Smart Moves Developing Mathematical Reasoning With Games And Puzzles

Author : Michael Serra
Publisher : Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2013-02-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 0983409900

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Smart Moves: Developing Mathematical Reasoning with Games and Puzzles by Michael Serra Pdf

Smart Moves: Developing Mathematical Reasoning with Games and Puzzles is designed to improve your sequential reasoning, explore some mathematics, and have fun along the way. The games and puzzles were created to encourage perseverance and logical thinking. The Mathematical Connections highlight key math concepts. The Game of Racetrack is the perfect introduction to vectors, Tour Puzzles lead to graph theory and Euler paths, and the mathematics behind Magic Squares is revealed. Smart Moves is a very effective way to support mathematical learning and reduce the anxiety that often accompanies the subject.Each chapter is designed to strengthen sequential reasoning, which is necessary for everyday living and problem solving. Whether you are nine or ninety, in the classroom or at home, I invite you to make a smart move and discover how much fun math can be!

Author : Terry Stickels
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2009-08-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780470564677

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Math Puzzles and Brainteasers, Grades 3-5 by Terry Stickels Pdf

Number puzzles, spatial/visual puzzles, cryptograms, Sudoku, Kokuro, logic puzzles, and word games like Frame Games are all a great way to teach math and problem-solving skills to elementary and middle school students. In these two new collections, puzzle master Terry Stickels provides puzzles and brain games that range from simple to challenging and are organized by grade level and National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) content areas. Each book offers over 300 brain games that will help students learn core math concepts and develop critical thinking skills. The books include a wide range of puzzle types and cover a variety of math topics, from fractions and geometry to probability and algebra.

Author : Terry Stickels
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2009-09-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780470227190

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Math Puzzles and Brainteasers, Grades 3-5 by Terry Stickels Pdf

Number puzzles, spatial/visual puzzles, cryptograms, Sudoku, Kokuro, logic puzzles, and word games like Frame Games are all a great way to teach math and problem-solving skills to elementary and middle school students. In these two new collections, puzzle master Terry Stickels provides puzzles and brain games that range from simple to challenging and are organized by grade level and National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) content areas. Each book offers over 300 brain games that will help students learn core math concepts and develop critical thinking skills. The books include a wide range of puzzle types and cover a variety of math topics, from fractions and geometry to probability and algebra.

Author : Terry Stickels
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2009-09-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780470564707

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Math Puzzles and Brainteasers, Grades 6-8 by Terry Stickels Pdf

Number puzzles, spatial/visual puzzles, cryptograms, Sudoku, Kokuro, logic puzzles, and word games like Frame Games are all a great way to teach math and problem-solving skills to elementary and middle school students. In these two new collections, puzzle master Terry Stickels provides puzzles and brain games that range from simple to challenging and are organized by grade level and National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) content areas. Each book offers over 300 brain games that will help students learn core math concepts and develop critical thinking skills. The books include a wide range of puzzle types and cover a variety of math topics, from fractions and geometry to probability and algebra.

Author : Michael S. Schiro
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2009-02-24
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780470344750

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Mega-Fun Math Games and Puzzles for the Elementary Grades by Michael S. Schiro Pdf

Make developing basic math skills fun and painless With this great collection of over 125 easy-to-use games, puzzles, and activities, teachers and parents can help kids comprehend fundamental math concepts, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, place value, fractions, and more. All games and puzzles use easy-to-find household items such as paper and pencil, playing cards, coins, and dice. The activities also help children develop problem-solving skills, such as testing hypotheses, creating strategies, and organizing information, as well as spatial relations skills, part-to-whole skills, and memory. Michael Schiro, EdD (Chestnut Hill, MA), is an associate professor at the School of Education at Boston College. He is the author of several books on teaching and learning math and is a frequent presenter at local and national math conferences.

Author : Terry Stickels
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2009-09-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780470227206

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Math Puzzles and Brainteasers, Grades 6-8 by Terry Stickels Pdf

Number puzzles, spatial/visual puzzles, cryptograms, Sudoku, Kokuro, logic puzzles, and word games like Frame Games are all a great way to teach math and problem-solving skills to elementary and middle school students. In these two new collections, puzzle master Terry Stickels provides puzzles and brain games that range from simple to challenging and are organized by grade level and National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) content areas. Each book offers over 300 brain games that will help students learn core math concepts and develop critical thinking skills. The books include a wide range of puzzle types and cover a variety of math topics, from fractions and geometry to probability and algebra.

Author : Linda Schulman Dacey,Karen Gartland,Jayne Bamford Lynch
Publisher : Stenhouse Publishers
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2015-11-23
Category : Arithmetic
ISBN : 9781625310347

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Well Played by Linda Schulman Dacey,Karen Gartland,Jayne Bamford Lynch Pdf

Students love math games and puzzles, but how much are they really learning from the experience? Too often, math games are thought of as just a fun activity or enrichment opportunity. Well Played shows you how to make games and puzzles an integral learning component that provides teachers with unique access to student thinking. The twenty-five games and puzzles in Well Played, which have all been field-tested in diverse classrooms, contain: - explanations of the mathematical importance of each game or puzzle and how it supports student learning; - variations for each game or puzzle to address a range of learning levels and styles; - clear step-by-step directions; and - classroom vignettes that model how best to introduce the featured game or puzzle. The book also includes a separate chapter with suggestions for how to effectively manage games and puzzles in diverse classrooms; reproducibles that provide directions, game boards, game cards, and puzzles; assessment ideas; and suggestions for online games, puzzles, and apps. Well Played will help you tap the power of games and puzzles to engage students in sustained and productive mathematical thinking.

