Big Ideas for Growing Mathematicians: Exploring Elementary Math with 20 Ready-To-Go Activities (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781569762127)

Introducing sophisticated mathematical ideas like fractals and infinity, these hands-on activity books present concepts to children using interactive and comprehensible methods. With intriguing projects that cover a wide range of math content and skills, these are ideal resources for elementary school mathematics enrichment programs, regular classroom instruction, and home-school programs. Reproducible activity sheets lead students through a process of engaged inquiry with plenty of helpful tips along the way. A list of useful terms specific to each activity encourages teachers and parents to introduce students to the vocabulary of math. This second Big Ideas book covers more advanced concepts, with projects including "One in a Million," where children use grains of rice to model the probability of astronomical odds; "Triangular Tessellations," in which students investigate the geometry and variations created by repeating patterns; and "Fractions of Salaries," where kids use a real-world scenario to multiply and divide fractions.

Author: Ann Kajander
ISBN-10: 1569762120
ISBN-13: 9781569762127
Publisher: Zephyr Press
Language: English
Published: 08/01/2007
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.62lbs
Size: 8.48h x 10.90w x 0.30d

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 10/01/2007 pg. 179