How Many Ways Can You Make Five?: A Parent's Guide to Exploring Math with Children's Books

by Sally Anderson

Overview

Explore connections between math and everyday life with your child! The activities in How Many Ways Can You Make Five? link popular children's books—which you are probably already reading with your child—with easy, fun-filled activities you can use to explore important math concepts like mapping, following directions, noticing patterns, and finding shapes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780876594285
Publisher:	Gryphon House Inc.
Publication date:	10/01/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	136
File size:	10 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Sally Anderson is the founder and executive director of the Vermont Center for the Book, an affiliate of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress. She has created professional development programs for early childhood educators and librarians across the country, including courses centering on math, science, social studies, and early literacy. Sally is the author of Social Studies and Me! and is a recipient of many awards and honors, among them the Hope S. Dean Memorial Award from the Foundation for Children’s Literature, the Lyman Hunt Jr. Award from the Vermont Council on Reading, and a Special Recognition Award from the New England Reading Association.

Interviews

Parents of children ages 3-6

Editorial Reviews

"I loved the literature connections to each activity in How Many Ways Can You Make Five?! Children develop their own understanding of math and the different ways they can problem solve. This book introduces math terms and how parents can build math activities (such as counting cookies) into their everyday activities. I loved the easy directions and the questions that were scripted for parents to ask. It is very easy for a person outside of the education field to use. I also loved the fact that it fostered some great conversations between parent and child!" - Teacher's Choice Award for the Family

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