New wave mental maths revised edition Retains many of the bestselling features of New wave mental maths, with a range of added extras and new improvements, particularly in relation to problem-solving Provides a 0-week, structured mental maths program linking to ustralian Curriculum Mathematics, covering the strands of Number and lgebra, Measurement and Geometry, and Statistics and Probability Provides daily practice of mental maths and problem-solving skills (0 daily questions for ook ; daily questions for ook C; and 0 daily questions for ook D, ook E and ook F) Develops mathematical concepts and vocabulary sequentially, along with practice in speed of recall New features Modern and contemporary layout using subtle colours, which is not distracting or overwhelming for the student new Problem-solving column in each week s unit of work Problem-solving questions drawn from a mixture of strands and sub-strands, incorporating real-life maths contexts and situations Problem-solving questions positioned in a separate column so teachers can use them flexibly: either for classwork or homework, or for a mental challenge before the maths daily lesson Pictorial and written representatives of problems in both the problem-solving and daily columns Maximum focus on maths concepts with the language and readability of questions simplified Includes new question types, with the removal of some of the previous ones, based on feedback, comments and observations from practising teachers ook New Problem-solving column with one carefully worded problem-solving question for each day Friday review is grouped by a strand icon (Number and lgebra, Measurement and Geometry, and Statistics and Probability) to assist with teacher assessment of student s ability ooks C F New format using a -page weekly unit with the Friday review now moved into the main week s unit of work for ease of access New Problem-solving column with two carefully worded problem-solving questions for each day Friday review is grouped by a strand icon (Number and lgebra, Measurement and Geometry, and Statistics and Probability) to assist with teacher assessment of student s ability ii New wave mental maths RIC Publications wwwricpublicationscomau ---00- ook C
MONDY TUESDY Start at Go north, turn east, turn south, turn west and you land on o clock 00 What year is it? How many more tens are needed to make 00? Week 00 (a) 00 0 (b) 000 00 0 Write the grid positions 0 0 + 0 6 o clock 0 0,, 0, 00 Rotate to landscape orientation Colour the correct arrow turn turn 0 (a) 00 + 0 + (b) + 00 + 0 + 6 0 + + turn 0 C D E 6 Write one hundred and eleven as a numeral + 0 6, 0,,, 0 (a) 00 + 0 + 6 (b) + 0 + 600 Colour-code the answers + 6 0 0 + 6 0 ook C ---00- RIC Publications wwwricpublicationscomau New wave mental maths
WEDNESDY THURSDY Week 0 + 0 6 + 6 6 How many fish? on a reef and inside a shipwreck 6 Colour-code the answers 0 + 0 0 + 0 0 + MRCH SUN MONTUEWED THU FRI ST 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 (a) Total (b) (c) (d) Halve Half past 0 (a) + (b) + 0 + + 6 00, 00,, 00, 00 Write the number between and Continue this pattern 0 6 What is the date of the second Wednesday? What day is the twelfth? Which days occur times in March? How many days are in March? The first day of March is a How many apples left? Danno the donkey ate half the box of apples 0 (a) (b) 0 0,, 0,, 0 The height of a house is about: m mm km What is the distance between Old School and New School? NEW SCHOOL km OLD SCHOOL km New wave mental maths RIC Publications wwwricpublicationscomau ---00- ook C
PROLEM-SOLVING Colour numbers to make 0 6 + between: (a) and 0 +,,,,,, Write the number Find pairs that add up to Use the what date is the first Monday in March? + Tuesday numbers once In Wednesday's calendar, $ + Week Monday FRIDY REVIEW 6 Which shape is a: (b) and 00 square? pentagon? How many days are in one week? Use,,, to Share the money evenly make across and down or between your mum and quarter past dad Wednesday each 6 0,, bbey's birthday is in March Tabby's birthday is months later,, US + 0 What month is Tabby's birthday in? How many up bowl had apples Later there were apples How many apples were taken? make? 0 Thursday left your school at o clock fter travelling for hours, it stopped Which town is it in? Yass Moe Uki The athletics carnival is held in September The training started months before What month did training start? Write two hundred and twelve as a numeral 0 The width of Sydney Use,, and to Harbour ridge is: 0 make across and down 00,, 0,, 0 ook C ---00- RIC Publications wwwricpublicationscomau km m mm New wave mental maths
Week MONDY (a) 00 + 0 + (b) 00 + + 60 o clock 60 + 0 6 Colour the place value of 0 How many corners does a cube have? TUESDY or half past + + Does dusk happen at sunrise or sunset? 00 6 Find and colour the odd numbers 6 0 0 C Which object is D? + 0 Measure each side of this triangle Reminder: With your ruler, start at 0 or the mark before (not on )! 0 6 Match the value of tens, tens ones, 0 tens tens, ones tens, 0 tens Is midnight when it is dark or it is light? Tick dark light Colour the penguin on the left C,,, 0,, 6 + + + 0 Colour-code the answers 0 0 0 + 0 C 0 0 0 0 This shape is a: hexagon pentagon octagon,,,,, Colour-code the answers New wave mental maths RIC Publications wwwricpublicationscomau ---00- ook C + 0 + +
WEDNESDY THURSDY This cube needs painting How many faces are there to paint? Week You are given straws to make a cube, how many would you need? Hint: The straws would be used to make the edges (a) + 6 (b) 0 + 0 or quarter to + 6 Does dawn happen at sunrise or sunset? What month is it? 0, The last month was?,,, 6, 6 Share the money equally between you and a Record the D objects friend C square cylinder cube triangle pyramid each C 6 0 + 00 00 0 Which shape is not a pentagon? Colour every fourth number 6 0 0 How many How many more blocks are needed to make 0? (a) $0? (b) $00? 00 + 0 + 6 0 or 0 half past, 6,, 6,, 6 6 000, 00, 00,,,,, Rotate to landscape orientation Colour the correct arrow + 0 turn ---00- turn turn ook C make up: RIC Publications wwwricpublicationscomau New wave mental maths
PROLEM-SOLVING Week Monday FRIDY REVIEW 00 + 00 music class had a delivery of 0 new -string ukuleles How many strings are there in total? Colour the odd numbers 0, 0, 0, 0, or quarter to Music room had recorders and music room had more recorders than room (a) Count (b) 6 Tick the heavier bucket How many recorders in total? (c) 00 6 Tuesday 0 + 60 bike shop owner cleaned what number of wheels for: Share evenly between people Wednesday coins in one hand and coins in one hand and coins in the other between 0,,,, 0 + 0 0 Thursday What is the length of the rectangle? 66+6+6 0 Write the number coins in the other Jess had each How much money altogether? 0 + 0 0 Colour-code the this Einin Jess Vina Sydney Harbour ridge is: m mm in length Draw a pentagon + 0 and tens 0 cylinder cube ones New wave mental maths but not horizontal or vertical (ii) Jess had vertical stripes (iii) Vina had vertical stripes and a curved handle Stella joined of the above rectangles like What is the total length? C (i) Einin had stripes km answers 6 bicycles and 0 unicycles? Ethan had Match the baskets 6 0 00 bicycles? 6 0 RIC Publications wwwricpublicationscomau ---00- ook C