Teaching Primary Mathematics, 7th edition
Published by Pearson (27 November 2026) © 2027
- George Booker Griffith University
- Denise Bond K-12 teacher
- Rebecca Seah RMIT University
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Title overview
The top choice for primary math educators
Teaching Primary Mathematics explores ways of teaching students to think mathematically, including reasoning and problem-solving. Designed for both undergraduates and postgraduates, the title fosters engagement and real-world connections through activities and examples, plus author videos in the eTextbook. It’s part of a comprehensive education portfolio designed to ensure consistency across degree programs.
The 7th Edition is tailored to the latest Australian curriculum standards (V9.0). The new edition splits material on probability and statistics into two chapters. It also adds new coverage of spatial reasoning and geometry, plus general information on the new proficiencies.
Key features
Hands-on engagement
- Activities present creative ways to engage students with math concepts, such as fun measurement tasks.
- Worked examples guide teachers through a process or concept, such as paper-folding to teach fractions.
- Teaching and learning sequences provide step-by-step instructions for teaching both simple and complex math concepts.
Resources for further study
- Investigate and Discuss feature digs deeper into ideas raised in the chapter, building clarity for readers.
- Likely difficulties boxes highlight the processes and concepts that students commonly struggle with.
- Children’s literature boxes recommend children’s books that relate to the ideas within the chapter.
New to this edition
Text-wide updates
- REVISED: Significant structural changes accommodate the new Australian curriculum (V9.0). Plus, revised colour-coding makes it easy to identify sections of the text and the ideas they cover.
- NEW: A new focus on AI in teaching is woven into the content. By learning how to integrate AI into their instruction, instructors can help improve outputs while building skills employers look for.
- UPDATED: DEI-related enhancements were applied to activities, terminology, learning areas and common misconceptions. These changes make the content more relatable to diverse audiences.
Chapter revisions
- NEW: Material on probability and statistics was split into two chapters, adding an extra chapter.
- NEW: New coverage of spatial reasoning and geometry was added to Chapter 9.
- NEW: General information about the new proficiencies was added to Chapter 2.
Table of contents
SECTION 1: MATHEMATICS TEACHING AND LEARNING
- Approaches to mathematics teaching and learning
- Thinking mathematically and problem solving
SECTION 2: NUMBER, ALGEBRA, MEASUREMENT, SPACE, STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY
- Number: numeration
- Number: Additive thinking
- Number: multiplicative thinking
- Number: Fraction ideas
- Algebra and algebraic thinking
- Measurement
- Space
- Statistics
- Probability
SECTION 3: TEACHING FOR MEANING
- Connecting ideas across mathematics
Author bios
About our authors
George Booker has been a Senior Lecturer in Mathematics Education at Griffith University, where he supervised research students and taught primary and special education mathematics courses. George has widely published at an academic level and has written curriculum resources for all areas of mathematics education. He has developed and produced a range of teaching materials, as well as numeracy assessment items for use in primary and early secondary schools. He regularly provides ongoing Professional Learning in mathematics for teachers, schools and other organisations throughout Australia.
Denise Bond has worked in classrooms from K to 12, in learning support and special education, and during her career she has been a teacher, an education advisor and a lecturer at Griffith University. She has conducted professional development in the primary and special education sectors, and has developed and published curriculum resources in assessment, mathematics education and problem solving.
Rebecca Seah is a mathematics education lecturer at RMIT University, where she supervises research students and teaches in Bachelor and Master mathematics education courses. She has previously taught mathematics education at Griffith University and University of Southern Queensland. Rebecca is a trained special education teacher and has worked extensively in the special education sector. She is interested in spatial and geometric reasoning and continues to seek ways to support teachers in creating meaningful learning experiences.
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