Are you the king or are you the joker? : play math for young children / Yeo Adrian.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yeo, Adrian.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Games in mathematics education.

Mathematical recreations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 148 p. ) col. ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Play math for young children

Place of Publication:

Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This unique book--based on the author's experience in teaching his grandchildren mathematics the fun way -- provides the knowledge and skills to teach math to young children, through learning games with playing cards. Children grow to associate math with fun, pleasure and parental love and attention. The author's innovative approach to teaching math to young children is an ideal and highly productive way for parents and grandparents to spend quality time with their young loved ones. The book will be an immense help for children's progress in math in the kindergarten and school.

Contents:

Preface

Introduction

Nursery and pre-school. Recognition of patterns, colours, shapes and numbers. game 1. Recognition of patterns. game 2. Recognition of colours. game 3. Recognition of shapes. game 4. Recognition of numbers. game 5. Recognition of sequences. game 6. Recognition of multiple characteristics

Pre-school and primary. Simple arithmetical concepts. game 7. "Greater than". game 8. "Less than". game 9. Simple addition. game 10. Simple subtraction. game 11. Simple multiplication. game 12. Simple division

primary and higher primary. Simple mathematical concepts. game 13. Simple symbols. game 14. Simple sets. game 15. Simple probability. game 16. Simple logic and deduction. game 17. Simple algebra. game 18. Simple simultaneous equations.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

9786611912055

9781281912053

1281912050

9789812772459

9812772456

OCLC:

815748145