CHALLENGE AND EXTEND YOUNG MINDS WITH ADVANCED ENGLISH AND MATHEMATICS

Rigorous Extension Work for High-Achieving Year 1 Students
The Excel Advanced Skills: Advanced English and Mathematics Year 1 workbook is specifically designed to provide motivated students aged 6–7 with challenging academic extension. Part of the highly regarded Excel Advanced Skills series, this book serves as an excellent homework resource or classroom extension tool. By diving deeper into key learning areas, it helps advanced students build academic confidence and reach their full potential. Each unit provides a balanced mix of:

• Advanced English: Focus areas including reading comprehension and targeted punctuation tasks, structured to stretch and mature early literacy skills.
• Advanced Mathematics: High-level exercises covering number, data, and chance to foster early numerical agility and mathematical reasoning.

With structured, repetitive question formats that allow young learners to focus entirely on advanced content without feeling overwhelmed, this workbook turns rigorous academic challenges into a rewarding routine.

Key features of the Year 1 workbook include:

• 30 Sequenced Units: Features 30 double-page units designed with consistent question formats (such as comprehension always starting the English section) to build student familiarity and independence.
• Advanced NAPLAN*-Style Tests: Includes four term-based assessment tests that prepare students for future national testing environments by evaluating cumulative term work.
• Diagnostic Marking Grids: Practical tools to record results, allowing parents and teachers to instantly identify a student's strengths and target specific revision needs.
• Australian Curriculum Support: Fully mapped to support the requirements of the Australian Curriculum in both English and Mathematics.
• Expert Authorship: Written by highly experienced primary educators and specialists Allyn Jones, Kate Dower, and Ada Munro.

The Excel Advanced Skills series is a trusted resource for Australian families, providing the perfect toolkit to nurture, challenge, and accelerate your child's learning journey.