
Let's Play Math
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Transform your child's experience of math!
Even if you struggled with mathematics in school, you can help your children enjoy learning and prepare them for academic success.
Author Denise Gaskins makes it easy with this mixture of math games, low-prep project ideas, and inspiring coffee-chat advice from a veteran homeschooling mother of five. Filled with stories and illustrations, Let's Play Math offers a practical, activity-filled exploration of what it means to learn math as a family.
Drawing on more than thirty years of teaching experience, Gaskins provides helpful tips for parents with kids from preschool to high school, whether your children learn at home or attend a traditional classroom.
Sections include:
• How to Understand Math: Introduce your children to the thrill of conquering a challenge. Build deep understanding by thinking, playing, and asking questions like a mathematician.
• Playful Problem Solving: Awaken your children's minds to the beauty and wonder of mathematics. Discover the social side of math, and learn games for players of all ages.
• Math with Living Books: See how mathematical ideas ebb and flow through the centuries with this brief tour through history. Can your kids solve puzzles from China, India, or Ancient Egypt?
• Let's Get Practical: Fit math into your family's daily life, help your children develop mental calculation skills, and find out what to try when your child struggles.
• Resources and References: With so many library books and Internet sites, you'll never run out of playful mathematical adventures.
All parents and teachers share one goal: we want our children to understand and be able to use math. Your children will gain a strong foundation when you approach math as a family game, playing with ideas.
Don't let your children suffer from the epidemic of math anxiety. Grab a copy of Let's Play Math, and start enjoying math today.
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Content
Foreword by Keith Devlin
Preface
Section I: How to Understand Math
Introduction: Beware the Math Myths
Chapter 1: The "Aha!" Factor
Chapter 2: Think Like a Mathematician
Section II: Playful Problem-Solving
Chapter 3: Math You Can Play
Chapter 4: Math You Can Touch
Chapter 5: Math That Makes You Think
Section III: Math with Living Books
Chapter 6: Math You Can Read
Chapter 7: 4,000 Years of Stumpers
Section IV: Let's Get Practical
Chapter 8: Weaving It All Together
Chapter 9: Struggling with Math
Chapter 10: Transition to High School Math
Conclusion: Growing Up with Math
Section V: Resources and References
Appendix A: "Living" Math Books for All Ages
Appendix B: Math Resources on the Internet
Appendix C: Quotes and Reference Links
Answers to Sample Problems
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