MATHS

2007-2008
 MY PALS ARE HERE

MY PALS ARE HERE! MATHEMATICS

Singapore’s most successful Primary Maths series continues to provide pupils, teachers and parents alike with an
enriching learning and teaching experience. Designed by skilled educators to build a strong foundation in Maths and

proficiency in problem-solving, the series further strengthens the development

of mathematical concepts from Primary 1 to 6.

My Pals are Here! Maths Textbook

1, 2, 3, 4, 5&6*(2 nd Edition)
Specially designed so students can have fun while learning essential mathematical concepts, skills and strategies.
Filled with activities and entertaining games that can be carried out in cooperative learning groups. Research has
shown that students gain a better grasp of Mathematics when they have “hands-on” experiences!

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9789810163945 Pupil's Book 2A (2E) NEW ! 9789810185404 Textbook Book 5A (EM1/2)

9789810163952 Pupil's Book 2B (2E) NEW ! 9789810185428 Textbook Book 5B (EM1/2)

9789810163969 Pupil's Book 3A (2E) NEW ! 9789810194246 Textbook Book 6A (EM1/2)

9789810163976 Pupil's Book 3B (2E) NEW ! 9789810194253 Textbook Book 6B (EM1/2)

My Pals are Here! Maths Workbook

1, 2, 3, 4, 5&6*(2 nd Edition)
Contains activities and exercises that reinforce concepts
taught in the Textbook.

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9789810177713 Workbook 1A Part 2 (2E) NEW ! 9789810177812 Workbook 3B Part 1 (2E) NEW !

9789810177720 Workbook 1B Part 1 (2E) NEW ! 9789810177829 Workbook 3B Part 2 (2E) NEW !

9789810177737 Workbook 1B Part 2 (2E) NEW ! 9789810177836 Workbook 4A (2E) NEW !

9789810177744 Workbook 2A Part 1 (2E) NEW ! 9789810177843 Workbook 4B (2E) NEW !

 9789810177751 Workbook 2A Part 2 (2E) NEW ! 9789810185411 Practice Book 5A (EM1/2)

9789810177768 Workbook 2B Part 1 (2E) NEW ! 9789810185435 Practice Book 5B (EM1/2)

9789810177775 Workbook 2B Part 2 (2E) NEW ! 9789810194260 Practice Book 6A (EM1/2)

9789810177799 Workbook 3A Part 1 (2E) NEW ! 9789810194277 Practice Book 6B (EM1/2)

“Designed for high achivers”

My Pals are Here! Maths Enrichment
1, 2, 3, 4, 5&6*(2 nd Edition)
Used by more able students after they have completed relevant topics in the Workbook. The
books contain graduated questions of varying complexity, challenging problems and
questions with cross-curricular links.

My Pals are Here! Maths Homework

1, 2, 3, 4, 5&6*(2 nd Edition)
Contains a series of revision practices. A section on challenging questions
at the end of each chapter develops students’ creative thinking and problem
-solving skill. A revision test at the end of each school term prepares students
for their school examinations. These student-friendly books encourage
excellence in Maths through consistent hard work and practice.

My Pals are Here! Maths Tests

1, 2, 3, 4, 5&6*(2 nd Edition)
“Bestseller” Designed to complement the highly successful My Pals are Here! Maths students greater
confidence to face their continual and semestral assessments. Challenging problems
included after every two tests develop students’ problem-solving skills.

My Pals are Here! Maths Reteach

1, 2, 3, 4, 5&6
Ideal for those needing special attention”
Used by students who require additional help after they have completed relevant topics
in the Workbooks. It contains extra practice questions specially designed to help students
grasp concepts, skill and strategies.

My Pals are Here! Get Set for Primary 1 Maths

Ideal as a Maths introductory package
Designed to be a gentle introduction to formal Maths lessons for students preparing to
enter or who have just started Primary 1. It features fun-filled and challenging learning
activities which prepare children for school. The activities are designed to recap the
knowledge of mathematical concepts,
My Pals are Here! Maths Teacher’s Guide 1, 2, 3, 4, 5&6 (2 nd Edition)
The Teacher’s Guide provides a comprehensive set if materials to cater to teachers’ needs in the classroom. Based
on the My Pals are Here! Maths core curriculum, the Teacher’s Guide provides teachers with lesson suggestions and
materials and allows for customized teaching to suit students of differing abilities.

The Teacher’s Guide contains:

 Overview of the pedagogy underlying the package
 Scheme of Work (SOW) to show the learning outcomes and progression for the entire year, detailed lesson plans
with lesson-by-lesson suggestions, identification of thinking skills taught, suggestions for cross-curricular
activities, and recommendations for appropriate heuristics for problem-solving activities.
 OHT Masters for suggested activities
 Heuristic-based questions to supplement teachers’ resources for developing students’ higher-order thinking skills
and skills in solving non-routine questions
 Shaping Maths

Core Curriculum

The SHAPING MATHS series adopts the TEACH LESS, LEARN

MORE approach, thus enabling pupils to explore Mathematics
in relevant and interesting contexts, and to integrate
classroom concepts into their daily lives.
This popular series now contains enhanced and new features
which benefit pupils, teachers and parents!

