Marcia Chambers

Fun and Games Concept Math - Book Two Marcia Chambers

TThis book assists the parents or teachers of young children with math challenges and builds upon Book One from working with number concepts 1-5. Book Two: Almost Ten helps our students understand the next developmental steps with projects, activities, and games to promote numbers' fundamental language in easy-to-use directions. How children learn may be surprising: movement, stories, songs, games, and art spark connections within this next in-series SIX through TEN! The manual is easy reading with instructions and conversation starters to encourage interaction and curiosity. We do review ONE through SIX while building up to the introduction of the next numbers to give you a seamless transition of learning with no pressure. Stories, American Sign Language, tips for color blindness, and visually challenged information will guide and enhance the learning experience. There were plenty of instructions and teacher manuals for the one instructor and 16 students that ranged in the beginning to advanced stages for number sense in my classroom, but what about the youngsters that struggled to comprehend the language of mathematics?How can we reach these children?Where was the manual for the one or two whose brains were not connecting values, patterns, or strategy?Who had these tools?This book is not the end-all, but merely the beginning of recognizing the basics of learning using our senses, plus strong movement and inclusion activities. The SMART program is a Minnesota-born initiative that promotes various purposeful movements and motions to create pathways of relationships from the body to the brain. Thank you, Dr. Lyelle Palmer, for your valuable input on this book. I loved watching my students become engaged and looking forward to the next movement station!