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THE GILL EDUCATION
Complete practical resources for the Maths Curriculum
Each complet e kit is supplied in a sturd y, transpare nt plastic storage c ontainer with secu re clip seal lid.
The Gill Education Maths Kits are an exciting new resource for pupils at all levels of primary education. Assembled in close consultation with practising primary school teachers, the kits provide children with structured opportunities to engage in exploratory activity in the context of mathematics, with careful consideration to the constructivism and guided-discovery methods of the Primary School Curriculum.
SAVE €27.45
THE GILL EDUCATION INFANTS MATHS KIT
SAVE €29.55
THE GILL EDUCATION JUNIOR MATHS KIT
WHEN YOU BUY THE
COMPLETE SET
WHEN YOU BUY THE
COMPLETE SET
Complete practical resources for the Junior and Senior Infants Maths Curriculum
Complete practical resources for the 1st and 2nd Class Maths Curriculum
9780717166213
9780717166220
INFANTS MATHS KIT
€249.00
THIS KIT CONTAINS (Each of the items in the kit can also be purchased individually):
JUNIOR MATHS KIT
€275.00
THIS KIT CONTAINS (Each of the items in the kit can also be purchased individually):
ISBN +97807171 CODE
ITEM
PRICE
ISBN +97807171 CODE
ITEM
PRICE
64738
LER3673
AROUND THE TOWN VEHICLE COUNTERS™ (24)
€9.95
61195
LER2094
BIG TIME™ DEMONSTRATION CLOCK
€27.95
64745
LER3672
IN THE BARN FARM COUNTERS™ (24)
€9.95
64097
LER0112
PUPIL CLOCK DIALS (10)
€12.20
64752
LER3674
BACK IN TIME DINOSAUR COUNTERS™ (24)
€9.95
67951
39490
PLASTIC PEG BOARD AND PEGS SET
€12.95
64769
LER3663
IN THE GARDEN CRITTER COUNTERS™ (24)
€9.95
64943
EED3
UNIFIX COUNTING CUBES (100)
64042
LER0196
CIRCULAR SORTING TRAY
€9.95
64073
LER0257
LINK ‘N’ LEARN® LINKS IN A BUCKET (500)
64776
LER0745
SORTING BOWLS (6)
€9.95
64950
CM12
WOODEN LOLLIPOP STICKS (1000)
61317
LER0131
TRANSPARENT COLOUR COUNTING CHIPS (250)
€7.95
65094
CS11
DOUBLE-SIDED COUNTERS RED/BLUE (100)
66626
LER0725
THREE BEAR FAMILY® COUNTERS (80)
€29.80
65049
25261
FOLDING METRE STICK
€5.50
67951
39490
PLASTIC PEG BOARD AND PEGS SET
€12.95 64776
LER0745
SORTING BOWLS (6)
€9.95
64943
EED3
UNIFIX COUNTING CUBES (100)
65087
FW02
TEN FRAMES BLANK CARDS (30)
€9.95
61249
LER1270
ATTRIBUTE BLOCK SET/PLASTIC STORAGE TRAY
€24.50 65025
39060
NUMBER FAN/TEACHER (1)
€6.75
64790
LER0564
ATTRIBUTE LACING BUTTONS
€17.50 65032
39040
NUMBER FANS/PUPILS (10)
€17.95
64950
CM12
WOODEN LOLLIPOP STICKS (1000)
€6.75
64967
EV172
COLOURED LOLLIPOP STICKS (500)
64981
E225
DICE SET (30)
€6.75
65025
39060
NUMBER FAN/TEACHER (1)
65117
PV01
PLACE VALUE CARDS/TEACHER (1)
€12.95
€6.75
65032
39040
NUMBER FANS/STUDENTS (10)
65100
PV03
PLACE VALUE CARDS/PUPILS (10)
€22.95
€18.00
65070
WB02
A4 NUMBER FORMATION WHITEBOARD & PEN (10)
65124
BS03
100-BEAD STRING (5)
€29.95
€19.95
64974
F190
LACING BEADS AND LACES (300 BEADS)
€25.00
64806
LER2420
PRECISION SCHOOL BALANCE WITH WEIGHTS
€59.95
64981
E225
DICE SET (30)
€7.95
67845
N/A
JUMBO GRATNELL TRAY AND LID
€15.95
65087
FW02
TEN FRAMES BLANK CARDS (30)
€9.95
67845
N/A
JUMBO GRATNELL TRAY AND LID
€15.95
€7.00 €24.95 €6.75 €12.95
€7.00
€7.95
Each component has been carefully selected to ensure quality and value for money and is a great hands-on resource to help consolidate the teaching of maths concepts.
