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    Let's Play Math Sampler: Playful Math Singles
    Let's Play Math Sampler: Playful Math Singles
    Let's Play Math Sampler: Playful Math Singles
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    Let's Play Math Sampler: Playful Math Singles

    By Denise Gaskins

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    Do you want your children to enjoy learning math?

    Teach them how to play!

    In excerpts from author Denise Gaskins's most popular books, the Let's Play Math Sampler features ten kid-tested games covering math concepts from counting to prealgebra.

    Math games meet children each at their own level. The child who sits at the head of the class can solidify skills. The child who lags behind grade level can build fluency and gain confidence. And both will learn something even more important — that hard mental effort can be fun.

    So pick up a copy of the Let's Play Math Sampler today and make math a playful family adventure.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTabletop Academy Press
    Release dateMar 5, 2019
    ISBN9781892083517
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      Let's Play Math Sampler - Denise Gaskins

      A Playful Math Single

      Let’s Play Math Sampler

      10 Family-Favorite Games for Learning Math Through Play

      Denise Gaskins

      © 2019 Denise Gaskins

      All rights reserved.

      Ebook Version 1.0

      The Playful Math Singles from Tabletop Academy Press are short, topical books featuring clear explanations and ready-to-play activities.

      tabletopacademy.net

      Readers Love Denise’s Playful Math Books

      Reading one of Gaskins’ books is like going to a really great teacher workshop — part philosophy, part practical ideas, and all excellent. She just oozes expertise and enthusiasm.

      —Amy at Hope Is the Word blog

      It revolutionized our homeschool this year.

      —Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley, My-Little-Poppies.com

      It’s a crime, really, that school makes math so boring, when there are so many ways to do the opposite, for anyone who wants to. Denise Gaskins’ book is full of ideas.

      —Sasha Alyson, online reader review

      With this approach I can teach my kids to think like mathematicians without worrying about leaving gaps … I can’t wait to take my children by the hand and head off to explore the wonderful world of maths.

      —Lucinda Leo, NavigatingByJoy.com

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      Contents

      Title Page

      The Value of Math Games

      Sample Games From: Let’s Play Math

      Social Math Games

      The What Number Am I? Game

      Sample Games from Counting & Number Bonds

      Nine Cards

      Snugglenumber

      Sample Games from Addition & Subtraction

      Tiguous

      Chance

      Sample Games from Multiplication & Fractions

      Times-Tac-Toe

      Fraction Train

      Sample Games from Prealgebra & Geometry (Preview)

      Hit Me!

      The Function Machine

      Conclusion, and What’s Next?

      Answers to Sample Problems

      About the Author

      Copyright and Credits

      "Mathematics is the world's best game.

      "It is more absorbing than chess,

      more of a gamble than poker,

      and lasts longer than Monopoly.

      "It's free.

      "It can be played anywhere —

      Archimedes did it in a bathtub.

      "It is dramatic,

      challenging,

      endless,

      and full of surprises."

      —Richard J. Trudeau

      The Value of Math Games

      Children already know how to learn: you play around and have fun and struggle and figure it out for yourself. Grownups don’t need to hold infants up and move their legs for them to teach them to walk; kids walk when there is something interesting in the room that they want to get to. So a good teacher is someone who puts interesting things in the room, so to speak.

      —Paul Lockhart

      Numbers, shapes, patterns, and puzzles — mathematics abounds with interesting things.

      Children enjoy counting, and they love to think about big numbers and infinity. They delight in shapes and symmetry, and also in the sometimes-surprising balance of asymmetry.

      Patterns fill our world. Geometric, repeating patterns like a fence row or tile floor. Natural, growing patterns like the branching of a tree.

      As children notice and interact with the numbers, shapes, and patterns in their lives, they ask questions. Wondering is the natural mode of

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