Jamsa - Teaching Your Kids New Math, K-5 for Dummies

Teaching Your Kids New Math, K5 For Dummies

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ISBN: 978-1-119-86709-8 (pbk); 978-1-119-86710-4 (ebk); 978-1-119-86711-1 (ebk)

1. Chapter 2
2. Chapter 6
3. Chapter 9
4. Chapter 10
5. Chapter 11
6. Chapter 14
7. Chapter 27

People use math every day: to shop, to decide when they need to stop for gas, to know when to tune in to watch their favorite team play their division rivals, to pinch pennies, and more.

Math is not new. Newton used math to understand gravity. Columbus used math to find a new world, and Einstein used math to explain the workings of the universe. Dont worry; all those topics are covered in different books. This one is focused strictly on math.

With all the great things that math has given us throughout history, you may be asking, Why do we need new math?

It turns out that math, like a fine wine, improves over time. New math, therefore, is a result of finding better ways to solve problems.

The good news is that we call it new math, not hard math. New math techniques for solving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems are easier for kids (and parents) to learn and master.

This book provides step-by-step instructions for how to use both old and new math to solve problems that kindergartners through fifth-graders must know. It also provides instructions, examples, and practice problems, and sometimes suggests what you should say as you teach your child.

There are many reasons why you may have chosen this book. Perhaps your child just asked you for help with their math homework and you experienced a new math uh-oh moment. Maybe you just left a parent-teacher conference with practice problems you dont understand, or perhaps, your little math whiz is ready for math at the next grade level.

Regardless of your reasons, youve got the right book.

This book presents the math your child must know from kindergarten through fifth grade, with each chapter focusing on specific key concepts. If your child needs help with only fractions or telling time, you can turn to a specific chapter that addresses that topic. If your child is struggling at their current grade level, you can take a step back and strengthen their foundation, knowledge, and confidence from previous grades.

Within each chapter, you will find step-by-step instructions for how to teach each concept. Ive also provided many example problems for you to work through with your child. Let them solve the problems right on the books pages if you want its your book after all.

I like math math works! I usually get correct change at the grocery store, I can identify the largest slice of pizza, and I know when the bathroom scale must be broken. That said, I recognize that math may not be everyones favorite thing to do!

Relax. If its been a while since youve done math without the help of your phones calculator app, youll be fine. In fact, you may surprise yourself with what you remember!

Dont let the phrase new math intimidate you. This book covers good ol addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, just in new ways. You can teach an old dog new tricks, and you can quickly learn new ways to solve old problems!

The Tip icon marks tips (duh!) and shortcuts that you can use to make learning new math easier, and sometimes when to know that its time to take a break!