Pantheon | 1988 | 256 páginas | rar - epub | 14,2 Mb
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At a time when the poor math performance of American school children has labeled us a "nation of underachievers," what can parents--often themselves daunted by the mysteries of mathematics--do to help their children? In Games for Math,Peggy Kaye--teacher extraordinaire and author of the highly praised Games for Reading--gives parents more than fifty marvelous and effective ways to help their children learn math by doing just what kids love best: playing games.
Contents
PART ONE
Chapter One: Counting Counts
HOP, SKIP, TOUCH YOUR NOSE
PENNY TOSS
NUMBER COLLAGE
THE HOW-MANY GAME
THREE KINDS OF FANCY NUMBERS
Chapter Two: Thoughts to Grow On
THE ER GAME
KITCHEN CALCULUS
OODLES OF NOODLES
CLAP CLAP BEEP BEEP
WHAT’S NEXT?
Chapter Three: Size and Shape
STRING TIME
RIBBON ME
HOW MUCH DOES IT HOLD?
SHAPE LOTTO
SHAPE COLLAGE
PART TWO
Chapter Four: Fancy Counting
FILL THE SPOON
GRASSHOPPER
COUNTING AND ESTIMATING
CLEANING COUNTS
FIND A PENNY
SECRET NUMBER
Chapter Five: Adding and Subtracting
MAKE TEN
WHAT DID I DO?
TARGET GAME
NUMBER STORIES
NUMBER LADDER
FAST TRACK
DOUBLE IT
MATH CHECKERS
PYRAMID
FIVE CARDS MAKE TEN
Chapter Six: Size and Shape II
IS IT?
TWO SEWING PROJECTS
MATH IN THE KITCHEN
TANGRAMS
ORIGAMI
Chapter Seven: Multiplication and Division
STAR COUNT
VICTOR VAMPIRE’S BIRTHDAY
LOTS OF BOXES
CALCULATING MATH
Chapter Eight: The Number System
A BUNCH OF BEANS
FIFTY WINS
BAG OF CHIPS
THROW A NUMBER
THREE POTS
GROUP TEN
Chapter Nine: The Bigger the Better
BIGGEST AND SMALLEST
NUMBER TRAILS
NUMBER ESP
PART THREE
Chapter Ten: Strategy Games
TAPATAN
YUT
NINE MEN’S MORRIS
KHALA
Chapter Eleven: It’s a Puzzle
NUMBER BUBBLES
WHAT’S IT WORTH?
COLORED BOXES
Appendices
WHAT ABOUT COMPUTERS?
MATH BOOKS TO READ ALOUD
EXPLAINING NUMBER ESP
A NOTE TO TEACHERS
Other Books by This Author
