A C O M P L E T E M AT H S P R O G R A M M E

F O R P R I M A RY S C H O O L S

Infants
ior
en
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Angela
Curley
A COMPLETE MATHS PROGRAMME
FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS

Angela Curley
Author: Angela Curley
Editor: Donna Garvin
Design and Layout: Liz White Designs
Illustrators: Helen Prole (Plum Pudding), Gary Blatchford
Photographs: Thinkstock

ISBN: 978-1-84741-779-4

© 2011 Angela Curley

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 Introduction
Introduction for Parents and Teachers
Planet Maths has been developed by a team of experienced primary teachers and consultants in accordance with the aims
and objectives of the revised Primary School Curriculum and the accompanying Teacher Guidelines. Curriculum Strands,
Strand Units and Objectives are detailed throughout.

The series underpins the key areas of:

‡ use of concrete materials
‡ development and correct use of mathematical language
‡ real life problem solving
‡ cooperative group work
‡ oral maths
‡ estimation
‡ written computation
‡ integration with other subjects

Planet Maths is a creative new maths series that aims to provide students with challenging activities and enjoyable
mathematical experiences to help them become confident mathematicians.

Authors
Rita Coleman and Liam Gaynor (6th), Elaine Burke (5th), Liam Gaynor (4th), Sue-Anne Synnott (3rd), Michelle Hande and
Veronica Ward (2nd), Proinsias Ó Conghaile and Elaine McCann (1st), Angela Curley (Senior Infants), Deirdre Whelan
(Junior Infants)
 Contents
PAGES ............................................. ACTIVITY
6, 7 ......................................... Classifying
8, 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matching
10, 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Classifying
12, 13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Numerals 1 and 2
14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Numeral 3
15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Numeral 4
16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Counting
17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Numeral 5
18, 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Counting
20, 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pattern
22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Numeral 6
23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Counting
24 – 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Data
26, 27, 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pattern
29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Combining
30, 31, 32, 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2D Shapes
34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matching
35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Counting
36, 37, 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Combining
39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Counting
40, 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Numeral 0
42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Combining
43, 44, 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Analysis of Number
46 – 47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Data
48, 49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Analysis of Number
50, 51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Combining
52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matching
53, 54, 55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3D Shapes
56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Combining
57, 58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Numeral 7
PAGES .......................................... ACTIVITY
59, 60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Analysis of Number
61, 62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Combining
63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Comparing
64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Combining
65, 66, 67 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spatial Relations
68. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Combining
69, 70. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Comparing
71, 72. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Numeral 8
73, 74, 75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Analysis of Number
76 – 77 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Data
78 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Comparing
79, 80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Numeral 9
81, 82, 83 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Analysis of Number
84, 85, 86, 87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Time
88, 89, 90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spatial Awareness
91, 92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Number 10
93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98 . . . Analysis of Number
99, 100, 101, 102 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Number Line
103 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Analysis of Number
104, 105, 106, 107 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Length / Size
108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114 . . . . . . . . Money
115 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Number Line
116 – 117 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3D Shapes
118 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Comparing
119, 120 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Combining
121 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Combining 3 Sets
122, 123 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Capacity
124 – 125 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Counting
126 – 127 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weight
128 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Combining
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