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Informationen zum Autor MICHAEL S. SCHIRO, Ed.D. is an associate professor at the Lynch School of Education at Boston College. He's written numerous articles and many books on teaching and learning math and is a frequent presenter at regional and national math teacher conferences. Klappentext Mega-Fun Math Games and Puzzles for the Elementary Grades 125 Ready-to-Use Activities That Teach Math Facts, Concepts, and Thinking Skills This hands-on resource is an educational and fun-filled collection of games and puzzles that help teach basic math skills to students in grades 1-5. Correlated to the national math standards, the games and puzzles will help even the most reluctant students become comfortable with addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, place value, fractions, inequalities, multiples, and factors. Using nothing more than paper and pencil, playing cards, coins, dice, and other easy to find items, parents and teachers can help kids learn and practice math the fun way. Mega-Fun Math Games and Puzzles for the Elementary Grades is designed to help Build basic math skills Engage students with different learning styles Hone problem-solving skills Develop coordination, memory, communication, and social skills Meet standards requirements in math Fill down time in the classroom In addition the book is filled with illustrative examples and contains easily reproducible pages. Now any child can become a math fan, playing the book's dynamic games and solving the challenging puzzles. PRAISE FOR MEGA-FUN MATH GAMES AND PUZZLES FOR THE ELEMENTARY GRADES > --SUSAN BIGHAM, first grade teacher, James Fitzgerald School, Waltham, Massachusetts > --PAMELA A. HALPERN, PhD. , Associate Professor, Salem State College, Salem, Massachusetts. "Michael Schiro's Megafun Math Games and Puzzles for the Elementary Grades stands apart in thanks to its unique pedagogical framework for game and puzzle use in the classroom! The "why" and the connections to the NCTM Standards are as important and useful as the print-ready classroom activities." --SUZANNE ALEJANDRE , Director of Professional Development, The Math Forum, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 01 Mathematics Games and Puzzles: Why Use Them? 01 Mathematics Content and Process Standards 07 Practical Considerations 11 Part One: Math Skill Development Games 23 1. Paper-and-Pencil Games 25 Count 25 Capture the Fort 26 Foreheaded 27 Googol 29 Number-Tac-Toe 30 Ask and Give 33 Hangmath 34 Factors 35 Get One 38 Write It 38 Coordinate Tic-Tac-Toe 39 2. Egg Carton Games 42 Egg-O 42 Egg Race 44 More or Less 46 Egg Bump 48 Egg-a-Round 49 Place-an-Egg Value 50 Bing-Egg-O 51 Three Hundred 53 Egg Throw 56 Divide and Move 58 Egg-Cala 59 3. Cube Games 62 Nines 62 Roll It 63 Cardinal-Ordinal 64 Product Shot 67 Rectangles 69 Off the Board 72 Number Grid 74 Try It 75 Numbers 77 What's Up? 78 Roll 'n Add 80 Roll Away 83 4. Tongue Depressor Games 86 Risk It 86 Pick 88 Right On 89 Flip 90 Slide 92 Togol 93 Guess It 94 Get Seven 95 Equato 96 Ladders 98 5. Card Games 100 Operations War 100 <...
