Teaching Your Kids New Math, K-5 for Dummies - by Jamsa (Paperback)

About the Book

"Teaching Your Kids New Math, K-5 For Dummies makes it easy to understand the new math being taught to students in kindergarten to Grade 5, showing parents and guardians how to help their kids with the new methods and concepts that have been introduced since they finished school.." --]cProvided by publisher.

Book Synopsis

Help your child unlock their math potential with this intuitive guide to teaching new math

Teaching Your Kids New Math, K-5 For Dummies makes it easy to understand the new math being taught to students in kindergarten to Grade 5, showing parents and guardians how to help their kids with the new methods and concepts that have been introduced since they finished school.

You'll discover the math-teaching basics you need to help your kids with their math homework while becoming familiar with the grids, arrays, diagrams, and arrows that math students use today. You'll also get:

• A step-by-step walkthrough for teaching young students essential math concepts, even if you think you're not a "math person"
• Best practices, example problems, and tips and tricks about specific math topics that will help your youngster move forward
• Ways to avoid common and typical math pitfalls and frustrations that trap math students and teachers

Full of real-world examples and applications, Teaching Kids New Math, K-5, For Dummies is your essential companion to helping your child master their math assignments and have fun while you're doing it!

From the Back Cover

Multiply, divide, and conquer elementary math

Math ain't what it used to be. Sure, two plus two is still four, but the way we're teaching kids to do basic math has totally changed. The new math (also called Common Core math) takes a little getting used to, but Teaching Your Kids New Math, K-5, For Dummies is here to help educators and parents figure it all out. We take you grade by grade to give you tips for instruction and explain how kids these days are solving problems. These best practices, example problems, and next steps will help you help kids succeed.

Inside...

• Tips for homework help
• New problem-solving methods
• Formulas you didn't learn
• Real-world example problems
• All K-5 curriculum points
• Ideas for study and test prep
• Useful teaching techniques
• Fun ways of explaining math

About the Author

Dr. Kris Jamsa is the author of 115 books on computing and education. He holds eight college degrees, which include a PhD in Computer Science, a PhD in Education, and a Masters in Education with a focus on multiple intelligences. Jamsa was the founder of the Head of the Class series, an e-learning portal for kindergarten through fifth grade.