8+ Mathematics and Non-Verbal Reasoning:Developing Skills Book 1

Student Book
10 thematic units
Paperback
Sat in Year 3

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Book 1 of 2 in the 8+ Developing Skills series for Mathematics and Non-Verbal Reasoning.

The 8+ Developing Skills: Mathematics and Non-Verbal Reasoning series is a comprehensive two-book collection designed to thoroughly prepare Year 3 students for the demands of competitive 8+ entrance exams. Each book provides a complete course of study, integrating number, calculation, shape and problem-solving with non-verbal reasoning into a structured, engaging learning journey.

Inside this book

Ten units, ten adventures

Every unit pairs a maths topic with a non-verbal reasoning type, set inside a story children want to explore.

Unit 01
The Midnight Locomotive
Rounding, estimation and place value, with Odd-One-Out non-verbal reasoning.
Unit 02
The Spice Merchants
Factor pairs, prime numbers and divisibility, with cube nets.
Unit 03
The Alpine Rescue Station
Negative numbers in context, with reflection analogies.
Unit 04
The Legionary’s Fort
Roman numerals to 3,999, with fold-and-punch puzzles.
Unit 05
The Shipbuilder’s Dock
Volume of cuboids, with hidden figure counting.
Unit 06
The Cartographer’s Tower
Ratio, proportion and map scales, with complete-the-grid puzzles.
Unit 07
The Alchemist’s Archive
Percentages, fractions and decimals, with 3D shape from views.
Unit 08
The Cathedral Builders
Angles: measuring, rules and missing values, with overlap regions.
Unit 09
The Messenger Corps
Algebra: expressions, equations and function machines, with network patterns.
Unit 10
The Command Room
A grand review of Units 1–9, with a challenge covering all nine reasoning types.