The everything parent's guide to Common Core math understand the new math standards to help your child learn and succeed Grades 6-8 /
The Common Core, a new set of national educational standards, has been adopted by 45 states across the nation. But if you learned math the "old" way, the new teaching methods may be unfamiliar to you. If you want to help your children with homework, you'll need to learn these new meth...
| Main Authors: | Sirois, Jamie L. (Author), Wiggin, Adam A. (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Avon, Massachusetts :
Adams Media,
[2015]
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| Series: |
Everything series
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| Summary: |
The Common Core, a new set of national educational standards, has been adopted by 45 states across the nation. But if you learned math the "old" way, the new teaching methods may be unfamiliar to you. If you want to help your children with homework, you'll need to learn these new methods, which focus on critical thinking and conceptual understanding. With the help of math teachers, you'll learn: what your child will be learning in each middle-school grade; the rationale behind the Common Core standards; multiple new ways to look at math problems; and how to help your child with homework and studying. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes index. |
| Physical Description: |
336 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781440583575 1440583579 |
| Author Notes: |
Adam A. Wiggin, MST, has taught eighth-grade mathematics at the Cooperative Middle School in Stratham, New Hampshire, for fourteen years. He and his wife Sarah have two boys, Liam and Jake, and live in coastal New Hampshire. |