Challenge Math for the Elementary & Middle School Student (Paperback)

by Edward Zaccaro (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review
Challenge Math is a great resource for the worksheet discouraged and the mathematically curious. -- Home Education Magazine, Nov-Dec 2000

Product Description
This book explains difficult math concepts in an easy to understand and entertaining format using cartoons and drawings. Children love the real world connections between math and science and will be challenged by over 1000 problems in areas such as algebra, astronomy, trigonometry, probability, and more. Answers are included in the back of the book. A great resource for those of any age who love math. Challenge Math is designed for children in grades 4-8 with higher math abilitiy and interest but could be used by older students and adults as well. Contains 20 chapters with instruction and problems at three levels of difficulty. Challenge Math can be used by children independently or in a classroom setting.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Young Adult
  
• Paperback: 345 pages
• Publisher: Hickory Grove Press (December 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967991501
• ISBN-13: 978-0967991504
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #638,319 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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75 of 80 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just what I was looking for..., June 2, 2002

By A Customer

This book really saved me! In my first year of teaching a 5th grade class of gifted/high achieving math students I struggled to find the right resource to adequately challenge the students. I particularly liked this book because each unit (chapter) is all-inclusive. There is a great lesson at the beginning followed by practice and then three levels of questions. The only supplement I needed to create was a method of assessing my students. I highly recommend this book to any parent or teacher looking for a math challenge for students.

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Greatttttttttttttttttt Aide, May 26, 2005

By	Georgia Peach (Stone Mountain, GA) - See all my reviews

I teach 6th grade math and recommend Challenge Math to any level student. I taught skills close to or exactly as the recommended textbook. The results that I received were not that great and the students were still confused. I checked out Challenge Math from the school's media center and did not want to return it at the end of the school year. Both my students and myself loved this book. True enough the graphics are poor but the strategies used for each concept are wonderful. The concepts were explained with the novice learner in mind. The activities are also based on three different achievement levels. I prefered to use this book as opposed to the textbook. This book is certainly a book that I will continue using.

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book - highly recommended , October 22, 2004

By	L. Loo (New York) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

To me this is the best math book ever in the market. My 9 year old son started few months ago, learn the fun way of doing math, along came the excitement and the joy of discovery the mystery of math. Highly recommeded for school teachers who look for ways to bring excitement to math class.