Two Plus Two is Not Five (Easy Methods to Learn Addition & Subtraction) [Paperback]

Susan R. Greenwald (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up

Includes 232 reproducible practice pages, with lots of memory tricks to help learn addition & subtraction facts through 18

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About the Author

Susan R. Greenwald, M.A. Ed., is an educator with more than two decades of success teaching math facts and mathematics skills. She has written three math books directed at teaching mastery of the math facts.

Five Times Five Is Not Ten: Make Multiplication Easy, and Two Plus Two Is Not Five: Easy Methods to Learn Addition and Subtraction, published by Longevity Publishing, are Greenwald's latest books. Two Plus Two Is Not Five was the First Place winner in the Workbook category of the 2006 Evvy Book Awards. Teacher Created Resources published her first book, How to Teach Math Facts, in 1999.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Paperback: 254 pages
• Publisher: Longevity Publishing (April 7, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0977732304
• ISBN-13: 978-0977732302
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #69,675 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Two plus Two is Not Five, May 1, 2007

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Laura "Laura" (Richmond, Va USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Two Plus Two is Not Five (Easy Methods to Learn Addition & Subtraction) (Paperback)

This book was so helpful to me at at time when my child was failing timed math tests at age 7- big F's on his papers- he started calling himself stupid and saying he was "bad in math." I was told to do more games and flash cards- but the systematic program and tricks in this book were really helpful. I thought this author amazing- she personally corresponded to me during a difficult time. I really recommend this book for any family struggling with what comes easy to some children- there is more than one way to learn math facts- and this was very helpful. I highly recommend.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Math facts with a twist, March 28, 2007

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Annmarie Urso (Tucson, AZ) - See all my reviews
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As an 17+ year teacher of students with learning disabilities and a college instructor to pre-service and in-service teachers, I recommend Two Plus Two is Not Five as the resource for teaching addition and subtraction facts to students with and without disabilities. This isn't a book of drill sheets - this is a workbook with a purpose! Two Plus Two is Not Five presents an instructionally sound and effective "twist" on the mundane task of rote learning math facts that will keep students engaged while becoming proficient and confident. If I could only have one math resource in my elementary classroom - this would be it.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Visualize Math!, June 3, 2008

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Cynthia E. Downes "Cindy Downes" (Broken Arrow, OK, USA) - See all my reviews
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"Two Plus Two Is Not Five, by Susan Greenwald, has been instrumental in helping my children visualize math concepts. It turns a bunch of numbers on paper into something real and tangible for my children to work with. As I was teaching them some of the math tricks in this book, I realized Susan (the author) had found a simple way to explain exactly how I actually see math problems in my mind. I never could have explained it this well. This curriculum is easy enough for my 5-year-old - he loves it and asks for more - and yet is still interesting enough to help my 9-year-old fill in some gaps in her math knowledge without being bored. I highly recommend this curriculum. (Reviewed by Kimberly Duell for OklahomaHomeschool.com)