Collins New Primary Maths: Cross-Curricular Word Problems 2 encourages children to practise the skills of using and applying maths. The activities build problem-solving skills while developing other key maths concepts, and challenge children to apply their mathematical knowledge to other curricular contexts, such as science, history and geography * Contains 40 differentiated word problems, each matched to an objective from the Renewed Framework, and a cross-curricular topic * Can be easily integrated with the daily mathematics lesson * Guidance is given on how to assess pupil's progress * Comes with a CD of editable Word files, so you can tailor the investigations to the needs of your class.

Author Biography

Peter Clarke has been a mathematics coordinator and deputy headteacher in primary schools in Australia and London. He has also worked as a mathematics advisor and has written many publications on primary mathematics. He also lectures on initial teacher training and postgraduate courses, and runs INSET at schools and conferences.