New Maths Time 8
Ms Shubha Subramaniam and Ms Vijaya Srinivasan
Price
596
ISBN
9789352874033
Language
English
Pages
288
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
216 x 280 mm
Year of Publishing
2019
Territorial Rights
World
Imprint
Orient BlackSwan

New Maths Time is a graded series of 10 books, Primers to Class 8, for students of Mathematics from pre-primary to middle school levels. The books are in line with the National Curriculum Framework and follow the guidelines laid down by the NCERT.

With Students' App (3–8)

The main strength of the series lies in its unique focus on concepts, skills, activities and assessment separately.                
Each chapter comprises five sections: Get StartedConceptsSkillsActivities and Assessment.

Key Features of the Primers

  • Gently graded
  • Divided into sections:  Learn;  Explore;  Extend;  Revise and Enjoy
  • Maths Lab Activities
  • Mix of activities-tracing, ticking, matching, sorting, grouping, comparing, and colouring
  • Picture stories
  • Fun activities
  • Plenty of exercises without straining the child
  • Language—simple and controlled
  • Visually appealing, bright and colourful

Key features of New Maths Time 1–8

Unique 5-section chapter structure to enable focused teaching – Get Started and Check What You Know (revision and introduction to the lesson); Concepts Section (focus on concepts); Skills Section (focus on calculation and higher order skills); Activities Section (Maths lab activities and projects); Assessment Section (Tests in the form of worksheets).

  • Introduction of  topics through interesting real-life applications in graphic format
  • Guided learning in the Concepts Section through simple explanations and solved examples
  • Simple in-chapter exercises to consolidate concepts in the Concepts Section; more challenging exercises to develop calculation skills in the Skills Section
  • Mixed Bag exercises cover all the sub-concepts taught in the chapter
  • Mental Maths, MCQs , Higher Order Thinking Skills , Cross-curricular questions in every chapter
  • Everyday Maths section with life skills and values
  • Heritage section which includes Vedic Mathematics
  • Maths Lab Activities and Group Projects

NEW features of New Maths Time 1–5

  • Maths in Real Life at the beginning of each chapter shows the relevance of the topic to daily life and helps provide motivation for learning.
  • Higher Order Thinking Skills has MCQs in Books 3–5 that are at par with questions found in international tests such as TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study)
  • Differentiated Worksheets in each chapter is a simple diagnostic tool that helps the teacher diagnose the level of competence achieved by each student.

Each worksheet is divided (and colour-coded) into three parts — easy, medium and difficult. 
For each subtopic in the chapter, the three parts have exercises at these three difficulty levels. The teacher diagnoses the student depending on the part(s) of the worksheet the student is able to handle/not handle.

NEW features of New Maths Time 6–8

  • Maths in Real Life at the beginning of each chapter shows the relevance of the topic to daily life and helps provide motivation for learning.
  • Differentiated Worksheets in each chapter is a simple diagnostic tool that helps the teacher diagnose the level of competence achieved by each student.
  • Ashok Kumar(Primers-5)  is CEO of The Indian High School Dubai, and is a prolific author of children’s books.
  • Sushma Rawat (1-5) ,  has several years’ experience in teaching Maths at The Indian High School Dubai.
  • Aditya Tangri(1-5),  is a Maths consultant. 
  • Shubha Subramaniam(6-8),  is a Maths teacher with 18 years of experience; Has authored several Maths books; Conducts teachers workshops to teach through Math lab activities; Conducts CCE workshops
  • Vijaya Sridharan(6-8),  is the ex-principal of Lady Andal School in Chennai with several years of experience in teaching Maths.