New Wave Mental Maths: 1st Class (2025 edition)

Description

Ireland’s favourite maths series has been revised for the new Primary Mathematics Curriculum!

New Wave Mental Maths is a series of seven workbooks written to provide a comprehensive and structured daily approach to learning and practising mental maths for classes from Senior Infants to 6th Class.

With a fresh look and added features, the series has been updated to cover all mental maths-related strands and strand units of the new Primary Mathematics Curriculum.

New Wave Mental Maths is designed to:

encourage and develop mental calculation concepts and skills;
constantly revise the different strands and strand units;
develop and reinforce problem-solving strategies;
develop and maintain speed of recall; and
practise, consolidate, and reinforce mathematical vocabulary and language.

About the 1st Class book

The 1st Class book introduces the column format with two columns per page to simulate assessment-style formatting without overwhelm.

Graphics appear frequently throughout the columns, both engaging the pupil’s attention and aiding conceptual understanding of topics through comparisons of weight, volume, quantities, height, and more.

The ‘Monday Focus’ provides hints and examples to ease pupils into new concepts or strategies. This is followed through with the ‘Weekly Focus’, which explores a singular concept in the first question of the Monday to Thursday columns of that week, providing a deep and comprehensive learning experience.

Features of the Series

Easy-to-use weekly structure
Modern design with more space and larger font
‘Monday Focus’ (1st to 4th Class) and ‘Weekly Focus’ (1st to 6th Class) sections that highlight a core concept or strategy practised throughout the week’s learning
‘Problem-solving’ column that encourages critical thinking and inquiry skills
‘Friday Review’ section to assess the week’s learning
‘Maths Talk’ column to facilitate class discussions
‘Vocabulary’ column to test mathematical terminology understanding
‘Word Cloud’ to support independent learning of vocabulary
‘Maths Facts’ to aid and consolidate learnt concepts
‘Online Portal’ for review of daily activities and answers on a classroom whiteboard