Can You Count in Greek - Exploring Ancient Number Systems (Paperback)

~ Judy Leimbach (Author) "The Egyptian hieroglyphic system dates back as early as 3000 B.C. and was in use for about two thousand years..." (more)
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This book offers a concise but thorough introduction to ancient number systems. Students won't just learn to count like the ancient Greeks, they'll learn about the number systems of the Mayans, Babylonians, Egyptians, Romans, and Hindu-Arabic, as well as quinary and binary systems. This valuable resource for math enrichment includes reproducible worksheets and explanations. Grades 5-8.

About the Author

Judy Leimbach received her master’s degree in Instructional Strategies in Gifted Education from National-Louis University. She has 14 years of experience teaching in regular classrooms, kindergarten through fifth grade, and 14 years experience teaching gifted students in grades 1–5. In addition, she has spent 5 years supervising groups of student teachers at Wheaton College.
When she first started teaching in a gifted program, there were few materials available for gifted students in primary grades, so Leimbach began writing her own and had several books published. Having previously taught in the regular classroom, she also was very aware of the need for high quality, easy-to-use materials for regular classroom teachers to use for their gifted students in both primary and intermediate grades. She began working with other teachers, including her daughter, a middle school math teacher, to develop materials to meet that need.

Kathy Leimbach received a degree in Math Education from Valparaiso University and a master’s degree in Education from National-Louis University. She has been teaching math at Glen Crest Middle School in Glen Ellyn, IL since 1981. She currently is teaching seventh grade and is the chairman of the math department. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Dandy Lion Pubns (April 1, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0931724708
• ISBN-13: 978-0931724701
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,358,976 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to Understand History of Number Systems, June 18, 2008

By	Mark Fera "kiddlesmom" (Buffalo, NY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Can You Count in Greek?: Exploring Ancient Number Systems (Paperback)

This was used as a reference for a project my son was doing. It had easy to understand explanations and worksheets that helped us along. Another plus for a math book is that it is filled with many visuals that enhance the written text.