In Shape… with Maths! is a series of workbooks designed to support students in the first cycle of primary school. Each volume offers a gradual and engaging programme to consolidate basic mathematical skills year by year.

It’s a flexible tool that is suitable for both classroom use and independent study at home, either as a supplement to the textbook or as a standalone revision course.

The different types of activities:

Worksheets
with progressively more challenging activities, some with worked examples

I choose
open-ended worksheets where I can decide how to carry out the activities

Where am I?
Monitoring sheets to assess learning

The revision workbook
final pages for self-assessment

Other special icons:

IT’S OUR TURN
Activities where you will work and discuss in pairs

AT A GLANCE
Useful strategies to help you carry out your tasks

NOTES FOR THE TEACHER
These notes are for the teacher!

STRUCTURE OF THE WORKBOOKS:

Strategic boxes with clear, easy-to-follow rules

Self-assessment pages

THE WORKBOOKS:

In Shape… with Maths! 1

Activities to strengthen number and calculation skills

This is a workbook designed to strengthen skills for the first year of primary school. Through simple, progressive and engaging activities, it helps students develop basic mathematical skills: numbers and quantities, relationships, calculation and simple problem-solving situations.

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The 5 sections:

Section 1
Mathematical terms

Section 2
The number line

Section 3
Online numbers

Section 4
The line gets longer

Section 5
Hunting for problems

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In Shape… with Maths! 4

This is a workbook designed to reinforce learning for fourth Year of primary school. It covers more complex mathematical topics: from the four arithmetic operations to fractions and decimals, right through to measurements and solving complex problems. It guides students towards a solid and confident grasp of arithmetic.

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The 6 sections:

Section 1
Numbering systems and numbers

Section 2
Addition and subtraction

Section 3
Multiplication and division

Section 4
Fractions and decimals

Section 5
S.I. (International System of Units)

Section 6
Problems Solving

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THE AUTHOR

Giuseppina Gentili is a teacher, trainer and researcher, specializing in the application of the Theory of Multiple Intelligences in schools and in coordinating action research projects with the Erickson Study Centre.