8+ Mathematics and Non-Verbal Reasoning:Developing Skills Book 2

Student Book
10 thematic units
Paperback
Sat in Year 3

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Book 2 of 2 in the 8+ Developing Skills series for Mathematics and Non-Verbal Reasoning.

The 8+ Developing Skills: Mathematics and Non-Verbal Reasoning series is a comprehensive two-book collection designed to thoroughly prepare Year 3 students for the demands of competitive 8+ entrance exams. Each book provides a complete course of study, integrating number, calculation, shape and problem-solving with non-verbal reasoning into a structured, engaging learning journey.

Inside this book

Ten units, ten adventures

Every unit pairs a maths topic with a non-verbal reasoning type, set inside a story children want to explore.

Unit 01
The Coral Research Station
Properties of triangles and angles in triangles.
Unit 02
The Glass Furnace
Properties of quadrilaterals and angles in quadrilaterals.
Unit 03
The Lighthouse Keeper’s Logbook
Prime factorisation, lowest common multiple and highest common factor.
Unit 04
The Spice Island Kitchen
Ratio, proportion and the unitary method.
Unit 05
The Grand Design Studio
Area of triangles and parallelograms, with compound perimeters.
Unit 06
The Polar Research Camp
Adding and subtracting negative numbers.
Unit 07
The Clockwork Library
Arithmetic sequences and the nth term formula.
Unit 08
The Roman Road
Long multiplication: three digits by two digits.
Unit 09
The Computing Engine
Order of operations (BODMAS) and brackets.
Unit 10
The Discovery Expedition
A grand review drawing together the work of Books 1 and 2.