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Talking Points with the Mult-e-Maths Toolbox Teacher's Book and CD-ROM
Talking Points with the MulteMaths Toolbox Teacher's Book and CDROM Author:Anita Straker Speaking and listening in the form of discussion and dialogue are essential to the development of mathematical thinking. In mathematics, talk is used in explanations, in questioning, in refining ideas, in analysing problems and in justifying outcomes. Talk plays a key role in helping children to make connections between different ideas and conce... more »pts across the different areas of mathematics. Talking points contains suggestions for encouraging children to think and talk about mathematics, with activities prepared within the Mult-e-Maths Toolbox providing a starting point for discussion. The ideas are grouped by topic and arranged in order of year groups. The book will thus be invaluable for all teachers in primary schools and many of the ideas can be extended for use in the lower years of secondary school. The Mult-e-Maths Toolbox, ISBN 9781845650759, needs to be purchased and installed in order to use the activities provided on the Talking points CD-ROM.« less