Peggy Kaye

Games for Math (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Mai 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780307809346
• Artikelnr.: 45038197

Autorenporträt

PEGGY KAYE has a master's degree in early childhood education from Columbia University's Teacher's College, and has taught in both public and private elementary schools in New York City.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments • ix
Introduction • xi
PART ONE • 1
Chapter One: Counting Counts • 2
        HOP, SKIP, TOUCH YOUR NOSE • 4
        PENNY TOSS • 5
        NUMBER COLLAGE • 7
        THE HOW-MANY GAME • 10
        THREE KINDS OF FANCY NUMBERS • 12
Chapter Two: Thoughts to Grow On • 16
        THE ER GAME • 20
        KITCHEN CALCULUS • 21
        OODLES OF NOODLES • 22
        CLAP CLAP BEEP BEEP • 24
        WHAT'S NEXT • 26
Chapter Three: Size and Shape • 28
        STRING TIME • 30
        RIBBON ME • 32
        HOW MUCH DOES IT HOLD? • 34
        SHAPE LOTTO • 36
        SHAPE COLLAGE • 39
PART TWO • 43
Chapter Four: Fancy Counting • 44
        FILL THE SPOON • 46
        GRASSHOPPER • 47
        COUNTING AND ESTIMATING • 49
        CLEANING COUNTS • 51
        FIND A PENNY • 52
        SECRET NUMBER • 55
Chapter Five: Adding and Subtracting • 57
        MAKE TEN • 59
        WHAT DID I DO? • 62
        TARGET GAME • 65
        NUMBER STORIES • 67
        NUMBER LADDER • 71
        FAST TRACK • 72
        DOUBLE IT • 77
        MATH CHECKERS • 79
        PYRAMID • 82
        FIVE CARDS MAKE TEN • 85
Chapter Six: Size and Shape II • 89
        IS IT? • 90
        TWO SEWING PROJECTS • 92
        MATH IN THE KITCHEN • 96
        TANGRAMS • 99
        ORIGAMI • 106
Chapter Seven: Multiplication and Division • 111
        STAR COUNT • 113
        VICTOR VAMPIRE'S BIRTHDAY • 117
        LOTS OF BOXES • 123
        CALCULATING MATH • 127
Chapter Eight: The Number System • 132
        A BUNCH OF BEANS • 134
        FIFTY WINS • 138
        BAG OF CHIPS • 144
        THROW A NUMBER • 147
        THREE POTS • 152
        GROUP TEN • 155
Chapter Nine: The Bigger the Better • 163
        BIGGEST AND SMALLEST • 165
        NUMBER TRAILS • 169
        NUMBER ESP • 170
PART THREE • 175
Chapter Ten: Strategy Games • 176
        TAPATAN • 178
        YUT • 181
        NINE MEN'S MORRIS • 185
        KHALA • 191
Chapter Eleven: It's a Puzzle • 198
        NUMBER BUBBLES • 199
        WHAT'S IT WORTH? • 209
        COLORED BOXES • 214
Appendices • 221
        WHAT ABOUT COMPUTERS: • 222
        MATH BOOKS TO READ ALOUD • 227
        EXPLAINING NUMBER ESP • 229
        A NOTE TO TEACHERS • 232