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Complete courses to develop maths students into young mathematicians
WondermathsIlluminate
Access to Mathematics
Wondermaths
• For gifted mathematicians aged from 8 to 11 years.
• Develops mathematical thinking with open and exploratory problems.
• A mix of games, puzzles and mathematical investigation.
Wondermaths: Structure
• Full teacher’s guide with detailed session breakdown and notes.
• Student workbook generates a complete record for the student to keep.
• 10 sessions of approx. 90 mins. (plus an extensive extra project session on fractal geometry).– Starter problem/puzzle– Main Activity– Take away puzzle to
extend the work away from school
Wondermaths: Format
• One Teacher Guide• Ten student
workbooks• Access to the
wondermaths website of support materials
• Dice, counters, 24-game and target maths cards
• Packed in a tough plastic storage box.
• Add on packs of 10 student workbooks available.
• We can make the complete course available through your MLE/VLE by direct upload.
Wondermaths: Sessions
1: Using numbers
2: Getting to know the web
3: Sticky stamps
4: The maths circus
5: Algebra
6: Board games from around the world
7: Polyhedra
8: Jumping frogs
9: Miss the Ones dice game
10: Code breaking
11: Fractals project – extension activity
Illuminate
• The same format and structure as Wondermaths but for gifted mathematicians aged from 11 to 16 years.
• Develops young mathematicians by supporting a detailed engagement with mathematical structure and mathematical proof.
• CD Rom for teacher presentations.• Fully tested in ordinary school
environments.
Illuminate: Sessions
1 Imagine
2 Pythagoras and proof
3 Proving Pythagoras
4 Constructing roots
5 Winning ways
6 Trisections
7 Gaussian sums
8 Group theory
9 Big hands
10 Three puzzles
11 Fractals project – extension activity
Access to Mathematics
• For students who can be excellent mathematicians, but who are new to learning English.
• Develop technical mathematical vocabulary in English while learning the maths.
• Structured diagrammatic worked examples and exercises.
• Target age range 13-16 years.
• Very low language pre-test to assess maths needs.
• Standard language post test for validation and final assessment.
Access to Mathematics: Format
• Teacher guide and notes with student tracking and assessment materials.
• 110 page student workbook for the complete course.
• Supporting web site with interactive activities.
• Boxed as teacher guide plus 10 student workbooks with add-on packs available.
• Also suitable for formatting for upload to MLE/VLE solutions.
Access to Mathematics: Sessions52 different topics on 2/3 sides worksheets under the headings:• Calculations• Numbers and the number system• Equations, formulae and
identities• Sequences, functions and graphs• Geometrical reasoning• Transformations and coordinates• Measures and construction• Probability• Statistics• Skills
Non-specialist teacher support is expected, so the materials are designed for student self teaching with some administrative support.
• Help sheets on English vocabulary• Pre-test and post-test