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Product Description Maths Investigator is a secret spy agency whose mission is to make maths fun and exciting. The series has been extensively trialled and developed to offer schools a fresh and exciting way to combine the content and structure of the 2006 Mathematics Framework with the principles of the PrimaryStrategy 'Excellence and Enjoyment' guidance - to raise standards whilst making learning fun. The Maths Investigator approach focuses on developing the key skills of problem solving, speaking and listening, and using and applying maths. It uses the engaging spy context and fully integrated softwarecomponents to embed maths into problem solving and give pupils a clear purpose for learning.The Teacher's Guide provides clear, flexible lesson plans to support both confident mathematicians and less-experienced teachers. With straightforward planning based on the 2006 Framework and creative teaching ideas, it helps raise standards as well as making learning fun. Unique planning mind mapsprovide 'at-a-glance' overviews of teaching throughout each unit, making clear links between core areas of maths to ensure blocks of work are relevant and meaningful. Extra support and challenge activities make differentiation easy, whilst assessment for learning questions help identify and addressmisconceptions.For flexibility, Teacher's Guide units are packaged in topic packs. Each pack contains three two-week units of work, including access to the associated Interactive CD unit.MI3 TEACHER'S GUIDE TOPIC PACK B: MEASURES + INTERACTIVE CD ACCESScontains units:2 The case of the giant vegetables (16pp)7 The case of the shrinking shirts (16pp)12 The case of the animal transporter (16pp) Review `Brilliant value added this year because so many of my class have moved a whole level over the year.Best results we've ever had in maths - 99% L4 and above and a staggering number of L5s - all down to the MI approach.Six of the children in my bottom set moved from 3c to 4c during the year.'Selection of comments from Richmond schools who used MI draft materials for MI3 and MI6`The children loved the whole idea of M and her spies. It made maths much more real for them as well as enjoyable. Thank you!We loved the idea. It really kept the children engaged and enthused.It was fun to teach the unit when you can see the children enjoying it.'Selection of comments from pilot schools who trialled MI3 sample unit`I thought it was great, super and brilliant. I like the characters as well.I think Maths Investigator lessons were a lot better than normal maths.It was 100% fantastic%.'Selection of comments from children with whom MI3 sample unit was trialled About the Author Caroline Clissold is a former classroom teacher and numeracy co-ordinator, who is now the Senior Primary Strategy Consultant with responsibility for maths in Richmond-upon-Thames. As part of her work with schools she has developed many games and practical resources to help children improvenumeracy skills, in addition to professional development resources for teachers. Caroline is a regular contributor to educational publications and has also written several maths books for OUP (Thinking by Numbers, Maths Trackers) and other publishers.