101 Brain-Boosting Math Problems (Grades 4-8) [Paperback]

Lorraine Hopping Egan (Author), Lorraine Jean Hopping (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1999

An Awesome Assortment of Fun-to-Solve Reproducible Puzzles That Build Essential Math Skills
Students' will develop problem-solving abilities and essential math skills with the engaging puzzles in this book. Each reproducible puzzle gives students an opportunity to apply different math skills and concepts, such as multiplication, place value, number patterns, symmetry, and spatial relations, as they solve the puzzle.

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About the Author

Lorraine Hopping Egan has written, edited, and developed dozens of books, magazine articles, computer software programs, board games, and other educational products for children and teachers. She is also the author of 25 Super Cool Math Board Games and Ready, Set Roll! Number Cube Games.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic (January 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590378694
• ISBN-13: 978-0590378697
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,533,297 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Lorraine Jean Hopping grew up in a small town in Michigan, went to a small college in Michigan (Kalamazoo College), and then began to dream big. At the age of 21, she moved to New York City to launch a career in publishing as a writer and editor.

Her mantra is "If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always gotten." In other words, Lorraine thrives on the new, the different, the unknowns in life.

A combination of curiosity and fear of boredom have led her into the worlds of magazines, books, radio, software, board games, toys, websites, and . . . what next? She has enthusiastically tackled an ever-expanding range of topics with special passions for languages, international cultures, science, math, and technology.

Today, Lorraine still dreams big as she creates out of a cozy home office in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Learn more about her and her game development company--Hopping Fun Creations--at lorrainejeanhopping.com.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars math thinkers that aren't stinkers, February 17, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: 101 Brain-Boosting Math Problems (Grades 4-8) (Paperback)

I bought this book as a time filler for my accelerated students, but ended up using many of the puzzles to reinforce basic skills. I love the "Big Hint" option. It gives kids who don't like math a chance to get comfortable with problem solving. Also, I like that there are often several puzzles of one type, progressively harder, for the same reason. I have a few other puzzle books I use, but they're aimed at general readers, not students. I highly recommend this one for teachers.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good tool, March 27, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: 101 Brain-Boosting Math Problems (Grades 4-8) (Paperback)

I felt this book was pretty challenging and had a great time figuring out the problems...I think you would too...If you love math, you'll like this a lot....