Greg Tang is back with his bestselling approach to addition and subtraction: problem solving. By solving challenges that encourage kids to "group" numbers rather than memorize formulas, even the most reluctant math learners are inspired to see math in a whole new way! Math Potatoes is full of Tang and Briggs' trademark humor, wit, and extraordinary creativity. Tang has proven over and over that math can be fun, and this new addition to his acclaimed series of mind-stretching math riddles is sure to be another hit.

This workbook provides practice in second grade mathematics skills. Emphasis is placed on addition and subtraction facts through eighteen. Practice is also provided in solving word problems and in renaming in more complex addition and subtraction. The material correlates with the curriculum in most basic mathematics texts. The pages are presented in a suggested order, but may be used in any order which best meets a child's needs. Parents who wish their children to have practice in mathematics skills will find the book as helpful as classroom teachers will find it. The exercises are presented so that a child can work with a minimum of supervision. Answers are included in a four-page leaflet in the middle of the book. This leaflet can be easily removed. A glossary is available for reference on the inside back cover.

Math Activities Homework Helper provides children in second grade with extra help in learning important math skills. Packed full of fun-to-do activities and appealing art, children will have fun completing the reproducible pages while learning math skills at the same time. Answer keys are also included where needed. --Our cost-effective Homework Helpers workbooks are a must-have! They provide help for students who need extra practice with basic skills, for the accelerated student who enjoys an extra challenge, and for the young learner who is developing basic concepts and readiness skills. They also help boost self-confidence and reinforce basic skills with activities that are geared to the specific grade level. Collect all 48 titles for preschool to grade 3 covering topics such as the alphabet, numbers, shapes, phonics, math, reading comprehension, and much more!

Two experts on education offer a rich and diverse selection of children's literature and teaching strategies for the K-8 mathematics classroom. • Annotations for 200 children's books with math-related themes • Research-based teaching strategies that are essential for the urban and diverse learner • Detailed journal prompts that encourage writing in the math classroom and library • Handouts for engaging, hands-on math activities • Online resources for teaching math • A K-8 bibliography of literature suitable for teaching mathematical concepts

Grok patterns of smiley faces. Crank answers out of a "function machine." Solve Sudoku puzzles and "math jokes" (riddles students answer by solving problems). Balance a scale so the dominoes on one side match the dominoes on the other side. Correlated to NCTM and Common Core standards, hands-on activities and concrete manipulatives help students learn how to generalize math problems by using variables, seeing patterns and functions in concrete ways, and grasping the concept of equivalence (accomplished by the metaphor of balancing scales). The teacher book offers teaching procedures and reproducible worksheets; the student book conveniently binds one student's worksheets together. Grades K-5. Illustrated. Good Year Books. 139 pages. 2011 revised edition.

Grounded in theory and best-practices research, this practical text provides teachers with 40 strategies for using fiction and non-fiction trade books to teach in five key content areas: language arts and reading, social studies, mathematics, science, and the arts. Each strategy provides everything a teacher needs to get started: a classroom example that models the strategy, a research-based rationale, relevant content standards, suggested books, reader-response questions and prompts, assessment ideas, examples of how to adapt the strategy for different grade levels (K–2, 3–5, and 6–8), and ideas for differentiating instruction for English language learners and struggling students. Throughout the book, student work samples and classroom vignettes bring the content to life.

Rhyming anecdotes present opportunities for simple math activities and hints for solving.

Your Total Solution for Math Grade 2 will delight young children with activities that teach addition and subtraction with regrouping, story problems, place value to hundreds, understanding fractions, and more. Standardized testing practice is included. Your Total Solution for Math provides lots of fun-to-do math practice for children ages 4–8. Colorful pages teach numbers, counting, sorting, sequencing, shapes, patterns, measurement, and more. Loaded with short, engaging activities, these handy workbooks are a parent’s total solution for supporting math learning at home during the important early years.

A series of rhymes about artists and their works introduces counting and grouping numbers, as well as such artistic styles as cubism, pointillism, and surrealism.

Illustrated riddles introduce strategies for solving a variety of math problems in using visual clues.

Hundreds of skill-building activities that provide age-appropriate and cooperative experiences for young learners. Non-threatening approach to beginning math concepts.

You know what an impact differentiation can have on your language-arts instruction. Now Donna VanderWeide shows how to apply those same principles to math class. This book is packed with songs, games, literature connections, and so much more! Donna offers a "training camp" for graphs and glyphs, task cards to give students choices, and loads of reproducibles to simplify preparation, planning, and assessment. Math class has never been more engaging!

Help improve math skills, especially during the summer months, to connect kids from one grade to the next. An assessment test and an incentive contract are included. Topics covered include numeration as well as mixed, basic, and advanced addition, subtraction,and multiplication, and much more!

Our best-selling Spectrum series adds real-world math practice! Spectrum has now expanded to include Spectrum Enrichment Math, which focuses on real-world applications of math curriculum. Featuring comprehensive instruction and practice with word problems that were developed with the latest standards-based teaching methods, Spectrum Enrichment Math provides examples of how the math skills students learn in school apply to everyday life with challenging, multi-step problems. Perfect as a supplement to classroom work or as a home school resource, as well as for proficiency test preparation, these workbooks are the essential source for parents and teachers to help bring math skills out of the textbook and into the student's world. Spectrum Enrichment Math Grade 5 helps young learners improve and strengthen their math skills with real-world word problems, covering topics such as: • Fractions and decimals • Metric and customary measurement • Preparing for algebra • Graphs and probability

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