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APEX MATHS A problem-solving resource that saves you time
Complete practical resources for the Maths Curriculum
SAVE €27.85 WHEN YOU BUY THE
COMPLETE SET
THE GILL EDUCATION MIDDLE/SENIOR MATHS KIT Complete practical resources for the 3rd to 6th Class Maths Curriculum 9780717166237
MIDDLE/SENIOR MATHS KIT €275.00
THIS KIT CONTAINS (Each of the items in the kit can also be purchased individually): ISBN
CODE
9780192733535
ITEM OXFORD PRIMARY ILLUSTRATED MATHS DICTIONARY
NUMERACY
6.
The Apex Maths word problems can be used to teach or consolidate problem-solving skills, for additional practice or as an end-of-topic test. • Create high-quality problem-solving worksheets and interactive whiteboard screens quickly Can children be used to any maths programme • Help to support use and apply key calculation skills 100s of adaptable word problems • Use for discussion, independent practice or assessment Choose word problems to suit the need of your students
Peter Harrison
+97807171 PLASTIC BASE TEN STARTER SET
65001
EV25210
TAPE MEASURE (10)
61218
LER0617
RAINBOW FRACTION® DELUXE CIRCLES
€14.50
61225
LER0619
RAINBOW FRACTION® DELUXE SQUARES
€14.50
64080
LER7584
SNAP CUBES® (100)
€14.00
64820
LER7500
CUISENAIRE® PLASTIC RODS INTRODUCTORY SET
€19.25
64134
LER3668
TANGRAMS SMART PACK (6)
64837
LER2794
RAINBOW FRACTION® EQUIVALENCY POCKET CHART
€34.95
65018
EV1510
MULTI-COLOURED PINBOARDS WITH ELASTICS (6)
€24.95
64127
LSP0026
MIXED EURO COINS SET (2)
€6.15
64110
LSP1800
SET OF EURO NOTES
€3.45
€49.95 €6.25
€9.95
64318
LER1206
LITRE SET
€31.50
64325
LER0380
STANDARD CLASSROOM THERMOMETER
€13.95
64202
LSP0615
RAINBOW FRACTION® TILES WITH TRAY
€19.50
67845
N/A
JUMBO GRATNALL TRAY AND LID
€15.95
€500 ISBN: 9780717166831
Apex Maths is a series of six DVD-ROMs with hundreds of adaptable word problems to suit the needs of your students. Suitable for 1st to 6th Class, it can support any maths programme.
€10.00
LER0930
ALL 6 DVD-ROMS
A PROBLEM-SOLVING RESOURCE FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL MATHS THAT SAVES YOU TIME.
PRICE
64172
SPECIAL OFFER
ISBN +978
TITLE
0717162406
APEX MATHS 1
€99.00
PRICE
0717162147
APEX MATHS 2
€99.00
0717162154
APEX MATHS 3
€99.00
0717162161
APEX MATHS 4
€99.00
0717162178
APEX MATHS 5
€99.00
0717162185
APEX MATHS 6
€99.00
‘I have been using Apex Maths for the past year and I highly recommend it. It’ s an ideal resource for early finishers and high achievers but it also caters to the less able child’ Geraldine Earley, St Brigids NS, Moate, Co. Westmeath
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Each box contains 150 enticing cards to develop and strengthen students’ problem-solving strategies across all curriculum strands:
Discover a proven approach to teaching maths for your whole school!
• Number and Algebra • Measurement and Geometry • Statistics and Probability
Numicon provides all you need to create confident mathematicians throughout your whole school. The series provides resources and professional development for Junior Infants to 6th Class, plus support for intervention and inclusion. Comprehensive planning, teaching and assessment tools will equip you to raise the achievement of every child in mathematics, and sustain it over time.
Catering for individual differences, each card features a challenging extension activity.
SPECIAL OFFER
PROBLEM SOLVING BOXES 1–4 9780717156580
THE NUMICON APPROACH:
€300.00 ISBN +978
TITLE
1420293937
MACMILLAN MATHS: PROBLEM SOLVING BOX 1
€84.99
PRICE
1420293944
MACMILLAN MATHS: PROBLEM SOLVING BOX 2
€84.99
1420293951
MACMILLAN MATHS: PROBLEM SOLVING BOX 3
€84.99
1420293968
MACMILLAN MATHS: PROBLEM SOLVING BOX 4
€84.99
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Number and Algebra – 100 cards Measurement and Geometry – 25 cards Statistics and Probability – 10 cards Answers with extra hints – 15 cards Teacher’s Resource CD
The Teacher’s Resource CD contains:
• IWB-friendly PDFs of all cards and blank card templates • Teaching guide, including invaluable support for teaching problem-solving strategies • Assessment guidelines and rubric • IWB-friendly, printable posters • Record sheets and answers.
