Math for Your First- and Second-Grader: All You Need to Know to Be Your Child's Best Teacher
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Book Overview
Make sure your child gets off to the right start in math Help your child become more comfortable and confident with numbers Discover which mathematical concepts first-and second-graders should learn Enjoy helping your child master key math skills You can teach your child the basic skills that will lay the foundations for future success in math and science. Based on standard math curriculums, this book covers all the math that your first- and second-graders should be learning and gives you dozens of proven techniques for teaching these crucial skills. Steve Slavin, an educator with a special gift for math instruction, shows parents how to teach the fundamentals--counting, addition, subtraction, fractions, simple word problems, even the beginnings of multiplication and division--plus "new math" principles such as grouping. Simple activities build these skills in a fun way, step-by-step. All concerned parents, including home-schoolers, will applaud this confidence-building guide.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0471042420
ISBN13:9780471042426
Release Date:May 1995
Publisher:Jossey-Bass
Length:288 Pages
Weight:0.65 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 7.5" x 9.2"
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
great concept book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
great for helping me do supplemental education for my child - plus gave me ideas on what to focus on.
Perfect for Homeschoolers!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
This book wasn't actually written for the homeschool market, but every homeschool family should have this book! The author describes all of the basic math concepts so that they are easily understood. First and second grade math skills are built upon step-by-step, in fun but informative lessons that are just the right length for young children. Practical guidelines for parents explain how to verify that a child has learned the material. First- and second- grade final exams are included. It's a great bargain for such a solid foundation in math! If you have your child write the answers in a notebook, you can re-use this book with more than one child. It's also a great preparation for Saxon Math. We have used this book with all three of our boys, and by the time we finished they were easily ready for Saxon 3 and even skipped ahead to Saxon 5/4. ~Teri Ann Berg Olsen, author of Learning for Life: Educational Words of Wisdom
very good book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
A very good book on the first grade math topics. It provides sound and clear explanations seldom found in other books. Essential math concepts and skills are introduced with many excellent examples. I enjoyed it very much with my son. The book is ideal for first graders even with the "2nd grade" part. Second graders may find it too easy. If you want to know what other kids are learning in schools, there is a nice web site at http://www.beestar.org. It provides free math practice every week based on school curricula nowadays.
Excellent resource for homeschooling or as a supplement
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
I am a former daycare teacher and this book strikes me as an excellent way to strengthen math skills for kids. There are math problems within the book that the kids can do. This is a good buy.
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