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Old dogs, new math : homework help for puzzled parents / Rob Eastaway and Mike Askew.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Experiment, c2010.Description: 375 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 1615190279
  • 9781615190270
Other title:
  • Homework help for puzzled parents
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Contents:
Preparation: Introduction -- The big questions -- Math props for moms and dads -- Math language -- A year-by-year summary -- Arithmetic and how it has changed: Numbers and place value -- Addition and subtraction: mental methods -- Addition and subtraction: paper-and-pencil methods -- Simple multiplication and tables -- Multiplication beyond tables -- Division -- Beyond arithmetic: Fractions, percentages and decimals -- Shapes, symmetry and angles -- Measuring -- Data analysis and probability -- Calculator math -- Big ideas for small people -- Questions...and answers: Questions that your 11-year-old might encounter: Part 1: Calculators not allowed --Part 2: Calculators are allowed -- Answers to questions that your 11-year-old might encounter -- Part 1: Calculators not allowed --Part 2: Calculators are allowed -- Answers to test yourself questions -- And finally ... -- Dos and don'ts -- Glossary.
Summary: "Can you help me with my math homework?" If, like most parents, this question fills you with dread, then this is the book for you. In the "good old days," elementary students simply memorized their times tables and struggled through long division. Today, students are expected not just to find the right answer, but also to choose the best method for doing so--and to explain why it works. On top of that, students are learning new strategies--even for basic arithmetic--that look foreign to many parents. This is your guide to: number lines, place value and negative numbers; long multiplication and division; fractions, percentages and decimals; shapes, symmetry and angles; data analysis, probability and chance. With sample questions, examples of common errors, and over 25 games and activities, this book will help you and your child discover math all around you--and have fun doing it!--From publisher description.
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Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's 510 E13 Available 33111006915520
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's 510 E13 Available 33111006691048
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

"Can you help me with my math homework?" If this question fills you with fear (or even panic), then Old Dogs, New Math is here to help!

Gone are the days when elementary school students simply memorized their times tables and struggled through long division. Today, students are expected not just to find the right answer, but also to use the best method--and to explain why it works .

If your attempts to help your child are met with "That's not how the teacher does it," then it's time to take the stress out of math homework. Old Dogs, New Math demystifies Common Core math for parents, including:

Number lines, place value and negative numbers Long multiplication and division Fractions, percentages and decimals Shapes, symmetry and angles Data analysis, probability and chance

Complete with sample questions, examples of children's errors, and over 25 games and activities, Old Dogs, New Math will not only help you and your child subtract on a number line or multiply on a grid--but also help you discover math all around you, and have fun doing it!

Includes index.

Preparation: Introduction -- The big questions -- Math props for moms and dads -- Math language -- A year-by-year summary -- Arithmetic and how it has changed: Numbers and place value -- Addition and subtraction: mental methods -- Addition and subtraction: paper-and-pencil methods -- Simple multiplication and tables -- Multiplication beyond tables -- Division -- Beyond arithmetic: Fractions, percentages and decimals -- Shapes, symmetry and angles -- Measuring -- Data analysis and probability -- Calculator math -- Big ideas for small people -- Questions...and answers: Questions that your 11-year-old might encounter: Part 1: Calculators not allowed --Part 2: Calculators are allowed -- Answers to questions that your 11-year-old might encounter -- Part 1: Calculators not allowed --Part 2: Calculators are allowed -- Answers to test yourself questions -- And finally ... -- Dos and don'ts -- Glossary.

"Can you help me with my math homework?" If, like most parents, this question fills you with dread, then this is the book for you. In the "good old days," elementary students simply memorized their times tables and struggled through long division. Today, students are expected not just to find the right answer, but also to choose the best method for doing so--and to explain why it works. On top of that, students are learning new strategies--even for basic arithmetic--that look foreign to many parents. This is your guide to: number lines, place value and negative numbers; long multiplication and division; fractions, percentages and decimals; shapes, symmetry and angles; data analysis, probability and chance. With sample questions, examples of common errors, and over 25 games and activities, this book will help you and your child discover math all around you--and have fun doing it!--From publisher description.

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