10 Minute Math Mind-Stretchers


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Need a day starter? Need quick ideas for independent or group work? Here's just the resource. A rich compendium of quick, hands-on problems, projects, and activities‹some reproducible‹that challenge students to apply and extend their math skills. Includes geometry, fractions, multiplication and division, problem-solving, and more. Supports the NCTM guidelines.




Forthcoming Books


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100 Skill-Building Lessons Using 10 Favorite Books


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Teacher Susan Lunsford shares her best book-based lessons in every subject area. Launch a measurement lesson with Amy Hest’s The Purple Coat, discuss spelling strategies with Marc Brown’s Arthur’s Teacher Trouble , explore multiplication with Tomie dePaola’s The Art Lesson, and much more! Your students will love the connection to their favorite books—and you’ll love meeting standards while fostering a love of literature. For use with Grades 1-3.










The Complete Home Learning Sourcebook


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Lists all the resources needed to create a balanced curriculum for homeschooling--from preschool to high school level.




Books In Print 2004-2005


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Dr. Funster's Creative Thinking Puzzlers A1


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The mind-stretching puzzles in [these books] help students become fluent, flexible problem solvers who can generate different solutions and different ways to find solutions. Students start with given criteria, determine possible solutions, evaluate them, and then eliminate possibilities before determining a final solution. The puzzles are perfect for school, home, and travel. They are very popular as brain-start, extra credit, sponge, or reward activities. Try one and you'll be hooked! [These books] includes seven engaging verbal and visual skills puzzles: Word Morphs, Codeword Clusters, Secret Word Puzzles, Telephone Code Puzzles, Dooriddles, Shape Puzzles, Line Puzzles. Easy-to-follow directions and answers are included.--Publisher website.




Children's Books in Print


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