The Problem Solving Pack supports teachers in developing children's problem solving skills within the early level numeracy and mathematics Curriculum for Excellence. It is a flexible resource which can be used to teach problem solving strategies and provides a bank of rich problem-solving activities for children working within early level. Each photocopiable Problem Solving Pack contains: * Comprehensive introduction * Problem solving and reasoning teaching strategies * Bank of problem solving activities * Resource sheets (online) This Problem Solving Pack: * Is written to the Scottish curriculum and linked to benchmarks * Focuses on the development of the skills rather than teaching the content * Gives teachers the tools to teach problem solving skills to their children * Supports the mastery approach to have all children working on the same topic at the same time * Allows flexibility for children working at different levels within a topic, by providing support and extension options where required * Can be used independently or as part of the Primary Maths for Scotland programme

This Teacher Guide is a planning and teaching support manual for delivering the early level numeracy and mathematics Curriculum for Excellence. It is a flexible resource which can be used alongside teachers' existing planning, resources and scheme of work. It is the first Teacher Guide for Scotland completely aligned to the benchmarks. Provides lots of support for planning and delivering the early level curriculum Packed with creative ideas for numeracy stations and numerate play as well as group and whole-class work Supports teachers' own CPD, with lots of information about teaching for mastery, using the concept, pictorial, abstract approach, and ensuring conceptual understanding alongside procedural fluency Guidance on questioning and observing assists teachers to make judgements about pupils' achievement Identifies potential misconceptions and how to address them Helps teachers save time with resource lists and key vocabulary Clear layout for teachers to dip in and out and quickly reference content they need