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The case of the mismatched socks (book+CD) Math story: When you end up with missing socks after doing laundry, are you unlucky or is there something mathematical going on? ISBN 0-9737782-2-9
Math Therapy: Number Operations Learn a variety of flexible strategies for adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing numbers. ISBN 0-9737782-0-2
The handshakes problem (book+CD) Math Story:Timothy explores the mathematics of counting handshakes, and discovers Gauss’ shortcut to adding a series of consecutive numbers - and much more! ISBN 0-9737782-3-7
Fractions, Grades 4-8 (book + CD) A wealth of creative ideas for teaching and learning fractions. The interactive CD contains activities and videos for teachers and students. ISBN 0-9737782-1-0
Fraction Friends (book+CD) Math Story: One-Half is new to Fractionville and has a difficult time making friends. One-Third thinks they’re incompatible, until One-Quarter helps them discover how much they have in common. ISBN 0-9737782-8-8
Active Thinking in Mathematics, Grades 7-10 Teaching strategies to enrich your math program using four powerful teaching models that involve students in making connections, searching for patterns, analyzing data, and asking questions.
A New Home for Scruffy (book+CD) Math Story:Molly and her grandfather build a pen for a new puppy. How might they design the pen so that it has the greatest possible area, given limited fencing material? ISBN 0-9737782-7-X
Cool Math Games, Grades 4-6 Students enjoy playing games and are motivated to think about and understand math relationships and patterns.
Cool Math Games, Grades 7-10 Students enjoy playing games and are motivated to think about and understand math relationships and patterns.
ENRICHMENT
Math Interviews 24 interviews with mathematicians and people who use math on the job – with mathematical extensions. ISBN 0-9686471-7-0
Twenty Minute Math Workout, Grades 3-6 With detailed teaching notes and solutions to help you ask good probing questions and understand children's thinking.
Math Patterns & Puzzles, Grades 7-8 Activities to practice higher level thinking skills with whole numbers, decimals, fractions, coordinate geometry, and integers.
Thinking with a Spreadsheet, Grades 3-6 What better way to learn math than in the "mathville" of a spreadsheet: number, geometry, measurement, patterning and algebra, and data management and probability.
Thinking with a Spreadsheet, Grades 6-10 What better way to learn math than in the "mathville" of a spreadsheet: number, geometry, measurement, patterning and algebra, and data management and probability.
More Math Enrichment, Grades 7-10 A collection of reproducible math history and problem solving activities selected from the popular magazine MathMania (1989-1992).
Math at Home - Grades 3-6 20 pages - glossy colour throughout. A great way to involve elementary school students and their parents in doing math together.