EVERYTHING you need to teach Year 7 and Year 8 Mathematics in New Zealand!
The emPowerED Maths programme is:
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Fully differentiated with support, on-level and extension level work for every Maths concept
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Presented in a fun, engaging format including cartoons and puzzles
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Empowering for staff who are experienced and inexperienced in teaching Maths
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Empowering for students because they get to choose work at the right level of challenge for them
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Aligned with New Zealand Maths curriculum (programme will be fully revamped for the 2025 school year to align with NEW NZ Maths curriculum)
All the planning done for you!
Maths for Aotearoa New Zealand!
Maths for Aotearoa New Zealand!
What's Included
Hard Copy, PDF or Online Subscription
Answers
Of course there are answers! We offer these in hard copy, PDF or as part of the online teacher subscription.
Online Subscription
Teaching Presentations
The teaching presentations match the teaching introduction pages so students can follow along. These are accessed through our online teacher subscription.
Hard Copy or PDF
Student Workbooks
Our student workbooks are aligned with the NZ Maths curriculum. Each concept has two teaching introduction pages, three differentiated practice pages and one puzzle page.
Contents of Workbooks
Part 1 contains the strands:
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Whole Number
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Special Number
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Decimal Number
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B.E.D.M.A.S. and Integers
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Statistics and Probability
Part 2 contains the strands:
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Measurement
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Fractions and Percentages
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Algebra
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Geometry
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Teaching Introduction Pages
The Teaching Introduction Pages are a two-page spread aimed at engaging student thinking, building conceptual understanding and working towards procedural fluency.
These pages include the following elements:
Explore
Open-ended exploration questions to engage student thinking relevant to the concept before teaching
Understand
Conceptual understanding based explanation
Worked Examples
Step-by-step guide of the procedure in words and with example
Our Turn
Differentiated examples to work as a class (teacher and students)
Extension
Independent practice questions (extension); for students who finish Your Turn early
Success Criteria
Students tick boxes next to statements matching the Learning Intention(s)
Notice
Students look for patterns and draw conclusions
Remember
Recalling prior-knowledge from a previous lesson or year.
Think About It
Discussion questions aimed to deepen student understanding
Your Turn
Independent practice questions (support and on-level)
Puzzle
An activity involving creative solutions; for students who finish Extension questions early
Pause and Reflect
Reflective questions for students to answer about their learning
Teaching Presentations
We offer Teaching Presentations that match the Teaching Introduction Pages from the Student Workbooks exactly. This is to save you time and energy!
The goal of the presentations is to bring quality, consistency and ease to Mathematics teaching. You can project it onto a screen and teach directly from there.
Any teacher or reliever should be able to walk into the classroom and teach a robust Maths lesson using the Teaching Presentations!
The Teaching Presentations are accessible through our online Teacher Subscription. We have a free version with a few presentations for each unit and a paid version with full access to all presentations on all concepts.
Year 7 Level Colours:
Differentiated Practice Pages
Each concept has three levelled pages with varying difficulty and quantity of problems.
Support Level:
Has problems that allow access to all students by hitting the stage just below the year level and build up to the on-level problems; plenty of working space provided
On-Level:
Has problems that are at the right stage for the year level and progress towards extension thinking
Extension Level:
Has problems that extend understanding of the concept by using backwards thinking and/or a variety of numbers (larger numbers, decimal numbers, fractions, etc.)
Each year level workbook has these levelled pages in different colours.
We suggest letting students choose their own level of work for the day. This EMPOWERS them to take charge of their learning and succeed!
Year 8 Level Colours:
Puzzle Pages
Each concept also has a Puzzle Page. This is intended for use after students finish their chosen differentiated practice page (and mark). It could also be used as a one-off lesson or a revision sheet.
The puzzles are fun, engaging and differentiated ways for students to practice the concept. We love them because they help students check their understanding as they go!
Puzzles include:
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Codebreakers
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Maze Runners
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Favourite Mistakes
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Crossword Maths
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Multiplication Wheels
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Colouring Maths
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And more!
Answers
Now for the best part - we have answers too!
There is a separate answer book to use in the classroom. Answers are also posted to our website for educators with an online subscription or can be purchased as a PDF at a price per teacher.
Answers to the Teaching Introduction Pages are on the Teaching Presentations, also available to educators with an online subscription.
Bonus Features
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Some differentiated basic facts pages
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Māori workbook pages that educate about Te Reo Māori (e.g. how to count, naming shapes, etc.)
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Tests that match the concepts in each unit that can be used as practice tests or post-tests
Our Student Workbooks also include:
Want to know more?
Check out the following pages to learn more about what the emPowerED Maths programme has to offer you and your school!