Phoenix Math for the 21st Century Learners employs an easy-to-understand approach that allows pupils to apply math in daily life. Each book contains straightforward and uncomplicated lesson presentation and uses the concrete-pictorial-abstract format in introducing new concepts. It presents non-routine problems to prepare pupils for international math contest and contains a rich variety of enrichment activities. The series addresses the needs of different types of learners through the following forms of math exercises:

• Towards Better Understanding – provides the learners with oral exercises to allow the teachers to
  observe and measure pupils’ depth of understanding
• Follow-up Practice – develops mathematical skills where pupils practice and apply independently what they have learned from the previous lessons
• Mind Strainers – engages the pupils to explore and communicate mathematical ideas
• Math Corridor – an additional feature found at the end of every chapter; contains calculation shortcuts to
  crunch numbers with ease, problem-solving techniques, and math and logic puzzles