ISBN +978
TITLE
1420293975 MACMILLAN MATHS: PROBLEM SOLVING BOX 5 (FOR SENIOR END HIGH ACHIEVERS)
• Functional maths • Five levels/boxes
PRICE €84.99
• Is practical and active, using physical apparatus and imagery to help children grasp abstract mathematical concepts • Builds a secure understanding of the fundamental concepts and principles of mathematics, allowing children to flourish as mathematicians in and out of the classroom. • Was developed from years of classroom experience, and is proven to work for children of every age and ability – and they love it! Numicon has problem-solving, reasoning and conversation at its heart, and perfectly embodies the aims of the new maths curriculum.
HELP CHILDREN TO:
Box components:
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BE CONFIDENT IN:
• Develop fluency by using a visual, practical base to aid conceptual understanding and recall • Reason mathematically through the use of concrete objects and spoken language to explain and justify • Become confident problem-solvers by applying their learning to different real-life contexts. • Assessing every child’s progress towards achieving end-of-year expectations • Engaging every child in your class through the same Activity Group, with ‘low threshold, high ceiling’ activities
The nine problem-solving strategies: • • • • • • • • •
Look for the important words in the question Look for a pattern Have a go Use a table or chart Use a drawing Work backwards Try an easier problem Make a model Think logically
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See the fantastic NUMICON resources available!
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OVERVIEW CHART JUNIOR INFANTS
SENIOR INFANTS
1st STEPS WITH NUMICON IN THE NURSERY KIT
NUMICON FIRM FOUNDATIONS STARTER APPARTUS SET
1ST CLASS
2ND CLASS
3RD CLASS
4TH CLASS
5TH CLASS
6TH CLASS
TEACHING RESOURCE HANDBOOK AND IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE Number, Pattern and Calculating (NPC) and Geometry, Measurement and Statistics (GMS) teaching packs available separately
TEACHING SUPPORT 9780198375203 Numicon Firm Foundation Starter Apparatus €370.00 +9780198 389408 NPC 1 Teaching Pack 389415 GMS 1 Teaching Pack 389545 NPC 2 Teaching Pack 389552 GMS 2 Teaching Pack 389286 Starter Apparatus Pack A (Age 5–7) 389279 One to One Starter Apparatus Pack A (Age 5–7)
APPARATUS
€150.00 €150.00 €150.00 €150.00 €490.00 €238.00
+9780198 389682 NPC 3 Teaching Pack €150.00 389699 GMS 3 Teaching Pack €150.00 389842 NPC 4 Teaching Pack €150.00 389859 GMS 4 Teaching Pack €150.00 389309 Starter Apparatus Pack B (Age 7–9) €475.00 389293 One to One Starter Apparatus Pack B (Age 7–9) €182.00
+9780198 489719 NPC 5 Teaching Pack 489726 GMS 5 Teaching Pack 489788 NPC 6 Teaching Pack 489795 GMS 6 Teaching Pack 489252 Starter Apparatus Pack C (9–12) 489269 One to One Apparatus Pack C (9–12)
€150.00 €150.00 €135.99 €135.99 €475.00 €182.00
EXPLORER PROGRESS BOOKS Three explorer prog ress books for Number, Pattern and Calculating (NPC); one for Geometry, Measurement and Statistics (GMS). 9780198375210 Numicon Firm Foundation one-to-One Apparatus €175.00
ASSESSMENT
9780198486909 1st Steps with Numicon in the Nursery Kit €185.00 9780198486909 1st Steps With Numicon in the Nursery Kit €XX.OO
9780955394997 1st Steps with Numicon in the Nursery Teaching Guide €43.99
ACTIVITIES FOR HOME
9780198375227 Numicon Firm foundation Teachers Pack €125.00