Author : Linda Schulman Dacey,Karen Gartland,Jayne Bamford Lynch
Publisher : Stenhouse Publishers
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Games in mathematics education
ISBN : 9781625310323

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Well Played by Linda Schulman Dacey,Karen Gartland,Jayne Bamford Lynch Pdf

Well Played: Building Mathematical Thinking Through Number Games and Puzzles, Grades 3-5 "This is a book full of thoughtful and well-chosen games and puzzles, but it is also a book that offers a lens into how we might include this kind of play in our own classrooms in ways that are deeply meaningful and engaging for our students. It is a book truly rooted in the realities and possibilities of the classroom, which is what makes it such a valuable resource for teachers." - Kassia Omohundro Wedekind, from the foreword Students love math games and puzzles, but how much are they really learning from the experience? Too often, math games are thought of as just a fun activity or enrichment opportunity. Well Played shows you how to make games and puzzles an integral learning component that provides teachers with unique access to student thinking. The twenty-five games and puzzles in Well Played, which have all been field-tested in diverse classrooms, contain: - explanations of the mathematical importance of each game or puzzle and how it supports student learning; - variations for each game or puzzle to address a range of learning levels and styles; - clear step-by-step directions; and - classroom vignettes that model how best to introduce the featured game or puzzle. The book also includes a separate chapter with suggestions for how to effectively manage games and puzzles in diverse classrooms; reproducibles that provide directions, game boards, game cards, and puzzles; assessment ideas; and suggestions for online games, puzzles, and apps. Well Played will help you tap the power of games and puzzles to engage students in sustained and productive mathematical thinking.

Author : Linda Dacey,Karen Gartland,Jayne Bamford Lynch
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2023-10-10
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781003841579

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Well Played, Grades 3-5 by Linda Dacey,Karen Gartland,Jayne Bamford Lynch Pdf

Students love math games and puzzles, but how much are they really learning from the experience? Too often, math games are thought of as just a fun activity or enrichment opportunity. Well Played, Grades 3-5: Building Mathematical Thinking Through Number Games and Puzzles shows you how to make games and puzzles an integral learning component that provides teachers with unique access to student thinking. The twenty-five games and puzzles in Well Played, Grades 3-5 which have all been field-tested in diverse classrooms, contain: Explanations of the mathematical importance of each game or puzzle and how it supports student learning Variations for each game or puzzle to address a range of learning levels and styles Classroom vignettes that model how best to introduce the featured game or puzzle The book also includes a separate chapter with suggestions for how to effectively manage games and puzzles in diverse classrooms; game boards, game cards, and puzzles; assessment ideas; and suggestions for online games, puzzles, and apps. Well Played, Grades 3-5 will help you tap the power of games and puzzles to engage students in sustained and productive mathematical thinking.

Author : Douglas E. Ensley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 691 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Computer science
ISBN : 1118226534

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Discrete Mathematics by Douglas E. Ensley Pdf

Author : Gareth Moore
Publisher : B.E.S. Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2018-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1438012381

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Math Games for Clever Kids by Gareth Moore Pdf

With more than 100 mathematical puzzles, this book will challenge your mind to the max.

Author : John Hinton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 75 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2001-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0970806809

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Math Encounters by John Hinton Pdf

This resource book contains 65 puzzles suitable for grades kindergarten through 6. Some color illustrated game boards are also included. All of the games are original & are designed to stimulate reasoning & analytic thought. Three page bibliography provides a good source for additional puzzles. The games are presented in three sections: "Dice Games", "Card Games" & "Diversions". Intended audience: Elementary grade teachers (K-6) & parents.

Author : Shametria Routt Banks
Publisher : Rockridge Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1648767117

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Awesome Logic Puzzles for Kids by Shametria Routt Banks Pdf

Build your child's brainpower with 60 challenging puzzles for kids! Budding detectives ages 6 to 9 can improve their critical thinking skills and face off against six fun puzzle types: patterns, sequences, analogies, matchstick puzzles, logic grids, and deductive reasoning. Awesome Logic Puzzles For Kids is also a great distraction during device-free road trips or when your child has run out of screen time. Levels of fun--The puzzles grow in difficulty, beginning with easy starters and moving up to more demanding challenges, then resetting at the end of each chapter. Pick a puzzle--This kids' activity book lets your child tackle the puzzles in any order. They can finish their favorites or choose a few easy ones before taking on the tougher brain busters. Geared to 6 to 9 year olds--Language and reading levels stay the same throughout the book, even as the puzzles get harder, supporting independent reading and ensuring they understand the challenge. Keep your young one engaged for hours with Awesome Logic Puzzles For Kids.

Author : Michael Serra,Key Curriculum Press Staff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2003-03-01
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 1559535881

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Discovering Geometry by Michael Serra,Key Curriculum Press Staff Pdf

Author : Michael Serra
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2014-02-25
Category : Education
ISBN : 0983409919

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Pirate Math by Michael Serra Pdf

Ahoy matey! Fear not mathematics. Build ye thinking skills, learn ye coordinates, and a smarter pirate ye will be! Michael Serra combines the challenge of mathematics with the fun adventure of pirates and buried treasure. Play the Buried Treasure game using a rectangle coordinate plane, a polar coordinate system, a spherical surface, and with three-dimensional areas. Use the chapter on cryptography to help solve hidden messages to uncover the pirate loot. Take a journey to sun-drenched tropical islands in search of pirate booty. With a map in your hand, follow clues and solve puzzles, developing your mathematical reasoning skills along the way. Argh, what glorious adventures, the thrill of using math to find pirate treasure!