In writing this practical book, Ronit Bird draws on her teaching and training experience to create teaching plans for key numeracy topics aimed at those working with students aged 9-16. <p></p><p></p><p>She provides detailed strategies for teaching numeracy skills through a progression of practical activities and visualisation techniques which build the self-esteem of students who need extra help and give them a basic foundation in number. While the plans cover the National Numeracy Strategy, they can also be used in any setting where maths is being taught.</p><p></p><p>Topics covered include:</p><p>- games and puzzles for learning number components</p><p>- bridging</p><p>- multiplication</p><p>- division</p><p>- reasoning strategies</p><p></p><p>A bank of accompanying resources, games, activities and Su-Doku puzzles is available for the reader to download from the SAGE website. [What happened to the idea of including a CD?]</p><p></p><p>This is an ideal resource for both class teachers and maths subject teachers, , and is equally useful for teaching assistants and learning support assistants</p>