Author : Michael S. Schiro
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 047034475X
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (73 download)
Book Synopsis Mega-Fun Math Games and Puzzles for the Elementary Grades by : Michael S. Schiro
Download or read book Mega-Fun Math Games and Puzzles for the Elementary Grades written by Michael S. Schiro and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-02-24 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Make developing basic math skills fun and painless With this great collection of over 125 easy-to-use games, puzzles, and activities, teachers and parents can help kids comprehend fundamental math concepts, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, place value, fractions, and more. All games and puzzles use easy-to-find household items such as paper and pencil, playing cards, coins, and dice. The activities also help children develop problem-solving skills, such as testing hypotheses, creating strategies, and organizing information, as well as spatial relations skills, part-to-whole skills, and memory. Michael Schiro, EdD (Chestnut Hill, MA), is an associate professor at the School of Education at Boston College. He is the author of several books on teaching and learning math and is a frequent presenter at local and national math conferences.