Cracking Maths adheres to the content of the revised Primary School Maths Curriculum. The programme promotes real understanding of maths and key maths skills, especially in areas such as problem-solving.
This Teacher’s Handbook is an invaluable and essential tool for working effectively with the Cracking Maths 4th Class Pupil’s Book. It includes:
Teacher’s Notes and Support Sheets for the investigations in the Enrichment Book are available to adopting schools on www.gillexplore.ie.
DIGITAL RESOURCES
Digital resources for Cracking Maths are available for teachers on gillexplore.ie, our easy-to-use digital resources website. Opening up a wealth of opportunities to awaken children’s love of maths, they include animations and videos, an Interactive Toolkit offering 16 interactive tools including clocks and timers, graph and chart builders, geometry instruments and much more, and assessment and planning templates. A teacher’s eBook version of the pupil’s book is also available.
Sinéad Kavanagh is an experienced primary school teacher.