Book review: There has been a lot of news about SATS and the stress that 11-year-olds feel under in doing them. So is it a good idea to get these books for your child? Well in my opinion with my children I think that these can only help. The more practice they do, the more prepared they should feel, and the less unknowns they should face so they should feel under less stress.
I got this for my 8-year-old because she is quite advanced in Maths. Obviously for her she has not been taught everything that is in this book at school yet but having a Maths background I am able to help her, plus the level is pretty simple so most adults can hopefully help. For example she hadn't been taught what prime numbers were yet.
The good thing at the start of this book is that it tries to make it fun. It talks about the student becoming an Arithmosauras-rex, and that is followed through in the book with the marking system.
The bad thing is that all the maths books are available to buy separately. This one covers Mental Maths so doesn't fully cover the SATS programme. Other maths SATS books available are "Number" and "Shape, Measures & Data". The answers book is only available separately too. So maybe you might want to look at getting the full set if inclined that way.
Overall though my 8-year-old is enjoying doing this in her own time and without any parental pressure.
Publication date: 16 December 2013
Amazon UK link: KS2 Maths SAT Buster - Mental Maths
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