Zero Point Seven

New National Framework Mathematics features extensive teacher support materials which include dedicated resources to support each Core and Plus Book. The 7 Core Teacher Resource Pack contains a wealth of resources to support and extend the work covered in the 7 Core pupil book and Teacher Planning Pack.

This unique resource provides 190 high-interest, ready-to-use activities to help students master basic math skills— including whole numbers, decimals, fractions, percentages, money concepts, geometry and measurement, charts and graphs, and pre-algebra— for use with students of varying ability levels. All activities are classroom-tested and presented in a variety of entertaining formats, such as puzzles, crosswords, matching, word/number searches, number substitutions, and more. Plus, many activities include "Quick Access Information" flags providing helpful information on key concepts.

Each unit in the "New Abacus" programme begins with whole-class teaching. All the direct teaching to introduce a concept is on the front of the Teacher Card; the back has: further teaching; references to differentiated practical activities, workbook or textbook pages and photocopy masters.

Each unit in this book consists of different sections with different purposes. The followings are some explanations about the sections of this book. Initial discussion – In this part of the textbook, some initial discussion tasks and questions will be provided in order to brainstorm the topic of the text to be discussed and bridge the students’ knowledge with the topic through some initial discussion task and questions. Central concepts are presented through pictures, maps, models, etc. Appropriate structures and vocabulary are introduced, and students are given the opportunity of describing what they have seen orally and in writing. Reading/Listening/Video Watching task – This part of the book will provide reading and listening materials as the main source for further discussion. The materials will be taken from authentic resources such as articles from websites, news, videos from You Tube, and audio resources. Some adjustment might be done to ensure students’ comprehension. At the end of this part, students answer some questions about the reading text, listening passage, or video. Vocabulary and grammar builder are provided to enhance and support students’ mastery in English. Pronunciation Practice – This part of the book will provide students with task which requires them to do practice their ronunciation. This part will encourage learners to improve their speaking skill especially in term of pronunciation aspects. Online research task – This part of the book will provide students with task which requires them to do online research activities. This part will encourage students to demonstrate their digital and information literacy. Productive task – In each lesson students will be expected to create a real innovative product such as digital poster, digital story, short essay, and other products which demonstrate students’ learning experiences throughout the lesson