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190 Ready-to-Use Activities Math V2
Contributor(s): Watson, George (Author), Anthony, Alan (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 0787965855     ISBN-13: 9780787965853
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2003
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Annotation: This unique resource provides 190 high-interest, ready-to-use activities to help students master basic math skills-- including whole numbers, decimals, fractions, percentages, money concepts, geometry and measurement, charts and graphs, and pre-algebra-- for use with students of varying ability levels.

All activities are classroom-tested and presented in a variety of entertaining formats, such as puzzles, crosswords, matching, word/number searches, number substitutions, and more. Plus, many activities include "Quick Access Information" flags providing helpful information on key concepts.

For quick access and easy use, the activities are printed in a big 8 1/2 X 11 lay-flat format for photocopying and are organized into nine sections.

ESSENTIAL STRATEGIES FOR WHOLE NUMBER SKILLS features 33 activities, including "The Wonderful Multiplication Puzzle" . . . "Shady Division" . . . and . . . "Math Puzzle Boxes."

GETTING TO THE POINT WITH DECIMALS provides 25 activities, such as "Double-Up Decimals" . . . "Cruising Route 66 with Math" . . . and "Pirate Math."

FRACTIONS IN THE LEARING PROCESS gives you 26 exercises, including "The Eight-Piece Fraction Puzzle" . . . . "The Fraction Name Game" . . . and . . . "Bubble-Bath Math" (mixed numbers).

UNDERSTANDING PERCENT FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT offers 14 activities, such as "Percent Stew" . . . "Presidential Percentage" . . . and "Percent of a Hot Rod by Weight."

MONEY CONCEPTS FOR THE MODERN CLASSROOM is packed with 22 activities, including "The Monthly Budget" . . . "The Cost of a Tiger" . . . and "Dividing Your Good Fortune."

GEOMETRY AND MEASUREMENTFACTS AND INSIGHTS features 22 exercises, such as "Measure MathMatch" . . . "The Area of Old MacDonald's Farm . . . and . . . "Measuring Angles"

CHARTS AND GRAPHS TO STIMULATE AND ENRICH provides 11 activities, including "A Cool Bar Graph" . . . "The Line Graph in Action" . . . and . . . "Reading a Chart on Snowboarding."

HOOKED ON RATIO, PROBABILITY AND AVERAGE offers 11 activities, such as "Probability: Reading Story Problems" . . . "Ratio Word Problems" . . . and "Proportions Explained."

PRE-ALGEBRA AND EARLY ALGEBRA SKILL BUILDERS gives you 18 exercises, including "Understanding 'N' and 'X' in Math" . . . "Balance in Algebra" . . . and . . . "Translating from Words to Numbers."

This volume is one of three books in the HOOKED ON LEARNING LIBRARY, a time- and worksaving series that provides math, English, and science teachers with over 500 stimulating, high-interest activity sheets to teach and reinforce fundamental skills across the curriculum. Other volumes available from the publisher include "190 Ready-to-Use Activities That Make English Fun! "And" 190 Ready-to-Use Activities That Make Science Fun!"



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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Mathematics
Dewey: 428.007
LCCN: 2002043357
Series: Hooked on Learning Library
Physical Information: 0.75" H x 8.58" W x 11" L (1.85 lbs) 304 pages
Themes:
- Theometrics - Secular
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Table of Contents
 
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Publisher Description:
This unique resource provides 190 high-interest, ready-to-use activities to help students master basic math skills-- including whole numbers, decimals, fractions, percentages, money concepts, geometry and measurement, charts and graphs, and pre-algebra-- for use with students of varying ability levels.

All activities are classroom-tested and presented in a variety of entertaining formats, such as puzzles, crosswords, matching, word/number searches, number substitutions, and more. Plus, many activities include Quick Access Information flags providing helpful information on key concepts.

 
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