+9780198 389354 GMS 1 Explorer Progress Book (Pk of 30) 389323 NPC 1 Explorer Progress Book A (Pk of 30) 389330 NPC1 Explorer Progress Book B (Pk of 30) 389347 NPC 1 Explorer Progress Book C (Pk of 30) 389491 GMS 2 Explorer Progress Book (Pk of 30) 389460 NPC 2 Explorer Progress Book A (Pk of 30) 389477 NPC 2 Explorer Progress Book B (Pk of 30) 389484 NPC 2 Explorer Progress Book C (Pk of 30)
€81.60 €54.45 €54.45 €54.45 €81.60 €54.45 €54.45 €54.45
€81.60 €54.45 €54.45 €54.45 €81.60 €54.45 €54.45 €54.45
+9780198 304975 GMS 5 Explorer Progress Book (Pk of 30) €81.60 304944 NPC 5 Explorer Progress Book A (Pk of 30) €54.45 304951 NPC 5 Explorer Progress Book B (Pk of 30) €54.45 304968 NPC 5 Explorer Progress Book C (Pk of 30) €54.45 305019 GMS 6 Explorer Progress Book (Pk of 30) €74.50 304982 NPC 6 Explorer Progress Book A (Pk of 30) €49.50 304999 NPC 6 Explorer Progress Book B (Pk of 30) €49.50 305002 NPC 6 Explorer Progress Book C (Pk of 30) €49.50
EXPLORE MORE COPYMASTERS
1st STEPS WITH NUMICON AT HOME KIT
9780198486886 1st Steps with Numicon at Home Kit €66.95
+9780198 389637 GMS 3 Explorer Progress Book (Pk of 30) 389606 NPC 3 Explorer Progress Book A (Pk of 30) 389613 NPC 3 Explorer Progress Book B (Pk of 30) 389620 NPC 3 Explorer Progress Book C (Pk of 30) 389798 GMS 4 Explorer Progress Books (Pk of 30) 389767 NPC 4 Explorer Progress Book A (Pk of 30) 389774 NPC 4 Explorer Progress Book B (Pk of 30) 389781 NPC 4 Explorer Progress Book C (Pk of 30)
9780198389446 NPC 1 Explore More Copymasters €91.15
9780198389583 NPC 2 Explore More Copymasters €91.15
9780198389743 9780198389880 NPC 3 Explore More Copymasters NPC 4 Explore More Copymasters €91.15 €91.15
9780198489771 9780198489849 NPC 5 Explore More Copymasters NPC 6 Explore More Copymasters €91.15 €83.49
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The following Numicon equipment and materials are available separately, making it easy for you to mix and match the products to your requirements.
READING LABORATORIES
PRODUCT
An excellent resource for quickly building essential reading skills and managing an entire classroom of readers at differing ability levels.
STARTER APPARATUS PACK
9780955394966
INVESTIGATIONS WITH NUMICON TEACHING BOOK
€440.00
€44.99
DISPLAY NUMBER LINE
9780198487166
TABLE-TOP NUMBER LINES
€4.75
9780198487180
LARGE FORMAT TABLE TOP NUMBER LINE
€5.50
9780198487173
10s NUMBER LINE
€6.60
9780198487135
CARD 1-100 NUMBER TRACK
€6.50
9780198487098
NUMBER RODS – LARGE SET
€19.99
PRICE
6.2–8.5
9780076028177
€625.00
Level 1 Student Record Books 1 Dev Student Record Books (Pack of 5) 1A Student Record Books (Pack of 5) 1C Student Record Books (Pack of 5)
6.2–7.2 6.2–8.5 6.6–10.5
9780076028368 9780076028184 9780076028306
€31.95 €31.95 €31.95
Level 2 Labs 2A Reading Laboratory 2B Reading Laboratory
7–12 7.5–13
9780076017669 9780076017744
€695.00 €695.00
• Skill Builders to reinforce comprehension, phonics, grammar and word-study skills for each student
Level 2 Student Record Books 2 Dev Student Record Books (Pack of 5) 2A Student Record Books (Pack of 5) 2B Student Record Books (Pack of 5)
7–10 7–12 7.5–13
9780076017928 9780076017683 9780076017768
€31.95 €31.95 €31.95
• High-quality biographies, fictional narratives and non-fiction titles, helping students build strong reading and comprehension skills
Level 3 Labs 3A Reading Laboratory 3B Reading Laboratory
8.5–16 10–17
9780076042692 9780076042968
€699.00 €645.00
Level 3 Student Record Books 3A Student Record Books (Pack of 5) 3B Student Record Books (Pack of 5)
8.5–16 10–17
9780076042722 9780076042982
€31.95 €31.95
Fundamental to the dynamic of the Reading Laboratory, Student Record Books enable the monitoring of achievement made in essential reading skills, ideal for assessing students progress.
