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Mathematics
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By Barbara VandeCreek
25 week enrichment challenge for gifted or regular students offers math enrichment activities to develop logic and reasoning skills while building self-confidence and understanding of mathematics. These weekly challenges, written in only a few words, aim to develop creative and flexible mathematics problem-solving skills. Reproducible activity sheets for each grade include eight problems for each week. The wide range of topics includes number sense, estimation, patterns, fractions, geometry, and statistics. The difficulty level for each problem is noted and answers are included.
AL 505; (1st-2nd 112 pages $15.95
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By Barbara VandeCreek
25 week enrichment challenge for gifted or regular students offers math enrichment activities to develop logic and reasoning skills while building self-confidence and understanding of mathematics. These weekly challenges, written in only a few words, aim to develop creative and flexible mathematics problem-solving skills. Reproducible activity sheets for each grade include eight problems for each week. The wide range of topics includes number sense, estimation, patterns, fractions, geometry, and statistics. The difficulty level for each problem is noted and answers are included.
AL 506; (3rd-4th) 112 pages $15.95
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By Barbara VandeCreek
25 week enrichment challenge for gifted or regular students offers math enrichment activities to develop logic and reasoning skills while building self-confidence and understanding of mathematics. These weekly challenges, written in only a few words, aim to develop creative and flexible mathematics problem-solving skills. Reproducible activity sheets for each grade include eight problems for each week. The wide range of topics includes number sense, estimation, patterns, fractions, geometry, and statistics. The difficulty level for each problem is noted and answers are included.
AL 507; (5th-6th) 112 pages $15.95
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CHALLENGE MATH: (Grades 3-9)
For the elementary and middle school student.
By Edward Zaccaro
This book makes complex math concepts easy for students to learn and teachers to teach (even those whose math skills are a little rusty). The fun activities in these books teach difficult concepts in areas such as statistics, probability, algebra, physics, trigonometry, astronomy, and calculus. Loaded with exciting activities designed in an easy-to-understand format using cartoons and drawings to illustrate motivational word problems. Challenge Math and the new Primary Grade Challenge Math are perfect tools for introducing complex mathematics skills to gifted learners. Both books are designed for use by students individually or in small groups. Children will be amazed at the problems they can solve and will love the connections between math and science. Each chapters questions are broken down into three levels: Level 1 (challenging), Level 2 (very challenging), and Einstein level (extremely challenging
AL 501; 436 pages $24.95
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SUPER SMART MATH
By Rebecca George
Looking for challenging activities to jumpstart your students minds at the beginning of each math class? Look no further! Super Smart Math provides just the answer teachers need to grab students attention and help prepare them for the days lesson. Organized by mathematical topics, the book offers 180 different activities, problems, and critical thinking challenges that become increasingly difficult as the students progress through each section. Super Smart Math makes math exciting for your brightest students by including situations and problems that are relevant to their everyday lives. Your students will look forward to math class each day!
AL 512 220 pages $17.95
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BECOMING A PROBLEM SOLVING GENIUS:
A Handbook of Math Strategies
NEW book by Edward Zaccaro
Every math student needs a tool belt of problem solving strategies to call upon when solving word problems. In addition to many traditional strategies, this book includes new techniques such as Think 1, the 2-10 method, and others developed by math educator Ed Zaccaro for grades 4-12. Each unit contains problems at five levels of difficulty to meet the needs of not only the average math student, but also the highly gifted. Answer key and detailed solutions are included.
AL 504; 320 pages; $24.95
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PRIMARY GRADE CHALLENGE MATH:
The Thought-FULL Classroom
By Edward Zaccaro
This book makes complex math concepts easy for students to learn and teachers to teach (even those whose math skills are a little rusty). The fun activities in these books teach difficult concepts in areas such as statistics, probability, algebra, physics, trigonometry, astronomy, and calculus. Loaded with exciting activities designed in an easy-to-understand format using cartoons and drawings to illustrate motivational word problems. Challenge Math and the new Primary Grade Challenge Math are perfect tools for introducing complex mathematics skills to gifted learners. Both books are designed for use by students individually or in small groups. Children will be amazed at the problems they can solve and will love the connections between math and science. Each chapters questions are broken down into three levels: Level 1 (challenging), Level 2 (very challenging), and Einstein level (extremely challenging
AL 502; 314 pages; $24.95
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REAL WORLD ALGEBRA
Understanding the Power of Mathematics
By Edward Zaccaro
Just as English can be translated into other languages, word problems can be translated into the language of mathematics and applied to solve real-world problems. Real World Algebra explains this process in an easy to understand format using cartoons and drawings. This book can be used by a single student working independently or by an entire classroom of students. Progressing from easy to challenging, the problems in this book help students master the application of algebraic skills, as well as understand the value of math in the real world
AL 503; 310 pages; $24.95
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THE 10 THINGS ALL FUTURE MATHEMATICIANS & SCIENTISTS MUST KNOW(But are Rarely Taught)
By Edward Zaccaro
Mathematicians and scientists have been closely tied to many famous disasters. The Challenger explosion, the failure of the Mars Orbiter and the Kansas City Hyatt Regency walkway collapse all involved thinking errors. This book presents the ten things our future mathematicians and scientists must know to prevent these kinds of tragedies from occurring. Over 50 stories are indlued that show children the strong connections between mathematics and science and the real world.
AL 484; 244 pages; $22.95
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MATH IN FABLES & MYTHS:
Solving Word Problems & Readers Theatre
By Nancy Polette & Joan Ebbesmeyer
As students visit the tower of the dragon, rescue Hansel and Gretel, travel with Odysseus to confront the monster Cyclops, fly with Daedalus the bird man, and find their way out of the magnificent maze of Minosall by using math skillsthey will discover that MATH HAS NEVER BEEN SO MUCH FUN! Each of the 25 plays requires the solving of word problems that become part of the play script to read or perform. Students and their audiences will see that math is an essential part of everyday life and that knowledge of math can be very valuable in solving everyday problems!
AL 475; 118 pages; $14.95
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