Synopsis
If you are one of the many parents who are uncomfortable helping your children with math, then Dr. Wright s Kitchen Table Math: Books 1, 2 & 3 are for you!
This three book set starts with counting and covers all of elementary school math. The set provides a step-by-step guide to how you can help your child develop strong math skills and do well in school. It also includes activities and games so that you and your child can have fun while exploring these early stages of your child's mathematical journey.
Book 1 is for parents of children ages 2-8, and covers counting up to 100, single-digit arithmetic, and beginning fractions. It also has sections on geometry, time, measurements, probability, and graphing. This book is an excellent gift for new parents!
Dr. Wright s Kitchen Table Math: Books 2 & 3 continue seamlessly from Book 1, covering the topics that will get your child through elementary school math. Book 2 focuses on arithmetic for multi-digit numbers and fractions. It also has sections on number sense, the history of numbers, and playing with numbers. Book 3 covers the non-arithmetic parts of elementary school math. It covers solving equations and word problems, probability and statistics, graphing, geometry, measurements, time, money, and reasoning.
---Praise for Dr. Wright s Kitchen Table Math---
"After a couple of weeks of playing games from Kitchen Table Math, Book 1, my four-year-old daughter woke up each morning asking 'Can we play math at the breakfast table?'"
- Bob Ogle, father of two
"As a lifelong lover of numbers and a teacher of math for 35 years, I find Chris Wright's Kitchen Table Math to be extraordinarily helpful in helping young children learn numerical concepts and enjoy math. The book is well organized, starting with beginning counting and continuing through the basic arithmetic operations to some geometry and probability. All ideas are clearly explained and readily accessible to adults and children. One of my favorite parts of the book is the number of fun and engaging activities. How I would have loved to have had some of Chris' suggestions to use when my own children were growing up. I have bought copies of this book for my several grandchildren, a great niece and great nephew and for the daughter of a young friend of mine. I highly recommend Kitchen Table Math as a way to help children love working with numbers and recognize that math is a fun and natural part of the world."
- Molly J. Robinson, retired elementary school, junior high and college teacher
"Some of my finest childhood memories are of when my mother rewarded me for good behavior by taking me to our upstairs closet to do a math workbook together. The books had mathematical activities, puzzles, and games, and developed an enjoyment and thirst for mathematical challenges that has persevered to this day. Dr. Wright's Kitchen Table Math Book 1 is probably the best book around today with such uses."
- James Choi, Director of Mathematics of Sabio Academy
About the Author
Chris Wright is a mathematician, math teacher, and father of two children. He has a Ph.D. in mathematics from Stanford University, and was an assistant professor at Duke University. After a fifteen-year foray into the software world, he has returned to his first love, and for the past ten years he has been teaching and tutoring children of all ages.
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