Educational: Mathematics and numeracy

Book SynopsisDesigned to be easily accessible and great to use both from home or in the classroom, these workbooks will help your child revise essential schoolwork and reinforce taught concepts. Great for independent learning, your pupil will be presented with English, mathematics and science activities that are curriculum aligned, ensuring a consistent practice across key learning areas. Each workbook contains enough work to cover a minimum of four weeks, with a subject area allocated for each week. Features: • Each workbook goes through all key English areas: reading comprehension, grammar, writing and editing to ensure that your pupil doesn’t experience any gaps in learning. • Mathematics section provides consistent practice that will reinforce and consolidate your child’s current mathematical knowledge. • Topics have been selected from different parts of the science curriculum, with some simple experiments included.Table of ContentsWEEK 1 ENGLISH Comprehension – The Legend of Hairy Breeches....................................3–5 Comprehension – Smuggler’s Cave.........................................................6–8 Grammar – Nouns........................................................................................9 Grammar – Verbs.......................................................................................10 Writing – Narrative, Cup Final Hero...................................................... 11–13 Editing Skills – Tasmanian Devil.................................................................14 Editing Skills – Dream Catcher...................................................................15 Editing Skills – Robotic Pets.......................................................................16 MATHEMATICS Number – Numbers to 99 999....................................................................17 Number – Numbers to 999 999..................................................................18 Number – Adding with Trading....................................................................19 Measurement – Kilometres and Metres......................................................20 Measurement – Metres and Centimetres...................................................21 Geometry – 3-D Shapes.............................................................................22 Geometry – Prisms and Pyramids..............................................................23 SCIENCE Human Life – What Do You Eat?................................................................24 Human Life – Eating the Right Things........................................................25 Human Life – Using the Healthy Eating Guide...........................................26 Human Life – All About Teeth......................................................................27 WEEK 2 ENGLISH Comprehension – Viking Invaders........................................................29–31 Comprehension – Marooned................................................................32–34 Grammar – Command Verbs......................................................................35 Grammar – Adjectives................................................................................36 Writing – Recount, Steve Waugh..........................................................37–39 Editing Skills – Mars...................................................................................40 Editing Skills – Crown Princess Mary of Denmark.....................................41 Editing Skills – Why Do Stars Twinkle?.......................................................42 MATHEMATICS Number – Writing Numbers........................................................................43 Number – Place Value................................................................................44 Number – Subtracting with Trading.............................................................45 Number – Subtracting with Zeros...............................................................46 Measurement – Centimetres and Millimetres.............................................47 Measurement – Millilitres and Litres...........................................................48 Geometry – 3-D Shapes and Objects........................................................49 Geometry – Shape Faces...........................................................................50 SCIENCE Plant and Animal Life – Animal/Plant Report..............................................51 Plant and Animal Life – Adapting Behaviour...............................................52 Plant and Animal Life – Animal Groups......................................................53 WEEK 3 ENGLISH Comprehension – Our Heroes..............................................................55–57 Comprehension – A Wartime Hero.......................................................58–60 Grammar – Adjectives................................................................................61 Grammar – Comparing Things...................................................................62 Writing – Procedure, Apple and Cinnamon Toasties.............................63–65 Editing Skills – Windswept Poem................................................................66 Editing Skills – Guard the Treasure!............................................................67 Editing Skills – Eyewitness Account...........................................................68 MATHEMATICS Number – Expanded Notation....................................................................69 Number – Counting Forwards - Powers of 10.............................................70 Number – Rounding to Check Answers......................................................71 Number – Multiples of Numbers.................................................................72 Measurement – Reading Scales................................................................73 Measurement – Measuring Perimeter........................................................74 Geometry – Classifying and Describing 3-D Shapes.................................75 Geometry – Classifying Angles..................................................................76 SCIENCE Plant and Animal Life – Herbivores, Carnivores and Omnivores................77 Plant and Animal Life – A Food Chain........................................................78 Plant and Animal Life – The Sea Turtle.......................................................79 WEEK 4 ENGLISH Comprehension – Don’t Judge a Book by its Cover.............................81–83 Comprehension – Too Late...................................................................84–86 Grammar – Adverbs.............................................................................87–88 Writing – Report, Wildlife Wonderland..................................................89–91 Editing Skills – The Aquada........................................................................92 Editing Skills – The Old Shed.....................................................................93 Editing Skills – Birthday Parties..................................................................94 MATHEMATICS Number – Counting Backwards - Powers of 10..........................................95 Number – Number Patterns and Rules.......................................................96 Number – Factors of Numbers....................................................................97 Measurement – More Perimeters...............................................................98 Measurement – Square Centimetres..........................................................99 Geometry – Angles in a Straight Line.......................................................100 Geometry – Identifying Angles................................................................. 101 SCIENCE Light – Reflection......................................................................................102 Light – The Sun........................................................................................103 Sound – Loudness and Pitch....................................................................104 Sound – Musical Instruments...................................................................105

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