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