Multiplication & Fractions by Denise Gaskins

Multiplication & Fractions by Denise Gaskins

Rescue your child from math phobia-by playing games

You'll love these math games because they give your child a sturdy foundation for understanding multiplication and fractions.

Help your child master the times tables and build mental math skills. Play with advanced concepts such as division, fractions, decimals, and multi-step calculations.

Multiplication & Fractions features 25 kid-tested games, offering a variety of challenges for upper-elementary and middle school students. Chapters include:

• Mathematical Models: Learn to picture multiplication and fractions in a way that supports your child's comprehension.
• Conquer the Times Tables: Enjoy practicing the math facts until correct answers become automatic.
• Mixed Operations: Give mental muscles a workout with games that require number skills and logical thinking.
• Fractions and Decimals: Master equivalent fractions, work with decimal place value, and multiply fractions and decimal numbers.

Math games prevent math anxiety. Games pump up your child's mental muscle, reduce the fear of failure, and generate a positive attitude toward mathematics.

Parents can use these games to enjoy quality time with your children. Classroom teachers like them as warm-ups and learning center activities or for a relaxing review day at the end of a term. If you are a tutor or homeschooler, make games a regular feature in your lesson plans to build your students' math skills.

So what are you waiting for? Clear off a table, grab a deck of cards, and let's play some math

Denise Gaskins has taught or tutored mathematics at all levels, from preschool to college physics, and is the author of Let's Play Math: How Families Can Learn Math Together and Love It. DeniseGaskins.com is her blog where she gives math inspirations, advice, exercises, and games.