Shaping Maths Coursebook 1, 2, 3, 4, 5&6*(2 nd Edition)

An up-to-date instructional package which offers a wide range of learning experiences,

taking students from the concrete mode to the abstract mode of mathematical
representation. It also encourages active student participation in the learning of
Mathematics through its clear presentation and highly structured approach. The series
gives students a thorough grounding in basic mathematical skills and develops
higher-order thinking skills. The package also offers support for teachers and parents.

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9789810164010 Coursebook 1B (2E) NEW ! 9789810164072 Coursebook 4B (2E) NEW !

9789810164027 Coursebook 2A (2E) NEW ! 9789810185299 Coursebook 5A

9789810164034 Coursebook 2B (2E) NEW ! 9789810185305 Coursebook 5B

9789810164041 Coursebook 3A (2E) NEW ! 9789810193799 Coursebook 6A (EM1/2)

9789810164058 Coursebook 3B (2E) NEW ! 9789810193805 Coursebook 6B (EM1/2)

Shaping Maths Activity book 1, 2, 3, 4, 5&6*(2 nd Edition)

Contains activities and exercises that reinforce concepts taught in the Coursebook. My
Maths Journal encourages students to reflect on lessons learnt.

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9789810165390 Activity Book 4B Part 2 (2E) NEW ! 9789810194802 Activity Book 5B Part 2
Shaping Maths Teacher’s Resource Pack 1, 2, 3, 4, 5&6*(2 nd Edition)

The Teacher’s Resource Pack features:

 A new “wrap-around” format that provides a user-friendly layout for teachers as lesson Guides appear
together with the relevant pages of the Coursebook with answers included

 Scheme of Work (SOW) with suggestions on how to integrate Core Curriculum, IT, shared values, thinking
skills and problem–solving heuristics

 Specific Instructional Objectives faced by students and error patterns in students’ work

 Useful notes on learning difficulties faced by students and error patterns in students’ work

 Lesson Guides with step-by-step suggestions for conducting lessons

 Reflections among students to encourage metacognition

 Blackline Master to facilitate lesson preparation

Supporting Materials
Maths Builder

 Provides exercises and challenging problems that correspond to each topic

in the Course book, thereby reinforcing and consolidating concepts learnt.

Problem-Solving Strategies In Maths

Enables students to develop their ability in mathematical problem-solving skills, and learn to
apply Mathematics to practical tasks.

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Maths Interactive Posters

 Cross-curricular content helps students explore mathematical concepts in everyday life

 Manipulatives are provided for use with the poster to facilitate interactive learning

 Guide on how to use the posters and accompanying worksheets included

 IN STEP MATHS
2007-2008 GRE Reference
Book
Core Curriculum (Textbooks)

In Step Maths is a series of textbooks and workbooks specially

developed to meet the mathematical needs of primary school students.
This series adopts a learner-centered and lively approach to learning
Mathematics through stimulating questions and games. At each level,
the Core Curriculum is supported by a comprehensive range of
Textbooks, Activity Books, Teacher’s Resources and IT Resources for
teachers and students.

Key Features:
 Chapter Separator and Warm-up activities provide opportunities for mathematical concepts to be introduced
creatively.
 Stop-Think-Go consists of questions that require students to reflect on and apply to what they have just learnt.
 Work It Out allows teachers to assess pupils’ understanding of basic mathematical concepts.
 Enrichment engages students with activities that are fun-filled and promote creative and critical thinking skills.
 Wrap-Up! Provides an overview of the key mathematical concepts taught.

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9789812425324 In Step Maths Textbook 2A 9789812527622 In Step Maths Textbook 6A (EM1/2)

9789812425331 In Step Maths Textbook 2B 9789812527639 In Step Maths Textbook 6B (EM1/2)

9789812089489 In Step Maths Textbook 3A 9789812526755 In Step Maths Textbook 5A (EM3)

9789812089496 In Step Maths Textbook 3B 9789812526762 In Step Maths Textbook 5B (EM3)

9789812426185 In Step Maths Textbook 4A 9789812527684 In Step Maths Textbook 6A (EM3)

9789812426192 In Step Maths Textbook 4B 9789812527691 In Step Maths Textbook 6B (EM3)

 IN STEP MATHS

Core curriculum (Activity Books)

Key Features
 Adopt a structured approach to reinforce the concepts and skills learnt
in the textbooks.
 Provide sample worksheets, skill practices and revision papers.
 Provide worksheets which focus on specific skills.
 Contain Skill Practice at the end of every chapter to consolidate what
has been learnt in the chapter.
 Provide 2 revision papers in each work book to assess students’
understanding.
 Comprise a wide range of drill and practice exercises, fun-filled
activities and challenging problem sums.
 Integrate the use of Information Technology (IT) and Thinking Skills.

Teacher’s Resources
Key Features
 Schemes of Work listing learning outcomes, thinking skills, IT related activities and other related resources in the
package.

