New Countdown Book Starter (3rd Edition)

Description

New Countdown (Third Edition) is a carefully structured and graded mathematics course comprising eight books from pre-primary to class 5. The pattern followed in the entire series ensures development in all areas of a child’s growth through basic, multi-focal knowledge, emphasizing number skills and mathematical concepts.

Key features (Pre-Primary to Class 5):

• Specific learning objectives, Maths Flash, and key mathematical vocabulary are listed at the beginning of each chapter
• Clear presentation of key mathematical concepts
• Integration of concepts and their application in real-life situations
• Solved examples of all concepts
• Colourful illustrations and photographs supplement explanations
• Practice exercises offer ample reinforcement of concepts
• Challenge and Maths Champ features offer challenging questions
• Mind Bender puzzles create additional interest in the topics
• Important information and learning tips are provided under the headings: Note, Remember, Quick Reference, Do you know, Hint, and Important
• Fun Activities are used to make the subject interesting
• Maths Lab Activities to help build concepts through different activities

Books 6, 7, and 8 have been revised to make them even more interesting and student-friendly.

These revised books have the following interesting features:

Specific learning objectives, Maths Flash, and Key mathematical vocabulary are listed at the beginning of each chapter

• Mathematical concepts are presented clearly
• Integration of concepts and their application in real-life situations
• Solved examples of all concepts are provided
• Colourful illustrations and photographs supplement explanations
• Mind Bender puzzles create additional interest in the topics
• The Maths Champ feature offers challenging questions
• Important information and learning tips are provided under the headings: Note, Remember, Quick Reference, Do you Know, Important and Mathema-Trick
• Practice exercises along with Multiple Choice Questions offer ample reinforcement
• Revision exercises and test papers at the end of each strand assess student’s learning

The Teaching Guides aim to inspire teachers to present mathematical concepts to children imaginatively, using real-life and play way techniques. They are designed to augment a teacher’s own efforts in creating a ‘learning environment’ in the classroom rather than a ‘teaching’ one.