Number Magic (Mad about maths) - Softcover

Pinel, Adrian; Pinel, Jeni

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1902463307 ISBN 13: 9781902463308

Publisher: Red Kite Books, 1994

Synopsis

Filled with brightly illustrated activities, puzzles and games, this innovative series is designed to encourage children to enjoy maths and to inspire confidence in their use of numbers from an early age. Aimed at 7-9 year olds, the books support national curriculum teaching practices which emphasize the importance of developing children's abilities through games and the use of visual and structural materials. Number Magic utilizes the seemingly 'magical', intriguing properties of numbers to encourage children that maths is not just dry and dusty algebra. Through a range of number puzzles, tricks and activities, children learn how to manipulate numbers and observe their fascinating traits. A contrast to sometimes staid classroom textbooks, Number Magic is a perfect supplement to classroom teaching and a great way for parents to learn with their kids, too. A six-page card tip-in at the back of the book includes all the necessary templates, game boards and puzzle pieces to complete the activities.

About this title

Synopsis

Aimed at seven-to-11-year-olds and designed for learning at home, the "Mad About Maths" series follows international curriculum guidelines emphasizing the importance of developing children's abilities through games and the use of visual and structural materials. The three books in the series are packed full of multicultural, imaginative theme-based activities, such as number games, quizzes and picture puzzles, motivating children and stimulating their own thinking and exploration of mathematical ideas. Each book also contains six tip-in leaves with press-out numbers, strips, boards and counters to use in the games and puzzles. Bright, eye-catching artwork makes the series visually stimulating as well as educational. The many games and puzzles included in this book deal with areas of child development such as spatial reasoning and logic, through games like solitaire, and numerical computation and probability, through games like dominoes and twenty-one.

About the Author

Adrian and Jeni Pinel are maths teachers and lecturers with years of experience communicating the magic of numbers to children of all ages.

Edition details

• Publisher: Red Kite Books
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1902463307
• ISBN 13: 9781902463308
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 38