Comic Maths - Softcover

Williamson, Brian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0956160204 ISBN 13: 9780956160201

Publisher: Brian Williamson Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

Anne, John and Sue (best friends) travel through a comic adventure meeting Charlie the Monkey, Bad Girl Betty, the Monster, Buzzy Bee the Silly People, the Box of People, Flat face Round bottom, Granddad's sharing hands, Bill and his ‘Everything’ shop and others. Comic Maths concerns pre-number, number, pre-algebra, measure, geometry, handling data and chance. Comic Maths is organised as a series of 25 short comics which spiral upwards in difficulty. There is a 'Big Robert Says ...' section containing miscellaneous exercises at the end of each turn of the spiral; and there are extension activities corresponding to each comic in 'Extra Sums for Greedy People'. 'Crazy Baby' pages aim to get us to gaze out of the window and think crazy thoughts! 'Answers in The Back' gives answers to the questions set in each comic, the extension activities, and to the 'Crazy Baby' thoughts; but not to what 'Big Robert Says ...' you have to do that!

About this title

About the Author

Brian Williamson uses fantasy-based learning to teach maths to young and old alike. He believes that there is always a joke or a surprise hiding round the corner ... and that daydreaming can be a great way to learn!! Brian has worked independently as a full-time one-to-one tutor since submitting his Ph.D. thesis in June 1985. Prior to this he worked as a Research Officer in Computational Statistics at Bangor University. He took a sabbatical year in 1988 to study for a master’s degree in special educational needs at Manchester University. The role and approach Brian adopts in the community is as follows:- · Visiting children and students in their homes, schools, colleges and universities. · Supporting families who are home-educating. · Using a free-place and low-fee scheme to help some individuals. · Talking to parents and helping to build support networks. · Appropriate record keeping and archiving of successful teaching and learning strategies. · Making teaching notes and sketches for his comic maths books.

Edition details

• Publisher: Brian Williamson Publishing
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0956160204
• ISBN 13: 9780956160201
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 396