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Simply Great Math Games
We have kept four factors in mind in selecting and creating the games in this book: 1- All of these games are designed to engage and challenge all students. 2- Each game requires minimal preparation. 3- All of the games use materials commonly found in every classroom. 4- The directions and format of each activity must be clear and direct.
Use these conceptually rich yet easy activities to help your students learn to:
- add and multiply whole numbers, fractions, integers and algebraic terms
- understand and work with prime and composite numbers
- apply the principles of probability
- understand estimation and decimal place value
- graph on the coordinate plane
- use and apply order of operations
- develop geometric vocabulary and skills
- and much more!
Here is the complete Table of Contents and Introduction
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Price: $18.95
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The Language of Math – Helping Students Speak, Write and Think Mathematically
Everything you need to incorporate oral and written language into your classroom lessons, complete with easy tips for leading rich mathematical discussions, and great ideas for easily managing written work.
Includes over 70 transparency masters, 100 journal prompts, and masters for making your own math journals.
Writing and speaking mathematically has never been easier!
Here is the complete Table of Contents and Introduction
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Price: $18.95
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More Power2 You
Techniques that actually makes the concepts of exponents and exponential growth tangible!
Now you can lead your students on a journey traveling from physical and manipulative models to graphical and symbolic formats.
They will even be able to explain why n raised to the zero power = 1.
This book is chock-full of activities and information guaranteed to help your students learn exponents in an interesting and compelling manner. You’ll receive 103 pages of useful information, including…
- extremely simple instructions for teaching with the activities
- 18 enjoyable and effective math activities
- 21 journal prompts
- 36 activity and transparency masters
- 15 suggested homework assignments
- 21 extension suggestions
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Price: $18.95
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Simply Great Math Activities: Explorations in Geometry
Students use geometry as a tool to explore unique mathematical situations.
Area formulas, volume, surface area, compass and straightedge constructions, angle measurement, the Pythagorean Theorem and more are covered in unique ways that promote deeper understanding.
Algebraic principles and fraction concepts are embedded within the geometry.
This book is chock-full of activities and information guaranteed to help your students learn geometry in an interesting and compelling manner. You’ll receive 116 pages of useful information, including:
- extremely simple instructions for teaching with the activities
- 13 enjoyable and effective math activities
- 26 journal prompts
- 68 activity and transparency masters
- 20 suggested homework assignments
- 21 extension suggestions
Here is the complete Table of Contents and Introduction
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Price: $18.95
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Simply Great Math Activities: Algebra Readiness
These motivating activities work for your younger students just beginning to work on algebra concepts…
…while ideas for extensions make these activities just as appropriate for your older students in formal algebra classes. In fact, this book has been used by teachers in grades three through college!
This book is chock-full of activities and information guaranteed to help your students learn algebra in an interesting and compelling manner. You’ll receive 110 pages of useful information, including:
- extremely simple instructions for teaching with the activities
- 14 enjoyable and effective math activities
- 19 journal prompts
- over 50 activity and transparency masters
- 19 suggested homework assignments
- 33 extension suggestions
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Price: $18.95
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Simply Great Math Activities: Fractions, Decimals and Percents 
A dozen incredible and innovative activities will captivate and educate your students. They will learn creative and clever tricks that make fractions less frightening. The book includes homework and transparency masters, journal topics, easy-to-follow directions, and much more.
Your students will find new and conceptual ways to:
- add, subtract, multiply and divide fractions
- simplify fractions
- convert fractions, decimals and percents to equivalent forms
- compare and order fractions, decimals and percents
- apply fractions, decimals and percents to real life
The useful information in this book includes:
- extremely simple instructions for teaching with the activities
- 12 enjoyable and effective math activities
- 26 journal prompts
- over 50 activity and transparency masters
- 14 suggested homework assignments
- 16 extension suggestions
Here is the complete Table of Contents and Introduction
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Price: $18.95
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Simply Great Math Activities: Number Sense
These conceptually rich activities assist your students in learning number sense in all operations.
They will find help with order of operations, properties of arithmetic, problem solving, mental math and estimation, and work with fractions, decimals, and integers.
You’ll receive 111 pages of useful information, including…
- extremely simple instructions for teaching with the activities
- 11 enjoyable and effective math activities
- 26 journal prompts
- 72 activity and transparency masters
- 16 suggested homework assignments
- 25 extension suggestions
Here is the complete Table of Contents and Introduction
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Price: $18.95
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The Pattern and Function Connection
This three-week unit is the easy and effective way to introduce students to linear functions. Students will move from physical and manipulative models to pictorial and graphical representations, then finally to symbolic expressions for linear equations.
The book includes student worksheets, homework, teacher lessons, journal prompts, and ideas for extensions. You’ll receive 161 pages of useful information, including:
- extremely simple instructions for teaching with the activities
- 11 enjoyable and effective math activities
- 25 journal prompts
- 10 suggested homework assignments
- 15 extension suggestions
- activity and transparency masters
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Price: $23.95
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24 Double-page Pattern Cards – an electronic pdf. file for you to print
Your choice of either full color 11″ x 17″ format – you can print on heavy stock, or full color 8.5″ x 11″ format – you can use this for transparencies
A companion aid to The Pattern and Function Connection listed above.
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Price: $18.95