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Marshmallow Math; Early Math for Young Children
Marshmallow Math sets out a fun and novel way of teaching young children math. The book's progressive approach will help to ensure that your child truly understands fundamental math concepts and is able to master basic math skills including counting, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. The book provides many quick, simple, and fun activities for you and your child to do together.
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First published November 30, 2002
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May 13, 2010
I originally picked this book up to get ideas for simple counting and math games for Lincoln. I was pleasantly surprised to find, not only the games I was looking for, but a philosophy about teaching math to young children that I agree with.
This book focuses on how to teach solid math principles instead of just memorizing equations and rules. It encourages using objects (i.e. marshmallows, pennies, jelly beans etc.) over written numbers in the early stages of math so that children can see and physically manipulate the numbers they are trying to work with, and gain a understanding of what they are actually doing with each equation. Most importantly, it does this in game format to make it fun.
Other things I liked about the book...it encourages short, focused, fun time periods for doing math, instead of long stretches with lots of "work". It is easy to read and simple to understand, as in, they don't spend pages and pages trying to convince you why their method works or is better. In fact, each chapter is only about a page long. The book itself is only 153 pages, which includes charts and game boards that you can print out to use. Also, the concepts start with simple things for toddlers, and gradually advance in difficulty to about a 1st or 2nd grade level. So the book and it's ideas will be useful for awhile.
I would recommend this book for anyone out there with younger children looking for fun ways to include math into your everyday playtime activities.
This book focuses on how to teach solid math principles instead of just memorizing equations and rules. It encourages using objects (i.e. marshmallows, pennies, jelly beans etc.) over written numbers in the early stages of math so that children can see and physically manipulate the numbers they are trying to work with, and gain a understanding of what they are actually doing with each equation. Most importantly, it does this in game format to make it fun.
Other things I liked about the book...it encourages short, focused, fun time periods for doing math, instead of long stretches with lots of "work". It is easy to read and simple to understand, as in, they don't spend pages and pages trying to convince you why their method works or is better. In fact, each chapter is only about a page long. The book itself is only 153 pages, which includes charts and game boards that you can print out to use. Also, the concepts start with simple things for toddlers, and gradually advance in difficulty to about a 1st or 2nd grade level. So the book and it's ideas will be useful for awhile.
I would recommend this book for anyone out there with younger children looking for fun ways to include math into your everyday playtime activities.
April 13, 2010
This is a book I will have to review from time to time. It is not all about doing math with marshmallows, but it does include work with a variety of manipulatives. It breaks down math skills that kids will need into discrete pieces and gives them a good order. Even with lots of experience teaching math, it gave me good ideas.
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