Math Is Everywhere

365 Ways You and Your Child Can Apply Math in the Real World

By (author) Gene Pease

Publication date:

25 July 2017

Length of book:

174 pages

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Dimensions:

265x183mm
7x10"

ISBN-13: 9781475830477

Math is Everywhere has 365 math activities you can do with your kids, right now! You could watch bugs, listen to music, or ride a bike. You’ll find ideas to entertain with math while waiting for a dentist appointment! You can make flubber or a real dirt cake that you can eat! You will not find any worksheets or artificial word problems, but your child probably will want to create some, so beware! You won’t need to buy a thing, unless it’s the groceries you and your child will use to make dinner. Math is Everywhere is a book for anyone who wants to answer the question, “When am I ever going to use this math?”

Preface
Introduction

Chapter 1: Money Sense Starts Early in Life
Chapter 2: Things to do in a Waiting Room
Chapter 3: Planning, Searching, Comparing, Couponing
Chapter 4: Shopping for Clothes
Chapter 5: Are we eating at home tonight?
Chapter 6: Create a family calendar or a daily T.V. schedule.
Chapter 7: Get in the car, it’s time to go!
Chapter 8: Let’s plan a get-away
Chapter 9: Home is where we can just hang out.
Chapter 10: The sun’s shining, let’s go outside.
Chapter 11: Let’s get dirty and grow something.
Chapter 12: Sports of all sorts!
Chapter 13: When is Pi day, or is it pie day?
Chapter 14: Special recipes, but they’re not just for food!
Chapter 15: Resources to help you get going with your own ideas.
Chapter 16: How do humans develop and what’s that got to do with math?
Chapter 17: How do teachers teach math?
Chapter 18: A whole new world!
References

I love math! But my wife and three homeschooled boys, 10, 6 and 2, don't always share my enthusiasm. This book has helped me realize the seemingly limitless opportunities to help my children learn the importance of and enjoy math, and I never thought about how much math they are already doing! Math is, indeed, everywhere. In these pages I found easy to understand theory behind childhood development and also wonderfully practical and specific examples of math learning. I highly recommend this entertaining and useful guide for any adult who raises or teaches children. Whether you are a math lover or math hater, this book is for you!