Reinette Lombard has a Teaching and Honours Degree in Special needs education. Reinette specialised in Autism Spectrum Disorders and was mentored by Maggi Golding and subsequently became one of 12 Makaton tutors in SA, did TEACCH training with Maggi and worked and consulted for several NPO’s to create ASD specific teacher, therapist and parent training. Reinette worked in both public and private school’s as deputy principal, had a large remedial practise before taking a sabbatical to start a family. Reinette now owns and runs an educational consulting company that assists corporates to establish Specialised Educational services.
Together with Jose Palmer, they developed the acclaimed Tippie Learns to Read reading series and the Tippie Does Maths series for Grade R-3 learners and teachers. Tippie is a quadrilingual – speaking Afrikaans, English, isiXhosa and isiZulu! He can also do maths in both Afrikaans and English.
In close collaboration with Sally Goldman and Penny O’Toole, Reinette played a key role in shaping the Berlut Maths Grades 4-6 series. Sally and Penny developed the mathematical content, while Reinette conceptualised and structured the layout and directed the image selection and placement, establishing the series’ cohesive visual identity.
Learning numeracy skills is super easy with Tippie the Elephant!
“Tippie Does Maths” offers a fun and unique way to master numeracy skills. The Level 3 Mathematics series builds on the prior knowledge from Level 2, further enhancing the foundational blocks of mathematical literacy. Level 3 provides children with the opportunity to learn and apply various skills through specific themes.
“Tippie Does Maths” is progressive, and we recommend starting with Book 1 to ensure retention.
The broad outcomes for this series include numbers, operations, and relationships. Patterns, functions, and algebra, as well as space, shape, measurement, and data handling, are presented progressively.
“Tippie Does Maths” Level 3 focuses on an extended number range and includes functional outcomes. Clear progression and curriculum extension are integral parts of the series.