190 Ready-to-Use Activities That Make Math Fun! [Paperback]

George Watson (Author), Alan Anthony (Illustrator)

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Publication Date: January 24, 2003 | ISBN-10: 0787965855 | ISBN-13: 978-0787965853 | Edition: 1

This unique resource provides 190 high-interest, ready-to-use activities to help students master basic math skills— including whole numbers, decimals, fractions, percentages, money concepts, geometry and measurement, charts and graphs, and pre-algebra— for use with students of varying ability levels.

All activities are classroom-tested and presented in a variety of entertaining formats, such as puzzles, crosswords, matching, word/number searches, number substitutions, and more. Plus, many activities include "Quick Access Information" flags providing helpful information on key concepts.

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This unique resource provides 190 high-interest, ready-to-use activities to help students master basic math skills— including whole numbers, decimals, fractions, percentages, money concepts, geometry and measurement, charts and graphs, and pre-algebra— for use with students of varying ability levels.

All activities are classroom-tested and presented in a variety of entertaining formats, such as puzzles, crosswords, matching, word/number searches, number substitutions, and more. Plus, many activities include "Quick Access Information" flags providing helpful information on key concepts.

For quick access and easy use, the activities are printed in a big 8 1/2 X 11 lay-flat format for photocopying and are organized into nine sections.

ESSENTIAL STRATEGIES FOR WHOLE NUMBER SKILLS features 33 activities, including "The Wonderful Multiplication Puzzle" . . . "Shady Division" . . . and . . . "Math Puzzle Boxes."

GETTING TO THE POINT WITH DECIMALS provides 25 activities, such as "Double-Up Decimals" . . . "Cruising Route 66 with Math" . . . and "Pirate Math."

FRACTIONS IN THE LEARING PROCESS gives you 26 exercises, including "The Eight-Piece Fraction Puzzle" . . . . "The Fraction Name Game" . . . and . . . "Bubble-Bath Math" (mixed numbers).

UNDERSTANDING PERCENT FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT offers 14 activities, such as "Percent Stew" . . . "Presidential Percentage" . . . and "Percent of a Hot Rod by Weight."

MONEY CONCEPTS FOR THE MODERN CLASSROOM is packed with 22 activities, including "The Monthly Budget" . . . "The Cost of a Tiger" . . . and "Dividing Your Good Fortune."

GEOMETRY AND MEASUREMENTFACTS AND INSIGHTS features 22 exercises, such as "Measure Math Match" . . . "The Area of Old MacDonald's Farm . . . and . . . "Measuring Angles"

CHARTS AND GRAPHS TO STIMULATE AND ENRICH provides 11 activities, including "A Cool Bar Graph" . . . "The Line Graph in Action" . . . and . . . "Reading a Chart on Snowboarding."

HOOKED ON RATIO, PROBABILITY AND AVERAGE offers 11 activities, such as "Probability: Reading Story Problems" . . . "Ratio Word Problems" . . . and "Proportions Explained."

PRE-ALGEBRA AND EARLY ALGEBRA SKILL BUILDERS gives you 18 exercises, including "Understanding 'N' and 'X' in Math" . . . "Balance in Algebra" . . . and . . . "Translating from Words to Numbers."

This volume is one of three books in the HOOKED ON LEARNING LIBRARY, a time- and worksaving series that provides math, English, and science teachers with over 500 stimulating, high-interest activity sheets to teach and reinforce fundamental skills across the curriculum. Other volumes available from the publisher include 190 Ready-to-Use Activities That Make English Fun! And 190 Ready-to-Use Activities That Make Science Fun!

About the Author

George Watson has taught almost every elementary and junior high school subject during his 28 years of teaching. He most recently taught special education classes for grades 8 and 9 at Alexander Junior High School in the North Battleford (Saskatchewan) Public School Division. Mr. Watson also conducts inservice programs for teachers, and parent-teacher organizations and speaks at local conventions. He is the author of Teacher Smart: 125 Tested Techniques for Classroom Management and Control and The Classroom Discipline Problem Solver, both from Jossey-Bass.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 1 edition (January 24, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0787965855
• ISBN-13: 978-0787965853
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #747,920 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed, January 18, 2004

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C. Wyatt (Indiana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 190 Ready-to-Use Activities That Make Math Fun! (Paperback)

I was expecting a book of activities to liven up math. Instead, it is just a book of worksheets. Mostly problems where the learner uses the answer in a crossword, wordsearch, or some other type of puzzle. I'm looking for activities to work with students in groups of 3-5. Projects or activities to give us a break from lecture and homework. This is definitely not it. I was led to believe this book was for 6-12, but I would rate it for 6-8.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pilot Teacher, April 25, 2003

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Corinne Baldwin (Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 190 Ready-to-Use Activities That Make Math Fun! (Paperback)

I am a pilot teacher. I used this resource book with middle years students in many ways. Individual students did some sections and tests as enrichment. They liked the interesting topics such as, how much does it cost to own a tiger.
Another way that I used this book was with the whole class. The book contains basic math topics. We covered some sections as extra review for difficult chapters, like fractions.
The exercises are self-explanatory. This is beneficial especially in a split-grade when time is divided between two grades. Also substitute teachers found the exercises easy to use.
I appreciated the opportunity to pilot this book. The students' learning was enhanced. I recommend it highly. Thank-you. Corinne Baldwin St. Vital School Battleford, Sask.