Written Calculation: Teacher's Guide

Written Calculation provides simple instruction, worked examples and structured practice in the aspects of written calculation that pupils need to master by the end of Key Stage 2. The series comprises six Pupil Books, six Answer Books, a Teacher’s Guide and a Teacher’s Resource Book and uses methods recommended in the National Curriculum.

Each Pupil Book uses 18 carefully structured steps of learning to guide the learner towards full mastery of each written method. The series also helps pupils develop confidence and fluency in their learning by practising and embedding place value, number facts and problem solving skills. The importance of estimating and checking answers is also emphasised.

The Written Calculation Teacher’s Guide provides you with all the support you need to use the Pupil Books as part of an effective-school approach.

Key features include:

• a comparison of written methods, demonstrating alignment to the National Curriculum
• guidance on working through a step, to help develop pupils’ conceptual understanding
• Planning sections for each of the six books, including: Learning objectives, Summary of the steps, Prerequisites and Teaching notes.
• photocopiable Assessment tests to allow monitoring and assessment of pupils’ progress
• a Mixed calculations test to encourage decisions about which operation to use.