Mental maths is still a key part of the end of KS2 National Tests and
so schools are striving for pupils to do even better than the average
Level 3. This book follows on from Mental Maths in Minutes 9-11 so is
ideal for stretching very able pupils but is also an excellent resource
for the first year of secondary school. Specific skills such as addition, subtraction, doubling, halving,
multiplying and dividing are addressed repeatedly, but each time at a
higher level of understanding.





As with the other books in the series, the Extension book features
forty mental maths practice sheets together with forty matching answer
sheets. Each sheet has at least two, and normally four, columns
of questions that pupils can answer quickly. Guidance for teachers
suggests that the sheets are used at the start of maths lessons and
that
pupils should be given one minute for each column. Andrew has found a
particularly successful technique is for pupils to complete one column,
mark it themselves and then do a second column straight away to see if
they can improve on their mark. An entire sheet takes approx 10 minutes
which makes it perfect for
lesson starters.