This book is the key parents need to unlock their childrenâ ^s natural m aths ability! Childrenâ ^s interest will be engaged as they hav e fun together with their parent or carer, establishing a solid number s ense through useful strategies and games. They will discover and learn e ffective mental computation strategies as they assist their child to con fidently embrace their natural maths ability. The strategies in this book are presented in the same order that children encounter them in school, from Year 1 to Year 4. They each include a colourful illustra tion and a brief description, followed by games to play with the childre n to demonstrate how the strategy works. Each different strategy should be introduced in the same order as the book, which follows a carefully c onstructed developmental sequence.