These reference books offer students a user-friendly format.

'Busy Ant Maths' is a flexible whole school programme for primary maths that ensures conceptual understanding and mathematical fluency from the start.

The Shanghai Maths Project Homework Guide for Year 6 provides teachers with homework sheets for every unit to support every child's mathematical development, and reinforce the home-school link. The Shanghai Maths Project Homework Guide 6 is a photocopiable master for the teacher which includes 1 Homework exercise per unit, directly related to the maths being covered in the Practice Book unit. There is a home activity on each page which includes an idea for practical maths the parent or guardian can do with the child.

This Teacher's Guide helps develop a more cohesive learning environment at home and school that fosters student success. Create a common language for the school, teachers, and parents that facilitates parent involvement and bridges the gap between school and home. With ideas and supporting materials for simple, effective, family-night activities centered around a content area, teachers can easily get everyone involved in increasing student achievement. These fun and easy-to-implement activities help acquaint parents and students with the sixth-grade classroom.

Take the mystery out of Common Core math! The Common Core, a new set of national educational standards, has been adopted by forty-five states across the nation. But if you learned math the "old" way, the new teaching methods--like tape diagrams, array models, and number bonds--may be unfamiliar to you. If you want to help your children with homework, you'll need to learn these new methods, which focus on critical thinking and conceptual understanding. With the help of experienced math teachers, you'll learn: What your child will be learning in each middle-school grade The rationale behind the Common Core standards Multiple new ways to look at math problems How to help your child with homework and studying The Everything Parent's Guide to Common Core Math: Grades 6-8 features examples and exercises that correspond to each standard, so you'll have the confidence you need to help your kids succeed and thrive in the new school standards.