No Nonsense Number: Stages 7-8

Quality support is at hand for your numeracy programme. These three No Nonsense Number books specifically target learning outcomes for students working in Stages 7 - 8. Activities are supported by versatile activity cards, answers and the use of child-friendly language to help students develop relevant concepts. The student-centred approach encourages students to take responsibility for their own learning.

Ages: 11-13 years

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Skip counting in decimals and fractions
Order decimals and fractions
Identify place value
Move between compact and expanded forms
Make groupings of 10, 100 and 1 000
Convert improper fractions
Equivalent fractions
Round decimal numbers
Make decimal numbers into tidy whole numbers
Jump through a tidy number to solve addition problems
Add ones, tens, tenths, hundredths and thousandths
Solve addition problems when two numbers are easily related
Solve subtraction problems by equal additions
Choose the best strategy to solve a problem
Solve addition problems
Solve subtraction problems where common factors can be found
Solve subtraction problems where common factors can be found
Manage large numbers to make multiplication easier
Solve multiplication problems using doubling and halving
Solve multiplication problems using trebling and thirding
Use place value to solve maths problems
Use tidy numbers to solve maths problems
Split numbers by factors to solve maths problems
Explore strategies to solve division problems
Using written forms to solve multiplication problems
Choose the best problem-solving strategy
Convert a fraction to equivalent fractions
Add and subtract fractions with different denominators
Find fractions
Order fractions without calculations
Mixed and common fractions
Multiply fractions
Find fractions between two other fractions
Solve fractions of whole numbers
Order and round decimals, percentages and fractions
Skip counting in hundredths
Divide and multiply by the power of 10
Solve multiplication and division problems with exponents
Work out percentages
Learn divisibility rules
Equivalent ratios
Find ratios of whole numbers
Add and subtract fractions with different denominators
Divide whole numbers by fractions
Use estimation to check multiplication and division problems
Solve division problems by using reversals
Finding fractions between other fractions
Express remainders from division problems in different ways
Find the percentage of a whole number
Estimate percentages (Part A)
Estimate percentages (Part B)
Solve percentage problems involving inflation
Solve percentage problems

About the Authors

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Jackie Andrews

Jackie Andrews is one of Essential Resources’ most successful authors, with many thousands of her books sold around the world. Her success is backed by her extensive teaching experience in both New Zealand and the United Kingdom. That experience, combined with her assiduous approach to professional development and passion for supporting teachers, drives her to create resources that improve student outcomes and inform best teaching practice. Jackie currently has 75 titles in print, a number of which have been translated into other languages. Her wider range of mathematics and English publications reflect the diversity of her expertise throughout primary school, as well as her ability to respond to the specific needs of particular age groups and ability levels. Supporting teachers in their curriculum planning is another specialty area. Jackie’s Curriculum Planning Made Easy series has been immensely popular with teachers looking for practical and effective ways of planning classroom programmes. It also led to the creation of iUgo – a digital solution that is reshaping the landscape of classroom planning and resource management. Jackie has been a key player in developing the usability of iUgo and in training teachers to get the most out from it. Complementing her work in the publication sector Jackie continues to enjoy her time in the classroom. Many schools and teachers also seek out her advice on effective resourcing and teaching practice.

Jude Callaghan

Jude Callaghan is an experienced, enthusiastic teacher with a passion for teaching and learning, and delivers teaching programmes that are innovative and exciting. Jude has embraced the Numeracy Development Programme wholeheartedly, and has joined the No Nonsense Number writing team to share her deep understanding and wealth of ideas.

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Suzi de Gouveia

Suzi is an enthusiastic principal of a Catholic school in Christchurch, New Zealand. She has international teaching experience and has had the pleasure of teaching in a multi-cultural environment. With over 20 years of teaching, Suzi has developed a wealth of ideas and resources to best help children with their learning.