New Wave Mental Maths: 6th 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 6th Class book

The 6th Class book reinforces learnt concepts and mental strategies covered throughout the series. Topics that will be further developed in senior school are introduced, including: square roots; equivalent fractions, decimals, and percentages; ratios; and multiplying, dividing, and rounding decimals.

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