Maths Series:

There are currently Four titles in the Maths Series:

Cash for All Kids:
Teaching Fundamental Money and Financial Literacy Skills

Number for All Kids Book 1:
Counting from 1 to 5

Number for All Kids Book 2:
Counting from 6 to 10

Calculator Skills for All Kids Book 1:
Addition and Subtraction from 0 to 100

Cash for All Kids:  Teaching Fundamental Money and Financial Literacy Skills

The structure reflects the Australian National Financial Literacy Framework (MCEETYA)

The book covers

• Coin, note and price recognition,
• Shopping from the earliest skills of holding a purse or wallet to handling money.
• Practical examples of early enterprise activities
• Sources of income
• Financial responsibility

It is a practical, easy to read resource that includes

• Teaching activities appropriate for students with special needs and regular students
  working from pre-school to Year 3 levels
• Task-analysis of skills with reproducible recording sheets and sample worksheets
• A bibliography of children’s books about money

The book has a strong focus on developing functional independence in the community.

Download a sample page (61kB PDF file) from this book.

Number For All Kids - Books 1 & 2

Both titles provide:

• Blackline masters for 80 number worksheets;
• Extended practice counting small sets and matching numerals to sets;
• Links to outcomes based mathematics curriculum;
• Goals for Individual Education Plans (IEPs);
• A recording sheet to monitor student achievement in mathematics and for use in student portfolios.

The worksheets use a simple repetitive format, which once learned, will provide seatwork that can be started and completed independently by the student, while the teacher works with another student or group. When the student has learned the format, the worksheets can be used as work tasks in a TEACCH program for students with autism.

There are no written instructions, making the worksheets suitable for non-readers and students from a non-English speaking background (NESB). The pictures are line drawings of familiar objects, animals and shapes appropriate for all ages.

The worksheets can be used with a large range of students:

• Kindergarten and pre-primary students who are developing early counting skills;
• Primary students with poor counting skills who are at educational risk;
• Early childhood students for whom English is a second language (ESL);
• Primary students with mathematics learning difficulties;
• Primary and secondary students with intellectual disabilities or autism, in special education, integrated or inclusive mainstream settings.

Download a sample page (54kB PDF file)from book 1

Download a sample page (66kB PDF file)from book 2

Reference:

TEACCH: Shopler, E & Mesibov, GB, Eds. (1995) Learning and cognition in autism. NY, Plenum Press, pp. 243-268.

Calculator Skills for All Kids - Book 1

Addition and Subtraction from 0 to 100

Developed by a special education teacher, this program teaches the numeral and function keys on a calculator and how to use a calculator for addition and subtraction with one- and two-digit numbers. The worksheets can be used with students of all ages who are learning to use a calculator, including primary and secondary students with intellectual disabilities or autism, in special education, integrated or inclusive mainstream settings.

Each lesson includes previously learnt material and new material is introduced gradually, ensuring student success and motivation. The fully scripted lessons allow class teachers, relief teachers, teacher assistants, volunteers, parent helpers and peer tutors to present the lessons with little or no prior training.

The lesson format is suitable for one-to-one or small group instruction. The oral presentation means:

• Non-readers and poor readers can participate;
• Students' auditory memory is strengthened;
• Students must apply place value correctly (eg fourteen is keyed in as 'first the one, then the four', which is not what is heard);
• Students cannot key in a given problem without understanding the operation to be used, which may happen if students simply copy and key in the numerals and operation signs written on a worksheet.

The book contains:

• Blackline masters for 80 lessons;
• Baseline tests to identify the entry point for students with different levels of prior learning;
• Links to outcomes based mathematics curriculum and goals for Individual Education Plans (IEPs);
• Recording sheets to monitor student achievement in mathematics and for use in student portfolios.

Download a sample page (37 kB PDF file) from this book.