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Math Magic for Your Kids
Contributor(s): Flansburg, Scott (Author)
ISBN: 0060977310     ISBN-13: 9780060977313
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
OUR PRICE:   $18.99  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: January 1998
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Annotation: Packed with hundreds of games, exercises, and tricks, this innovative book by the "New York Times" bestselling author of "Math Magic" is the perfect device for parents who want to transform their math-phobic children into math wizards. Line art throughout. Answer key.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Family & Relationships | Education
- Mathematics | Recreations & Games
- Family & Relationships | Parenting - General
Dewey: 649.68
LCCN: 97034764
Physical Information: 0.96" H x 7.42" W x 9.24" (1.04 lbs) 360 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Family
 
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Publisher Description:

In Math Magic, his New York Times bestseller, Scoff Flansburg demonstrated his universal ability to make math fun and easy for adults. Now in Math Magic for Your Kids, the Human Calculator does the same for elementary school children.

Measuring flour for a birthday cake, setting the dinner table, counting change -- learning these simple skills daunts millions of children. And helping them along can be frustrating for parents. In Math Magic for Your Kids, Scott Flansburg comes to the rescue. With entertaining games and tricks, this proven method helps kids develop a positive attitude about numbers, the necessary foundation on which they will build math skills for the rest of their education. Children will discover hours of independent amusement, while parents will find activities they can do with their children to supplement their schoolwork and to help them get better grades, including:

  • Innovative counting exercises that teach addition and subtraction
  • Writing activities that reinforce math concepts
  • Shortcut methods that provide magic tricks for learning math skills
  • Riddles and puzzles that activate logic and math basics
  • Games and drills that introduce and perfect multiplication and division

Contributor Bio(s): Flansburg, Scott: -

Scott Flansburg is the author of the bestselling book Math Magic. His lectures and his video, Turn on the Human Calculator in You, have helped countless children and adults learn the power of math. He lives in Phoenix, Arizona.