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Prepare your child for math success — by playing games!You'll love these math games because they give your child a sturdy foundation for understanding mathematics.Young children play with counting and number recognition. Older students explore place value, build number sense, and begin learning the basics of addition.Counting & Number Bonds features 21 kid-tested games, offering a variety of challenges for preschool and early-elementary learners. Chapters include:•    Early Counting: Practice subitizing — recognizing small numbers of items at a glance — and learn the number symbols.•    Childhood Classics: Traditional folk games invite the whole family to enjoy playing with math.•    Number Bonds: Build a mental picture of the relationships between numbers as you begin to explore addition.•    Bigger Numbers: Develop familiarity with two-digit numbers and promote strategic thinking skills.Math games prevent math anxiety. Games pump up your child's mental muscle, reduce the fear of failure, and generate a positive attitude toward mathematics.Parents can use these games to enjoy quality time with your children. Classroom teachers like them as warm-ups and learning center activities or for a relaxing review day at the end of a term. If you are a tutor or homeschooler, make games a regular feature in your lesson plans to build your students' math skills.So what are you waiting for? Clear off a table, grab a deck of cards, and let's play some math!

Math Your Kids WANT to Do.You'll love these math games because they give your child a strong foundation for mathematical success.By playing these games, you strengthen your child's intuitive understanding of numbers and build problem-solving strategies. Mastering a math game can be hard work. But kids do it willingly because it's fun.Math You Can Play Combo features two books in one, with 42 kid-tested games that offer a variety of challenges for preschool and school-age learners. Chapters include:•    Early Counting: Practice subitizing — recognizing small numbers of items at a glance—and learn the number symbols.•    Childhood Classics: Traditional folk games invite the whole family to enjoy playing with math.•    Number Bonds: Build a mental picture of the relationships between numbers as you begin to explore addition.•    Numbers to One Hundred: Develop mental math skills for working with larger numbers. Practice using place value, addition, and subtraction.•    Mixed Operations: Give mental muscles a workout with games that require number skills and logical thinking.•    Logic and Probability: Logic games sharpen inductive and deductive thinking skills, while games of chance build an intuition for probability.Math games prevent math anxiety. Games pump up your child's mental muscle, reduce the fear of failure, and generate a positive attitude toward mathematics.Parents can use these games to enjoy quality time with your children. Classroom teachers like them as warm-ups and learning center activities or for a relaxing review day at the end of a term. If you are a tutor or homeschooler, make games a regular feature in your lesson plans to build your students' math skills.So what are you waiting for? Clear off a table, grab a deck of cards, and let's play some math!

Are you looking for new ways to help your children learn math?In a math journal, children explore their own ideas about numbers, shapes, and patterns through drawing or writing in response to a question.Journaling encourages students to develop a rich mathematical mindset. They begin to see connections and make sense of math concepts. They grow confident in their ability to think through new ideas.All they need is a piece of paper, a pencil, and a good prompt to launch their mathematical journey.312 Things To Do with a Math Journal includes number play prompts, games, math art, story problems, mini-essays, geometry investigations, brainteasers, number patterns, research projects, and much more.These activities work at any grade level, and most can be enjoyed more than once. It doesn't matter whether your students are homeschooled or in a classroom, distance-learning, or in person. Everyone can enjoy the experience of playing around with math. Early Reviews from My Journaling Beta-Testers:"e;We really enjoyed these!"e;"e;I remember doing pages and pages of dull equations with no creativity or puzzle-thinking, but now as a homeschool mom, I'm actually enjoying math for the first time! My daughter's math skills have skyrocketed and she always asks to start homeschool with math."e;"e;Thank you for a great intro to Playful Math!"e;"e;All of the kids were excited about their journals. My oldest kept going without prompting and did several more pages on his own."e;"e;We had a lot of fun doing your math prompts. We had never done any math journaling before, but we will certainly integrate this into our weekly routine from now on."e;Pick up a copy of 312 Things To Do with a Math Journal and begin your family's math journaling adventure today.