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190 Ready-to-Use Activities That Make Math Fun!
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Initial publish date
- Jan 2003
- Category
- Mathematics
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780787965853
- Publish Date
- Jan 2003
- List Price
- $32.99
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780787969981
- Publish Date
- Jul 2003
- List Price
- $21.99
Classroom Resources
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Description
This unique resource provides 190 high-interest, ready-to-use activities to help students master basic math skills— including whole numbers, decimals, fractions, percentages, money concepts, geometry and measurement, charts and graphs, and pre-algebra— for use with students of varying ability levels.
All activities are classroom-tested and presented in a variety of entertaining formats, such as puzzles, crosswords, matching, word/number searches, number substitutions, and more. Plus, many activities include "Quick Access Information" flags providing helpful information on key concepts.
About the authors
Contributor Notes
George Watson has taught almost every elementary and junior high school subject during his 28 years of teaching. He most recently taught special education classes for grades 8 and 9 at Alexander Junior High School in the North Battleford (Saskatchewan) Public School Division. Mr. Watson also conducts inservice programs for teachers, and parent-teacher organizations and speaks at local conventions. He is the author of Teacher Smart: 125 Tested Techniques for Classroom Management and Control and The Classroom Discipline Problem Solver, both from Jossey-Bass.