Foundations - Topic 3
Statistics is the formal name for handling information and data and it is a very important part of maths in life - from reading bus and train timetables to making shopping lists, from working out the best mobile phone plan to analysing electricity usage over the year. This page contains all Foundation Level workbooks, resources and templates currently published relating to Topic 3 - Handling Information and Data.
TOPIC 3 - HANDLING INFORMATION AND DATA
F3.41 Recognise and describe list of up to five items
Simple List up to 10 WORKBOOK - This 30-page workbook contains a series of lists with five items and a set of four questions with each list. It looks at reading lists, understanding number up to 10 in context and extracting information to answer the questions. All scenarios are framed in real life activities. [Eco Ink Version]
Cafe Stock List WORKBOOK - This 10-page workbook looks at the stock items in a cafe, reading information from the table and deciding between more and less stock. [Eco Ink Version]
MORE Simple List up to 10 WORKBOOK - This 16-page workbook contains more simple lists up to 10 and a set of questions with each set of data. [Eco Ink Version]
F3.42 Sort and classify objects using a single criterion
Sort & Count Circles and Squares WORKBOOK - This 28-page workbook contains only circles and squares. It is about categorising between the two basic shapes, sorting, counting and recording the results on a table. The first 14 pages are numbers up to 5 and the second 14 pages are numbers from 6 to 10. [Eco Ink Version]
Sort & Count Triangles and Rectangles WORKBOOK - This 15-page workbook contains triangles and rectangles. With numbers up to 10, the students are required to categorise, sort and count these basic 2-D shapes before recording their results on a table. [Eco Ink Version]
Sort & Count by Colour WORKBOOK - This 28-page workbook is focused on categorising items by colour. The first 12 pages focus on the basic colours - red, blue, green and yellow - and the later 16 pages also include black, white, orange, purple, pink, brown and grey. Numbers of items up to 10 and categorisation is between two different colours. [Eco Ink Version]
Sort & Count by Size WORKBOOK - This 10-page workbook explores categorising by size, ‘big’ and ‘small’, using numbers up to 10. [Eco Ink Version]
Sort & Count by Weight WORKBOOK - This 20-page workbook explores categorising by weight, ‘heavy’ and ‘light’, using numbers up to 10. [Eco Ink Version]
Sort & Count by Money Type WORKBOOK - This 28-page workbook is focused on categorising money by type. Numbers up to 10 and categorisation is between two different types - coins or notes. [Eco Ink Version]
Various Sort & Count WORKBOOK - This 10-page workbook contains a variety of sort & count activities - by temperature, type, reason. These should inspire ideas for how to bring this maths topic into the real world and model with concrete activities. [Eco Ink Version]
MORE Various Sort & Count WORKBOOK - This 10-page workbook contains a variety of sort & count activities - by temperature, type, reason. These should inspire ideas for how to bring this maths topic into the real world and model with concrete activities. [Eco Ink Version]
VIDEO - Sort & Count Basic 2D Shapes - Lance sorts and counts shapes and records the information in a basic table on the worksheet.
F3.43 Use simple representations or diagrams for counting numbers up to 10
Simple Representations up to 5 WORKBOOK - This 100-page workbook contains a variety of objects grouped in representations of numbers up to 5. It looks at identifying ‘how many?’ by counting and comparing representations by seeing ‘one more than’, ‘one less' than’ and ‘the same’ in a linear representation of objects. [Eco Ink Version]
Simple Representations up to 10 WORKBOOK - This 100-page workbook contains a variety of objects grouped in representations of numbers up to 10. It looks at identifying ‘how many?’ by counting and comparing representations by seeing ‘one more than’, ‘one less' than’ and ‘the same’ in a linear representation of objects. [Eco Ink Version]
Numicon Matching WORKBOOK - This 10-page workbook looks at matching five tiles to the corresponding numeral. They can also be used for a cutting / OT activity. [Eco Ink Version]
Ten Grid Matching WORKBOOK - This 10-page workbook looks at matching a selection of ten grids to the corresponding numeral. It is a good activity to see number relative to 5 and 10; counting on from 5 or back from 10 for bigger numbers. [Eco Ink Version]
Cube Tower Matching WORKBOOK - This 10-page workbook looks at matching five cube towers to the corresponding numeral. They can also be used for a cutting / OT activity. [Eco Ink Version]