Each Reading Laboratory includes: 9780198487142
ISBN
Level 1 Labs 1A Reading Laboratory
Student Record Books 9780198389286
READING AGE
• Differentiated learning for students by offering passages at multiple levels of readability • Programme Management CD-ROM.
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SPECIAL OFFER
WRITING PROMPTS BOXES 2–6 9780717161874
€81.99
€250.00 9780198487104
NUMBER RODS – SMALL SET
9780198487319
BOX OF NUMICON SHAPES 1–10
9780198487326
30 BOXES OF NUMICON SHAPES 1–10
9780198487272
BOX OF 80 NUMICON SHAPES
9780198487289
9780198487296
9780198487302
9780198487258
9780198487234
9780198487241
BOX OF 80 NUMICON SHAPES (GREY)
10 NUMICON TEN SHAPES
EXTRA NUMICON 1 SHAPES
100 SQUARE BASEBOARD
80 COLOURED PEGS
BLACK AND WHITE PEGS
2nd Class €41.50
€7.20
€208.99
€51.99
€51.99
€8.40
€5.65
€7.25
€14.90
€14.90
THE PERFECT ADDITION TO YOUR WRITING CLASSROOM!
5th Class
These motivating resources are designed to challenge and encourage students to write. They can be used for independent writing, or as the basis for whole class teaching.
3rd Class
6th Class
Each box contains 4 tabbed sections for prompt cards:
• Imaginative • Informative • Persuasive • Helping Hand • PLUS! Teacher Resources on CD containing: • IWB-friendly PDFs of all cards • Fillable PDF card template • Teaching guide • Assessment guidelines and rubric • IWB-friendly and printable posters • Graphic organisers and scaffolds • Student record sheets • Index
4th Class
• Narrative • Film or play Building block
Writing focus
• Character • Ideas and details
Skill focus Imag inat ive
Cre ate cha rac ter s fro m ani mal s
If this ostrich was a character in
What might it like to do? What sort of personality might it have? What problems might it have?
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a story, what might it be like?
How might it talk?
Extra hin ts or definit ions
Use your ideas to create a character description. The character could be animal or human. Helping
1 Hand ISBN 978 1 4586 4112 0
ISBN +978
TITLE
1458641106
WRITING PROMPTS BOX 2
€79.95
PRICE
1458641113
WRITING PROMPTS BOX 3
€79.95
1458641120
WRITING PROMPTS BOX 4
€79.95
1458641137
WRITING PROMPTS BOX 5
€79.95
1458641144
WRITING PROMPTS BOX 6
€79.95
Main card s
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NEW!
Maths Boxes Premium Problem-Solving Resources
The Maths Boxes Lime, Orange and Aqua address the rigours of the primary curriculum. They are unique, multi-levelled resources with activities designed to improve students’ mathematical skills, strategies, knowledge and reasoning, and problem-solving abilities. Large, comprehensive resources that provide meaningful and coherent mathematics practice, the Maths Boxes purposely mix literacy, visual text and mathematics together. Each box contains: • 300 large laminated activity exercises covering 30 topics • Motivational and engaging problem-solving: – Open-ended problems – Multi-step problems – Number story investigations – Word problems – Visual problems – Conceptual problems
PRODUCT
READING AGE
Maths Box Lime Maths box Orange Maths Box Aqua
ISBN
6–8 8–10 10–12
PRICE
9780992299682 9780987207142 9780992299699
Activity Cards provide your students with problems that are keyed to skills in: • Basic Facts • Number Concepts • Whole Number Computation • Measurement & Geometry • Fractions, Decimals & Percents • Probability, Data & Graphs.
MATHS LABORATORIES
Assessment is incorporated throughout the programme in the form of: • Pre-tests at the beginning of each unit that ensure students are placed at the proper level • Post-tests at the end of each unit that check for mastery and identify areas in need of review. PRODUCT
READING AGE
ISBN
€645.00 €645.00 €645.00
PRICE
2A Mathematics Laboratory 2B Mathematics Laboratory 2C Mathematics Laboratory
7–12 7.5–13 8–14
9780076003976 9780076004027 9780076004065
€695.00 €695.00 €695.00
2A Student Record Books (Pack of 5) 2B Student Record Books (Pack of 5) 2C Student Record Books (Pack of 5)
7–12 7.5–13 8–14
9780076004010 9780076004058 9780076004096
€29.95 €29.95 €29.95
PLEASE NOTE: SRA Maths Labs are American, with American spelling, currency and measurements. They are supplied firm sale only and delivery time is six weeks from order.
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Differentiated learning Independent learning Whole group Personalised learning Assessment