This article will show you how to get around in the Foundations Picture Books.
Foundations is a full-year Reception programme from Maths — No Problem! that helps children in the Early Years begin to develop a deep understanding of the world of mathematics.
The Foundations programme includes four Picture Books, each of which is based on a story by author James Allan Hermanson with design directed by renowned Singapore maths expert Dr Yeap Ban Har. Each story is deeply rooted in the core principles of maths mastery.To access the Teacher Guides for Picture Books:
- Log into the Hub
- Click Teacher Guides on the menu bar
- The Foundations Teacher Guides are displayed under the Reception heading and organised into four separate guides — Term 1, Term 2, Term 3 and a separate Picture Books guide. Click the Picture Books icon
- On the Picture Books page, you’ll see thumbnails for the available Picture Books. Click on the Picture Book you want to open
- Clicking on the icon brings you to the selected book’s landing page. Each Teacher Guide is organised into three terms. Each term contains guidance for all the learning concepts required by the Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework. Click on the Term button to see guidance for the learning concepts covered in that term
- The Page Guidance feature lets you move through the Picture Book to see which concepts are covered on every page, including suggested questions teachers can ask pupils to help them understand the learning concept. To use this feature, click the Page Guidance button. This brings you to the Book Spread page
- Use the red arrows above the image to navigate through the pages, or choose the page you wish to view from the dropdown menu
- In the horizontal bar above each page, you’ll see the concepts that are specific to each page. Click the button to see concept-specific guidance
- To switch between terms, select the term from the dropdown menu at the top right-hand side of the page
