- Friday 02 June 2023
Reinforcing your pupils’ education throughout the year is key to helping them develop strong skills and knowledge in a range of subjects, including maths and English. Pupils learn better when they are actively engaged with the concepts and resources they are studying. Ultimately, it all comes down to a question all educators have asked themselves at one point or another: how do I engage my pupils and make learning fun?
A desire to answer this question is what drove us to devise New Wave Mental Maths and New Wave English in Practice Revised! These two fantastic resources are designed to help you consistently reinforce your teaching throughout the year, ensuring your students have a strong foundation of skills and knowledge in maths and English.
Why Reinforcement?
As educators, we know that repetition is an important learning tool in primary schools. However, using this technique by itself isn’t the most effective way to engage pupils in the lesson.
At Prime-Ed, we champion reinforcement as an effective strategy for learning and an excellent way to engage pupils in their maths and English activities. Reinforcement involves repeating the key features, structure and concepts taught to allow understanding to better sink in. For example, in a literacy lesson, reinforcement techniques may include the use of typography, layout or punctuation, or perhaps repeated sounds in the form of alliteration. By exposing pupils to these features often, this strategy allows them to better understand the context of the texts they are reading and apply what they’ve learnt to real-life scenarios.
Wondering whether your class is actively engaged in your lesson? It can be helpful to ask yourself, can my pupils apply maths concepts or scenarios from an English text to real-life? Do they understand the context of the text they’re reading? You’ll be sure to discover that your reinforcement technique is working!
So, how can New Wave Mental Maths and New Wave English in Practice Revised help?
Well, New Wave Mental Maths provides a comprehensive programme of mental maths activities, covering a wide range of topics. The programme is designed to help your students develop their mental maths skills, building their confidence and competence in maths using reinforcement. The activities are easy to integrate into your lessons, allowing you to consistently reinforce your teaching. Plus, they're fun and engaging, so your students will enjoy practising their mental maths skills!
New Wave English in Practice Revised is a flexible programme that allows you to adapt it to your students' needs. The programme covers a wide range of English language and literacy topics, including grammar, punctuation, comprehension, and composition. The activities are designed to be engaging and interactive, helping your students to develop their skills and knowledge in a fun and engaging way. You can integrate the activities into your lessons throughout the year, ensuring your students are reinforcing their learning and developing strong English language skills.
Using these two resources will help your students to build strong foundations in maths and English. They'll develop key skills and knowledge that will serve them well in their academic careers and beyond. Plus, with fun and engaging activities, they'll enjoy practising and reinforcing their learning.
Reinforce All Year Round!
Reinforcement of maths and English topics is easier than ever with New Wave Mental Maths and New Wave English in Practice Revised. Each comprehensive programme is full of essential resources for any teacher looking to reinforce their teaching throughout the year. Every workbook in the series is flexible, engaging, and effective, making them must-haves for any classroom.
Shop these fantastic resources now or try them for yourself with our free sample of New Wave Mental Maths and our free sample of New Wave English in Practice—your pupils will thank you for it!
