Claudia Zaslavsky: 4 books
Number Sense and Nonsense
Building Math Creativity and Confidence Through Number Play
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2001
These 80-plus math activities and number games help kids to think critically about math instead of just memorizing rules. The emphasis is on the underlying relationships between numbers and the process of manipulating them. Kids get together and play games with odd and even numbers, prime and composite...
by Claudia Zaslavsky
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2003
Math, history, art, and world cultures come together in this delightful book for kids, even for those who find traditional math lessons boring. More than 70 games, puzzles, and projects encourage kids to hone their math skills as they calculate, measure, and solve problems. The games span the globe,...
by Claudia Zaslavsky
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 1998
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 1998
More than 70 math games, puzzles, and projects from all over the world are included in this delightful book for kids.
Africa Counts
Number and Pattern in African Cultures
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 1999
This fascinating study of mathematical thinking among sub-Saharan African peoples covers counting in words and in gestures; measuring time, distance, weight, and other quantities; manipulating money and keeping accounts; number systems; patterns in music, poetry, art, and architecture; and number...