Fraction Jugglers: A Math Gamebook for Kids + Their Parents - Softcover

Alexander, Ruth Bell

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761121048 ISBN 13: 9780761121046

Publisher: Workman Pub Co, 2001

Synopsis

Fraction Jugglers helps kids grasp fractions and their real-world applications--while having such a great time, they don't even realize they're learning.

Combining a full-color, illustrated book of 19 games and a custom-designed deck of 86 cards, Fraction Jugglers steadily and thoroughly builds up a student's understanding of how to apply and manipulate fractions.

In the What's Bigger? Game, the smallest denominator wins. In the Renaming Game, players find ways to match "target" fractions. Reciprocals come into play in the Great Divide. And there's the Family Matters Game, the Mix and Match Game, the "I've Got It!" Game, and lots more. Fraction Jugglers can be tailored to fit all ability levels, from fraction neophytes on. Adaptable and open-ended, the games encourage kids to both think and problem-solve creatively-and have a blast, too!

About this title

About the Author

Ruth Bell Alexander, who holds a Master of Education degree from Harvard, is an education consultant at elementary and middle schools in the Pacific Northwest. She is also a co-author of, among other books, Our Bodies, Our Selves and Ourselves and Our Children. The mother of two, Ms. Alexander lives with her family in Oregon.

Edition details

• Publisher: Workman Pub Co
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0761121048
• ISBN 13: 9780761121046
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Robinson Tim
• Number of pages: 118