriculum.

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Series Overview

The Think Mentals series is the 'how-to' guide for making mental maths calculations friendly. By learning and practising Think Mentals’ clever strategies students can train their brains to solve maths problems quickly and easily. From Day 1 students learn mental computation strategies to use when solving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division problems. Once students learn how to use these simple strategies the rest is just practice – and there are plenty of opportunities for practice. Think Mentals Student Books are divided into carefully structured weekly units. Each book contains:

• 18 modelled computation strategies for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
• A fun and easy introductory unit to show students how to find, make and fix ‘friendly’ numbers
• Over 30 weeks of carefully structured and differentiated mental computation questions
• Content written for the Australian Curriculum.

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What’s in a week?

Day 1: Strategy The week begins with a new strategy. A friendly explanation is followed by worked examples and practice questions. Days 2–4: Practice The focus strategy is consolidated with more practice questions, then previous strategies are reinforced with revision questions. Next, students tackle a variety of question types from across the ACARA content strands. Day 5: Assessment The weekly test combines focus, revision and core content questions. Results are recorded in the Student Assessment Profile to give a weekly snapshot of progress. Students can also record scores and times daily.

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Think inside the box!

After students have learnt the most effective strategies for mental computation, they can top off the unit with a Think Box activity. These engaging problem solving exercises are great brain training, whether they’re solved individually or in groups.