| Softcover ISBN: | 978-0-9776939-0-0 |
| Product Code: | NMATH/4 |
| List Price: | $28.00 |
| AMS Member Price: | $22.40 |
| Softcover ISBN: | 978-0-9776939-0-0 |
| Product Code: | NMATH/4 |
| List Price: | $28.00 |
| AMS Member Price: | $22.40 |
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Book DetailsNatural MathVolume: 4; 2016; 84 pp
This book is filled with a diverse collection of math games, puzzles, and activities exploring the mathematics of choosing, identifying and sorting. Teachers and parents have tested all activities in real classrooms and living rooms. The activities are easy to start and require little preparation.
ReadershipParents and teachers interested in helping children make explicit observations about attributes and their choices related to variables.
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This is a beautiful book of ideas for families to play with. Malke and Gordon invite us to explore the space between children's lived experiences and some sophisticated mathematical questions. “Socks Are Like Pants” is required reading—and playing—for all those who are concerned with the development of young minds.
Christopher Danielson, author of “Talking Math with Your Kids” -
Opening up this book, I was thrilled to see colorful, truly fun, and challenging math activities for my family and students. Math is so enjoyable when it is creative and silly and feels like real play. The games and activities in this book are just that—playful, but in a way that also teaches children to explain their thinking. When I need a math activity for class or a game to bring my family together, I'll be returning to this book again and again!
Shelley Nash, homeschool mom to seven kids, Owner and Math mentor at MonarchWebwork.com -
Mathematical thinking and calculating are two different things. Of the two, the former skill is far more important to develop than the latter, especially today, when electronic calculators and computers are everywhere. Young children, who may know nothing of calculating, can be remarkably good at mathematical thinking. They do it naturally in their play. The puzzles in this book are meant to be approached playfully, and they help children build upon their natural capacities for mathematical thought.
Peter Gray, Research Professor, Boston College, and author of “Free to Learn: Why Releasing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life”
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This book is filled with a diverse collection of math games, puzzles, and activities exploring the mathematics of choosing, identifying and sorting. Teachers and parents have tested all activities in real classrooms and living rooms. The activities are easy to start and require little preparation.
Parents and teachers interested in helping children make explicit observations about attributes and their choices related to variables.
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This is a beautiful book of ideas for families to play with. Malke and Gordon invite us to explore the space between children's lived experiences and some sophisticated mathematical questions. “Socks Are Like Pants” is required reading—and playing—for all those who are concerned with the development of young minds.
Christopher Danielson, author of “Talking Math with Your Kids” -
Opening up this book, I was thrilled to see colorful, truly fun, and challenging math activities for my family and students. Math is so enjoyable when it is creative and silly and feels like real play. The games and activities in this book are just that—playful, but in a way that also teaches children to explain their thinking. When I need a math activity for class or a game to bring my family together, I'll be returning to this book again and again!
Shelley Nash, homeschool mom to seven kids, Owner and Math mentor at MonarchWebwork.com -
Mathematical thinking and calculating are two different things. Of the two, the former skill is far more important to develop than the latter, especially today, when electronic calculators and computers are everywhere. Young children, who may know nothing of calculating, can be remarkably good at mathematical thinking. They do it naturally in their play. The puzzles in this book are meant to be approached playfully, and they help children build upon their natural capacities for mathematical thought.
Peter Gray, Research Professor, Boston College, and author of “Free to Learn: Why Releasing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life”
