Juvenile Nonfiction : Mathematics

' I purchased a copy of your book over the holidays-it is my bebtime reading at the moment but it is far too stimulating'- Philippa Cook, Nursery Teacher, Clifton High School, Bristol. 'Thought-provoking and inspirational throughout. If you want to expand your understanding upwards and outwards then get a copy soon' - John Dabell, Education Consultant, Former Numeracy Consultant & Ofsted Inspector. Praise for the First Edition : ' Children's Mathematics: Making Marks, Making Meaning is essential reading for students of Education and Early Childhood Studies, as well as for those practitioners working in the Foundation and Primary stages of education' - Anne Cooper, Mathematics Association. This book draws on the authors' many years of teaching children aged three to eight years and also on their extensive research with children in the home, nursery and school. The authors explain the development and range of young children's mathematical marks and visual representations, showing how children make mental connections between their own early marks and subsequent abstract mathematical symbolism, and go on to develop their own written methods. Combining theory and practice, this acclaimed book demonstrates how children's own mathematical graphics are highly creative and show deep levels of thinking. The authors show how this is the key to success in school mathematics and to higher levels of achievement. The authors are winners of TACTYC's (2003) Jenefer Joseph Award for the Creative Arts (3 - 8) - awarded for their innovative work with children on mathematical graphics. more...

Price: $40.95

Teachers, parents and kids everywhere will love these great practical guides to the basic math subjects. Filled with fun and educational games and activities, Delightful Decimals and Perfect Percents provides everything kids need to know about these sometimes challenging subjects. more...

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Developing Thinking in Geometry integrates pedagogy and subject knowledge to enable teachers and support staff to experience and to teach geometric thinking to pupils aged seven to 16 years. A variety of tasks, including interactive activities on a CD, will show how all learners can engage in successful geometric thinking. The book draws on pedagogic constructs developed at The Open University's Centre for Mathematics Education by a team of mathematics educators with a 20-year track record of innovative and influential approaches to teaching and learning geometry. This book is the course reader for the Open University course ME627 Developing Geometric Thinking. more...

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Photocopy Master book. Includes problem solving strategies such as Guess and Check, Act It Out, Make A Model, Look for a Pattern, Construct a Table and so on. These strategies are applied to a range of interesting problem situations. Children will enjoy the variety of characters that provide an amusing element to the serious business of solving mathematical concepts. more...

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New look versions of Pythagoras, Galileo and Archimedes are some of the characters presented in cartoon form in this photocopy master book, lending a stimulating element to problem solving. A variety of brain teasers is also included for copying onto cards to make class sets. more...

Price: $7.95