Time for New Maths Australia P Teacher Manual

Time for New Maths Prep, Teacher Manual is designed to assist the teacher implement the National Curriculum into the classroom. Specific objectives to identify content being treated in lessons can be found. Activities for students relate directly to those objectives outlined in this book.

This book provides the teacher with concrete material suggestions to use when working mathematically to help achieve outcomes. There is also a suggested language section with words used in lesson content. This will help students understand activities, concepts and lesson objectives. The purpose section outlines why an activity has been presented and how an understanding of what the lesson intent is for the student and teacher together. Practical activities for the teacher and the students and teacher to do using concrete material is an essential step in developing knowledge and understanding of mathematics. The teacher can add to the working mathematical activities in the teacher notes and additions section with his or her own activities to further develop and enrich the concepts treated in lessons.

The sequence of the teacher manual parallels the syllabus with Representing Whole Numbers, Combining and Sequencing Quantities, Forming Groups, Geometric Measures, Two Dimensional Shapes and Three Dimensional Structures, Non Specific Measures and Data. To assist the teacher further a set of Blackline Masters is available to further develop concepts with practical extensions.

For the busy teacher, answers are provided to assist with time management.