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Math Magic for Your Kids: Hundreds of Games and Exercises... Hardcover – January 15, 1997

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Learning math can be a difficult task for any child, and for many adults. But learning to work with numbers need not be a dreaded experience; in fact, it can even be fun! Scott Flansburg, also known as "the Human Calculator," can help kids learn how to add, subtract, multiply and divide without the anxiety and frustration which often accompanies learning these skills. Using techniques that make numbers easy to work with and by demonstrating how math is essential to everyday life (contrary to the lament of a great percentage of students), Math Magic for Your Kids can help maximize your child's potential to understand math and enjoy it in the process.

Flansburg has helped millions of "math phobic" adults with his popular lectures and best-selling book, Math Magic. Now he is reaching out to help America's "math phobic" kids. Math Magic for Your Kids makes it easy, even for those adults who suffer from math anxiety, to help the next generation get a leg up on essential math skills.The book is specifically designed to be combined with various mathematics curricula approved by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Aimed at children aged 5 through 8, it can also benefit younger children who demonstrate a readiness for advanced number concepts and for older children who need reinforcement of basic math skills. For kids who struggle with simple math skills, Flansburg provides activities to "build a child's math sense" and help reinforce math concepts.

Math Magic for Your Kids also contains information and anecdotes that relate math concepts to everyday situations, explains principles that facilitate learning in general, and provides shortcut methods as well as challenging puzzles and riddles to keep kids interested and involved. Games and exercises are designed to be executed independently or with parents' help.

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7 - 9 years
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Math Magic
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288 pages
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English
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2 - 3
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6.5 x 1.25 x 10 inches
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William Morrow
Publication date

January 15, 1997
ISBN-10

068813548X
ISBN-13

978-0688135485
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This book, whose author (Mathmagic: The Human Calculator, LJ 5/15/93) may be a familiar face from his TV infomercials, is supposed to be used by parents to help elementary school children master arithmetic with whole numbers from one to 12. Yet it is hard to imagine any parent actually making it to the end of this exercise, as it plods through the addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of each individual number, one at a time, using extremely repetitious cartoon illustrations to take up space along the way. Flansburg's naive pedagogy doesn't seem more imaginative or encouraging than the type of exercises found in ordinary textbooks. The presentation is jumbled, and some of the instructions seem poorly thought out, as when he illustrates division with a picture of two shoes divided by two other shoes (it may make sense for addition, but how do you divide shoes into each other?) or suggests as an activity: "Take your children to the library and introduce them to the stories of Washington Irving" (what does that have to do with math?). Not recommended.
-?Amy Brunvand, Univ. of Utah Lib., Salt Lake City
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Math Magic for Your Kids provides a positive math experience. in fulfilling that purpose, the human calculator will:

-- Reinforce the basic operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
-- Introduce strategies to make working with numbers easy
-- Lay a foundation for basic number sense
-- Reinforce other math concepts such as shapes and measuring
-- Relate math concepts to skills of language, logic, social studies, art, etc.
-- Demonstrate ways in which math is an integral part of everyday life
-- Show how much fun and how rewarding mastery of math concepts can be
-- Encourage independent thinking
-- Promote self-esteem

About the Author

Scott Flansburg is the author of the bestselling book Math Magic. His lectures and his video, Turn on the Human Calculator in You, have helped countless children and adults learn the power of math. He lives in Phoenix, Arizona.

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.

From page 1, Introduction for Parents:

This book is designed to be "user-friendly" -- appealing and instructive for both children and their parents. While the instruction in this book is based on solid, proven methods, some conventional techniques, such as "carrying" in two- digit addition or subtraction, have been omitted in favor of other strategies. Also, since the focus of this book is to enrich a child's mastery of arithmetic with whole numbers from 1 through 12, neither fractions nor negative numbers are used.

To ensure that your child receives the maximum benefit from Math Magic for Your Kids, we recommend that you follow these guidelines:

-- If your child does not read, spend twenty to thirty minutes a day (an average of three pages) reading this book with him or her. If your child does read, spend fifteen minutes a day reviewing the activities with him or her.

-- Set goals with your child of completing certain pages or sections in specified time periods. One example is to complete the addition activities for the number 5 in two 15-minute work sessions. Each time your child completes a chapter, make it a special occasion-something of which you can both be proud! Consider taking your child to the park for bicycling or skating, or fixing a favorite meal for dinner that night.

-- Tell your child's teacher that you are working with your child on this book, and that it is designed to supplement rather than replace the content and experiences acquired in school. If necessary, describe some of the unique ways in which arithmetic is done in this book. Keep communication lines open with teachers, and keep it positive!

-- Make this experience as much fun for your child as possible, continually helping him or her to observe and profit from math concepts in everyday life. For example, you could reinforce your child's grasp of addition by having him or her help you estimate the grocery bill while shopping. Or, you can work on multiplication skills by having your child help you plan a picnic menu ("If six people are coming, and if each person will want to eat two pickles, how many should we bring?"). Specific suggestions and ideas for each number are given in every chapter, and are indicated by the Close to Home icon.

Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ William Morrow; First Edition (January 15, 1997)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 068813548X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0688135485
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 7 - 9 years
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 2 - 3
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.4 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 1.25 x 10 inches

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Great compliment to a mathematics tool box of info building a strong base for learning math concepts.

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Great inspiration to include in the tool box of teaching math whether home schooling or a school teacher. I've been both.

As a homeschool parent I partnered MM with workbooks by McGraw Hill and the School House Rock videos and computer programs offered at the time in the mid 90's.

I also used the concepts to teach my Prekindergarten students. Parents were amazed by how their children were doing advanced addition and subtraction along with multiplication once I planted basic concept seeds using MM as one of the tools in my arsenal of information for them.

I especially appreciate the price, too. Definitely worth the purchase.

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I love this book, it offers some great tips to assist one in learning maths in a fun way. I shared the information with my grandson's teacher and she just loves the book. I am hoping that they will be using the skills to teach his class maths during the school year. Worth the money spent.

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Helps with learning math!

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Gave to my granddaughter. Had previously given this book to her dad. Will open children's minds to the wonder of numbers. Many opportunities to amaze with math skills they can learn.

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Math Magic for Your Kids: Hundreds, I purchased this for my grandchildren. They fing math difficult. This product has helped them.

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What is it what I was looking for

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No criticism of this book, but it just wasn’t what I was looking for. It’s like a workbook, and I was looking for more math tricks.

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It is as was described

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Seems to be a good book. Bought for my granddaughter, so we will see if she excels

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I am familiar with this author’s way of teaching math. I would suggest buying the book. It’s good for anyone that has a high level of frustrations regarding math. You will get your self esteem back quickly.

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Great Book, makes Maths fun for Primary School Children

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I have a 7 year old with slight learning difficulties.., highly intelligent but he see's the world differently to most of us. Explaining Maths to him can be a challenge so I purchased this book.

The book introduces each number, giving them a bit of a personality for example it talks about nought having a slight lack of confidence because he's 'nothing' etc.

My son loved the books approach and I think it will help him to feel more comfortable with how numbers work and more confident.

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