Which One Doesn't Belong?


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Talking math with your child is simple and even entertaining with this better approach to shapes! Written by a celebrated math educator, this innovative inquiry encourages critical thinking and sparks memorable mathematical conversations. Children and their parents answer the same question about each set of four shapes: "Which one doesn't belong?" There's no one right answer--the important thing is to have a reason why. Kids might describe the shapes as squished, smooshed, dented, or even goofy. But when they justify their thinking, they're talking math! Winner of the Mathical Book Prize for books that inspire children to see math all around them. "This is one shape book that will both challenge readers' thinking and encourage them to think outside the box."--Kirkus Reviews, STARRED review




101 Math Activities for Calculating Kids (eBook)


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Here is a math book that is unlike any other because it uses the life experiences of your students to motivate and teach them math. You'll find over one hundred activities that will encourage children to learn about themselves as they explore addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.




101 Two Truths and One Lie! Math Activities for Grades 6, 7, and 8


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[Color Cover; Black-and-White Interior] Are your lessons getting boring? Starting classes with Two Truths and One Lie (2T1L) activities is a great way to spark creative and critical student thinking that will last for an entire lesson and beyond!2T1L activities help your kids to develop reasoning skills, make logical arguments, express their ideas in words, and engage with visual mathematics-which ultimately leads to deeper and more meaningful understanding of challenging topics and concepts.The daily activities found in this book can be applied to dozens of topics and are aligned with math learning standards typically covered in grades 6, 7, and 8, including: -performing operations on fractions -ratios, proportions, and percent -negatives and absolute values on the number line -combining like terms, substitution, and factoring -solving equations with one and two variables -data plots, graphs, and central tendency -linear and proportional relationships on tables and graphs -operations with negative numbers -factoring and the distributive property -angle relationships: complimentary and supplementary -transformations on the coordinate plane -translating algebraic expressions and equations -linear equations -Pythagorean TheoremThe activities are organized by topic/standard and are easy to project at the front of your classroom or print.The book also includes a detailed explanation and examples of how to implement 2T1L activities with your kids and includes an answer key




101 Two Truths and One Lie! Math Activities for Grades 3, 4, and 5


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Are your lessons getting boring?Starting classes with Two Truths and One Lie (2T1L) activities is a great way to spark creative and critical student thinking that will last for an entire lesson and beyond!2T1L activities help your kids to develop reasoning skills, make logical arguments, express their ideas in words, and engage with visual mathematics-which ultimately leads to deeper and more meaningful understanding of challenging topics and concepts.The daily graphics found in this workbook can be applied to dozens of topics and are aligned with math learning standards typically covered in grades 3,4, and 5, including: -basic operations -factors and grouping -telling time and unit conversion -skip counting -area and perimeter -area models and arrays -operations in base-ten -basic angle relationships -working with decimals -approximation -exploration of multiplication and division -fractions, fractions, fractions!The activities are organized by topic/standard and are easy to project at the front of your classroom or print.The eBook also includes a detailed explanation and examples of how to implement 2T1L activities with your kids and includes an answer key




101 Math Puzzles, Riddles, and Brain Teasers for Kids (Ages 10+)


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[Color Cover; Black-and-White Interior] Are you looking for super fun and engaging Math Puzzles, Math Riddles, and Math Brain Teasers for Kids ages 10 and up? Your kids will love solving these colorful math activities that cover a variety of topics including logical thinking, the order of operations, and some of the most famous math riddles of all time! The book includes hints and an answer key for every activity. It is best suited for students in grades 4 through 9.




