Math for Minecrafters Word Problems: Grades 1-2 - by Sky Pony Press (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

For Minecraft fans, learning basic math can be (almost) as much fun as online gaming with this full-color workbook!

This kid-friendly guide features well-loved video game characters and concepts to reinforce the development of first and second grade math skills laid out in the national Common Core State Standards.

Colorfully-illustrated and high-interest word problems use beloved items from the Overworld, the Nether, and the End to turn math into an exciting adventure. Whether they're adding diamond swords, potions, and mooshrooms, or subtracting the number of Nether skeletons, Ghasts, and Endermen they've destroyed, the problems in this workbook will appeal to even the most reluctant student. They'll practice all of the word problem skills they need in school, including:

Grade 1:

• Adding and subtracting whole numbers up to 20
• Adding three whole numbers up to 20
• Identifying the correct operation to use (addition or subtraction)
• Solving for a missing number

Grade 2:

• Adding and subtracting whole numbers up to 100
• Solving one- and two-step word problems

Skip to the pages that suit your child's needs and learning style or start at the beginning and advance page by page--it's up to you! As the workbook progresses, the problems become more challenging so that learners of all levels can enjoy an exciting, skill-building math adventure. Perfect for Minecrafters who learn at all paces, Math for Minecrafters Word Problems: 1st and 2nd Grade is as fun as it is educational--and is just what your little learner needs to get ahead academically!

This educational series is created especially for readers who love the fight of good vs. evil, magical academies like Hogwarts in the Harry Potter saga, and games like Minecraft, Terraria, and Pokemon GO.

About the Author

The Sky Pony Press editors work at the children's book imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, Inc., in New York City.

Amanda Brack is also the illustrator of the Creeper Diaries series and the Jokes for Minecrafters series from Sky Pony Press. She has a passion for drawing and illustration, and enjoys the creativity of working on a wide variety of projects in her freelance career. She lives in Boston, Massachusetts.