Peter Patilla

Presents a home learning series for age 4-11, English and Maths. The key points are: one book per year, through KS1 and KS2; 3 stages of task per page; test booklet stapled inside; content follows National Literacy Strategy and National Numeracy Strategy; and artwork and covers.

Top Marks

Working with the Whole Class

Interactive Mental Maths

Paul Broadbent

A Key Stage two numeracy activity and practice book for Year three providing practice in numeracy skills and including a whole range of differentiated activities for the daily lesson.

Key Stage 2 Numeracy Activity Book

Tough Topics in Shape and Angle

Liz Pichon

"Starting Off with..." is a brand new series written to give children aged 5 and upwards a head start in early maths. The full colour artwork supports and explains the text as well as being entertaining and motivating. A wide variety of activities gives opportunity for lots of practice in newskills. The content of each book ties in closely with the Numeracy Strategy in the UK. In addition to detailed information about telling the time, Starting Off with Time gives a strong sense of daily routine linked to the time of day, and the regular pattern of days, weeks, months of the year and the seasons. It also introduces the concept of a timetable linked to the clock, andshows how events can be planned and marked on a calendar or in a diary. Each title includes a word bank of key mathematical terms. Approved by educational and numeracy advisors. Peter Patilla is an infant maths specialist and an established OUP author on the "At Home With" series and the "My First Book of" series, illustrated by Julie Park. Liz Pichon is an established picture book artist who has published extensively with Walker Books, Transworld, Hodder, the Early Learning Centre, David Bennett, Random House, Ladybird, and other major publishing houses. This is Liz Pichon's first project with OUP.

Starting Off with Time

Uses a variety of picture puzzles to teach the basic geometric concept of shape.

Peter Patilla

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