First Mental Arithmetic Book 6: Year 2, Ages 6-7
£4.70
Online answers as well as a selection of free supporting downloads are available from the Schofield & Sims website.
First Mental Arithmetic provides rich and varied practice to develop pupils’ essential maths skills at Key Stage 1 and prepare them for all aspects of the national tests.
Structured according to ability rather than age, the series allows children to work at their own pace, building confidence and fluency. Two Entry Tests are available in the First Mental Arithmetic Teacher’s Guide and on the Schofield & Sims website, enabling teachers, parents and tutors to select the appropriate book for each child. First Mental Arithmetic 6 is aimed at pupils in Year 2 and covers the key subject areas of number, measurement, geometry and statistics, including multiplication, division, fractions, greater than (>) and less than (
- 36 single-page sessions, each presented in a unique three-part format comprising: questions using pictures or simplified language; questions using relevant mathematical vocabulary and symbols; word problems or questions that test understanding of mathematical concepts
- regularCheck-up Tests to identify gaps in understanding
- Just Facts questions to help secure knowledge of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division facts
- a Language of Maths glossary at the start of each book to help develop children’s number vocabulary
- three Achievement Charts to enable children to monitor their own progress. A separate accompanying answer book, First Mental Arithmetic 6 Answers (ISBN 9780721711744) contains answers to all the questions, making marking simple.
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Additional information
| Publisher | 2nd edition (1 Mar. 2016), Schofield & Sims Ltd |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 48 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0721711685 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0721711683 |
| Dimensions | 29.7 x 0.2 x 21 cm |
by azhar
One of the best book i have found. Its got alot of good stuff and 6 year old loves doing them. You go through the lessons and then there is Test at the end to test them. I have found, questions repeat on the same page but asked differently, and after doing couple they can use the answers from other questions to relate them to new questions which is good in my opinion.
by Tigerlily101
Schofield & Sims First Mental Arithmetic 6 is a pretty good maths review book. It is aiming at Year 2 children. The no nonsense questions are easy to follow. I used each exercises as everyday quick tests for my 6 year old. He loved the challenge of getting the questions correct. Very good book.
FYI: Parents need to work out the answers themselves. The workbook doesn’t come with any FREE answer/ solution. There is an answer book available to buy individually at £4.95 at Schofield & Sims’ website. Personally, I think the answers should be made available to parents free of charge either at the back of the book or from free download. I didn’t buy the answer book.
by Beth Kim
i bought for this for my son who has been preparing for his 11 plus exams. as you may already know that the questions bit difficult and higher than the normal curriculums in schools. if you have an excercise book, you must have this answer book as well, unless you are quick and accurate in calculating. one thing regretful is that there is no explanation of it. just answers inside. bit expensive when no explanation was available. it was exactly a copy of the excersise book with answers. But over all, was a good choice.
by Kat K
My son (8) gets very little homework and needs to practice his mental arithmetic. My husband is a maths teacher and these are the best we have come accross – there are no stories or ‘singing and dancing’ stickers just sums, lots of them, and a progress chart at the end of each section. We do a page a day (and there are no answers at the back so it’s good for me too) this is the second book he has worked through, and his mental maths is definitely improving!! My daughter has used the later books too. The only problem with them is that i need a calculator to check the answers quickly!
by memyselfandi786
Good for practicing. Helps child pick up speed with mental maths .
by Ody888
Great for my children ranging 5-7yrs old. Only thing annoying is that the answers are not at the back but has to be purchased seperatly.
by ushagokuldass
Excellent book.My son enjoys doing each exercise.
by Rish4best
I bought this book for my 8 years old daughter and seven years old son. It’s really help them to improve their mental maths.
They both enjoyied using the book.