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KS1 Mental Maths Workout – Year 1 (CGP Year 1 Maths)
£3.30
Ideal for screen-free catch-up and learning at home. From CGP ― the Primary experts!
This CGP Key Stage One Mental Maths Workout Book is packed with enjoyable practice exercises for Year 1 pupils (ages 5-6) – including a section of ‘Time Yourself’ tests. Presented in a fun and friendly style, it’s a great way to help make sure children have really got to grips with working out maths problems in their heads. Answers are included in a removable section, so it’s simple to find out how well they’re progressing.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Coordination Group Publications Ltd (CGP) (14 May 2014) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 40 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1841460850 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1841460857 |
| Reading age | 5 – 6 years |
| Dimensions | 21 x 0.2 x 29.5 cm |
by M Belle
I’ve used many types of books to test my children at home. This is my favourite. The thing about some other books, is the tendency to bombard a child with so many colours and cartoons, they spend more time concentrating on those than the actual work they’re supposed to be doing. While they are great when you want to sit down with your child and share the subject, I don’t find them as helpful for testing knowledge.
These books, however, are presented in a far more ‘serious’ way. My daughter (six) actually enjoys these more because she can get down to the work quickly and get it finished. Also, I can see exactly how she’d react to the more straight forward tests she will encounter throughout her school life.
As other reviewers have said, there are three sections to each page, the first being easier than the third. The book, as a whole, gets harder too as you get further into it and represents the progress a KS1 child is expected to make during year one. There are a few speed tests at the end of the book, but you could just as easily let your child answer at their own pace and ignore that if they feel pressured.
As I am homeschooling my daughter until she goes to school at 7, this has been a great help. I did use a few other workbooks to build up a varied range of skills, but this one I feel gave me a very clear picture of her understanding of the subject and allowed me to help her brush up on anything she was still confused about. She is now into her year two KS1 studies and I have bought the corresponding book from this range. When I’m confident she’s learned all she should have learned in year two, I’ll be sitting her down to work through that one too.
Obviously, this book cannot teach an entire subject to your child, but it can certainly confirm how well they’re doing. My daughter can read well enough to complete this book herself, but even if your child cannot read very well, I think this book could help them get used to the language used in maths questions.
by John Birch
A very good, progressive, mental arithmetic book, with the line drawings in the early exercises being phased out from exercise 6 on. However, each page retains a number line, though for the final “time yourself” questions even this is dropped. Generally addition and subtraction, some multiplication from the two and ten times table appear near the end.
The book will last throughout the year. Overall there are 28 “paper” exercises (where the child will work in the book) plus 24 “mental arithmetic” pages where the questions could be read out, with the aim of doing one of each every week. So – if you are a tutor – this is could be an ideal start for any weekly session!
by c li
I have wanted to buy this for my children to improve their understanding。
by AW
This is a fantastic book with single page worksheets that gradually get harder as the book progresses. This pattern is also present in the worksheet itself, where some basic reasoning skills (that are developed more in the Bond books) can be practiced. I felt that this book was good value for money. There is a lot more practice for the child than in some of the colourful, sticker filled books. I didn’t find the lack of colour and stickers a problem. Each worksheet is short, and stickers can be bought if necessary. I highly rate the other books in this series too.
by BB
My daughter is stronger in reading than maths so got this to check she’s on target, she zipped through 6 pages practically by herself this am & wanted to do more. It will be interesting to see how she gets on as the questions progress onto a few multiplication and trickier questions. Great to see lots of mathematical language being used make £4 larger by £6, minus, take away, less and subtraction. Giving kids a wide variety of learning and understanding… just bought the y2 book in preparation!
by Maria G
Recommend being this, has lots of good questions for KS1.
by Andrew Wallace
Great tool to help Reception – yr2 improve their maths skills and prepare for exams. We all have to sit exams sooner or later, so it’s a good idea to give kids some practice in the comfort of their own home. Helps to take the stress out of it when they see them for real.
by Murali
These books are so lovely filled with lots of worksheets according to the school curriculum. Loved them.