Math Fact Fluency


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This approach to teaching basic math facts, grounded in years of research, will transform students' learning of basic facts and help them become more confident, adept, and successful at math. Mastering the basic facts for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division is an essential goal for all students. Most educators also agree that success at higher levels of math hinges on this fundamental skill. But what's the best way to get there? Are flash cards, drills, and timed tests the answer? If so, then why do students go into the upper elementary grades (and beyond) still counting on their fingers or experiencing math anxiety? What does research say about teaching basic math facts so they will stick? In Math Fact Fluency, experts Jennifer Bay-Williams and Gina Kling provide the answers to these questions—and so much more. This book offers everything a teacher needs to teach, assess, and communicate with parents about basic math fact instruction, including The five fundamentals of fact fluency, which provide a research-based framework for effective instruction in the basic facts. Strategies students can use to find facts that are not yet committed to memory. More than 40 easy-to-make, easy-to-use games that provide engaging fact practice. More than 20 assessment tools that provide useful data on fact fluency and mastery. Suggestions and strategies for collaborating with families to help their children master the basic math facts. Math Fact Fluency is an indispensable guide for any educator who needs to teach basic math facts.




Place Value


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You had better not monkey around when it comes to place value. The monkeys in this book can tell you why! As they bake the biggest banana cupcake ever, they need to get the amounts in the recipe correct. There’s a big difference between 216 eggs and 621 eggs. Place value is the key to keeping the numbers straight. Using humorous art, easy-to-follow charts and clear explanations, this book presents the basic facts about place value while inserting some amusing monkey business.




Math File Folder Games


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Printable Middle School Math Games - Math Teachers, Look No Further! 42 printable math games for upper elementary and middles school students, easy-to-setup for any math class, when laminated these can be made into math board games for middle school that can be used over and over again. WHAT IS A MATH FILE FOLDER GAME? A Math File Folder Game fits in a folder making it easy to use and ready at a moment's notice. Very few other items are required. You'll need to construct or reproduce the included game boards and have playing cards and dice handy. A few games use other types of geometric manipulatives that are standard items in most elementary and middle school classrooms. This value-packed book contains 42 math games that will give your students so much fun they'll forget they're actually learning mathematics! But don't be fooled. Just because games are exciting doesn't mean that they're not built upon solid educational benefits. Students will learn basic skills, problem solving, and critical thinking across a wide variety of mathematical topics: measurement, arithmetic, algebra, and geometry. Here are some of the specific topics covered: congruence, similarity, perimeter, area, volume, linear measurement in standard and metric units, generating and analyzing patterns and relationships, practice and strategy with the four basic operations, understanding of fractions, both equivalence and ordering, modeling with mathematics, relationships between 2-D and 3-D objects, probability models, greatest common factor, least common multiple, prime factorization, ratio, proportion, and percent, liquid volumes, classification of angles, graphing on a coordinate plane, complementary and supplementary angles, rules for divisibility, operations with integers and rational numbers, absolute value, integer exponents, radicals, one variable equations, Pythagorean Theorem, statistical variability and measures of central tendency Math File Folder Games also offer teachers another benefit. They align to the US Common Core Standards and Common Core Mathematical Practices. By using Math Games at home or in your classroom with your upper elementary, middle school, or high school kids, you can provide them with hours of fun-filled learning time. And the best part is you'll get into the spirit and enjoy yourself, too!




Cool Math Games for First Grade


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If you're looking for fun math games for kids in first grade, look no further! This exciting math workbook contains jokes, puzzles, comics, activities, and plenty of math practice to sharpen young minds. Give this book to your child to keep their skills up to speed over the summer, use it for review at the beginning of second grade, or give it as a teacher appreciation gift. With illustrations, humor, and games, this 1st-grade math workbook is excellent for use in the classroom and at home!Skill areas include:AdditionSubtractionPlace ValueTelling TimeCounting by 2, 5, & 10MoneyThe number games in this workbook provide math practice for children in first grade and support many of the concepts that children ages 6-7 learn.




Big First Grade


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"This workbook is packed with exercises that makes learning fun! The proven activities can support your child's success in school by teaching critical thinking skills, beginning phonics, reading comprehension, basic math, and more. With over 300 pages of practice, your child will work and learn for many happy hours."--