 Key ideas and lesson development for each section to make teaching more effective and creative.

 Suggestions on how to use the Warm-Up, Brain Power and Enrichment sections.

 Games, classroom management strategies and instructions for computer based lessons.

 Solutions to all questions and activities in the Stop-Think-Go, Work It Out and Enrichment sections.

 Keywords for each chapter.

 Highlight Common Errors to pre-empt problems.

 Additional Enrichment in the form of IT activities, project work and problem-solving questions to enable students
to explore, experiment and discuss mathematical ideas and to develop higher-order thinking skills.
 Longman Primary Mathematics

The new Longman Primary Mathematics series fulfils the aims of the new curriculum. Through reasoning,
inquiring and project learning, students are able to manipulate basic mathematical knowledge, enjoy the process
of invention and apply problem-solving skills in daily lives.

 Follow the new Mathematics Curriculum Guide (2000) prepared by the Education Department.
 Cute characters are designed for the books so as to increase the motivation for learning. So students may enjoy
learning Mathematics using the books.

 Use real-life situations throughout the contents.

 Provide useful and relevant exercises for consolidating basic mathematical knowledge. (There are worksheets for
books 1A to 2D.)

Components of the Longman Primary Mathematics series:

For students

 Student Books

 Workbooks

 Companion Website

Student Books (1A to 6D)

 4 books for each year, books A and B are encouraged to be

used in the first term while books C and D in the second term.
(Books 1A to 2D contain Worksheets.)

 Introduce the theme of each chapter through real-life

situations.

 Arouse pupils' learning interest by beautiful illustrations.

 Provide a great variety of activities to help pupils understand

mathematical concepts.

 Develop pupils' communicating, conceptualising and

problem-solving abilities through discussions.

 Use daily life examples in Maths is fun to encourage pupils to

apply basic mathematical concepts to practical situations and
learn to observe the surroundings.

 Summarise the main points in the Summary of each chapter.

Pupils can do revision on their own.

 To cater for learners' differences, enrichment topics are

provided. Teachers can make use of the spare periods for
 teaching enrichment topics so as to broaden pupils'
knowledge.

ISBN TITLE ISBN TITLE

9789620093555 Longman Primary Mathematics 1A+WS 9789620093678 Longman Primary Mathematics 4A

9789620093562 Longman Primary Mathematics 1B+WS 9789620093685 Longman Primary Mathematics 4B

9789620093579 Longman Primary Mathematics 1C+WS 9789620093692 Longman Primary Mathematics 4C

9789620093586 Longman Primary Mathematics 1D+WS 9789620093708 Longman Primary Mathematics 4D

9789620093593 Longman Primary Mathematics 2A+WS 9789620093715 Longman Primary Mathematics 5A

9789620093609 Longman Primary Mathematics 2B+WS 9789620093722 Longman Primary Mathematics 5B

9789620093616 Longman Primary Mathematics 2C+WS 9789620093739 Longman Primary Mathematics 5C

9789620093623 Longman Primary Mathematics 2D+WS 9789620093746 Longman Primary Mathematics 5D

9789620093630 Longman Primary Mathematics 3A 9789620093753 Longman Primary Mathematics 6A

9789620093647 Longman Primary Mathematics 3B 9789620093760 Longman Primary Mathematics 6B

9789620093654 Longman Primary Mathematics 3C 9789620093777 Longman Primary Mathematics 6C

9789620093661 Longman Primary Mathematics 3D 9789620093784 Longman Primary Mathematics 6D

Teacher's Guides (1A to 6D)

 Dimensions tables

 Overall plans

 Project guides

 Overviews of Units (including learning objectives, reference books and websites)

 Suggested teaching procedures

 With overprinted answers and teaching notes

Workbooks (Teacher's edition) (1A to 6D)

 Follow the learning objectives of the Student Books closely.

 Offer varied and interesting exercises to help consolidating learning.

 With overprinted answers

Teaching Kits

 Suggested projects
 'Problem of the week' flip chart
 Overhead transparencies, posters and picture / number cards

 Relevant tools such as 3-D shapes, clock, pin-board, etc.

 Teaching Kits
‧ P1
‧ P2
‧ P3
‧ P4
‧ P5
‧ P6
‧ Teaching Aids (Key Stage 1)
‧ Teaching Aids (Key Stage 2)

PowerPoint Presentation CD-ROMS (P1-P6)

 1 CD-ROM for each year

 tailor-made PowerPoint presentation for each unit

Question Bank CD-Roms

 1 CD-Rom for each key stage

 Provide different types of questions, including pictures, column forms, horizontal

forms, problems, etc.

 Provide numerous questions. Enable teachers to add, delete or edit questions on

their own.

 Provide tool bar for teachers to add, delete or edit questions easily.

 Updated questions are posted on the website regularly.

 Automatic page make-up.

 With 'Longman Editor' which provides the same function as the software, Word.

 Enable teachers to save exercises, test and examination papers.

Companion website

 1 test paper for each term.

 Automatic marking.

 Provide reports for the test results.

 Provide analyses of the student, class and level.