Math for Your First- And Second-Grader: All You Need to Know to Be Your Child's Best Teacher

ISBN-13: 9780471042426 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 288 str.

Steve Slavin; Stephen L. Slavin

Opis

This illustrated guide uses simple activities to reinforce the basic fundamentals of mathematics. Supplementary to the teaching of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, it offers an introduction to advanced principles such as grouping.

Spis treści

Partial table of contents:

FIRST–GRADE MATH.

Counting.

Subtracting Single–Digit Numbers.

Addition and Substraction Drills.

Counting Money.

Introduction to Telling Time.

Word Problems with and Without Money.

Ordinal Numbers.

Counting to 100.

SECOND–GRADE MATH.

Mathematical Symbols.

Adding Three Numbers and Double–and Triple–Digit Numbers.

Word Problems in Addition and Subtraction.

Addition with Carrying.

Adding and Subtracting Money.

Telling Time.

Introduction to Multiplication and Division.

Second–Grade Final Exam.

Index.

O autorze

STEVE SLAVIN, an economics and math professor at Union County College in New Jersey, is the author of All the Math You′ll Ever Need, also available from Wiley, and several math texts.

Blurb

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.