EVERYDAY PROBLEM SOLVING
Middle School

ELEMENTARY ECONOMICS: MATH
Grade 2

This book contains two complete center-driven units that include reproducible worksheets, economic games, and literature suggestions. Class activities include exercises that introduce and practice basic economic principles, such as producer, consumer, goods and services.

TELLING TIME TO THE HOUR AND HALF-HOUR

Helps build telling time skills through engaging visual and kinesthetic activities. Pages work step-by-step through the skills needed to tell time to the hour and half-hour.

IF YOU MADE A MILLION
Grades PreK-4

ARITHME-TICKLE!: AN EVEN NUMBER
OF ODD RIDDLE-RHYMES
Grades 2-5

LESS THAN ZERO
Grades PreK-3

ASK THE SCIENCE EXPERT
Grades 6-8

DAILY PROBLEMS AND WEEKLY PUZZLERS: SCIENCE
Grade 6

MATH DISCOVERIES ABOUT FRACTIONS
Grades 3-4

CLASSROOM EXPERIMENTS
REAL-LIFE SCIENCE SERIES
Grades 1-6

ROBOTICS:MATH GAMES & PUZZLES
Grades 1-4

FIFTH GRADE MATH
Grade 5

COIN-CLUE PUZZLES
Grades 3 and Up

READING, WRITING & MATH (Gifted & Talented)
Grade 2

Problem Solving
Grade 2

MATCHING AND SORTING
Grade 2

READING, WRITING & MATH
(Gifted and Talented Grade 2)

ZIP AROUND - ADD & SUBTRACT Set A
(Grades 2-6)

ZIP AROUND - ADD & SUBTRACT Set B
(Grades 3-6)

ZIP AROUND - BASIC OPERATIONS Set A
(Grades 4-9)

ZIP AROUND - BASIC OPERATIONS Set B
(Grades 4-9)

ZIP AROUND - TIME

TRIANGLE FLASH CARDS
Addition & Subtraction

TRIANGLE FLASH CARDS
Multiplication & Division

DOMINO MATH BOOK A
Grades 1 - 4

Domino Math provides abundant opportunities for problem solving activities employing dominoes. 60 pages of addition and subtraction activities, blackline masters, adheares to the NCTM Standards. Use with our plastic or wooden Dominoes or with our Primary Dominoes Kit

MATH ACTIVITIES WITH DOMINOES
Grades 2 - 6

Domino Math provids abundant oportunities for problem solving employing dominoes. 60 pages of addition, multiplication and division activities, blackline masters, adheres to NCTM Standards. Use with our plastic or wooden Dominoes or with our Primary Dominoes Kit

SIXTH GRADE REVIEW

Skills reviewed include: reading comprehension; language skills; critical thinking skills; math; maps, charts, and graphs; reference/study skills; writing. Reproducible pages and an answer key.

MENTAL AEROBICS (442 Thinking Workouts)
Grades 5 to 8

The more than 400 high-interest questions require students to think critically and respond quickly. These teacher-directed questions cover all areas of the middle school curriculum. Problems vary in difficulty and many offer opportunity for extended, more detailed answers. An answer key is provided for teacher convenience.

JUST THINK
Actvities for the gifted classroom.
Grades 2 to 5

All of the exercises in this book will stretch students' imaginations and get them on the right track to more productive creative thinking and creative writing. Compiled from back issues of "Challenge" magazine, you can be assured that this resource is perfect for the gifted classroom.

GET YOUR HANDS ON PROBLEM SOLVING
Grade 3

This group of entertaining story problems helps introduce students to the process of problem solving. Children will learn to use a four-step plan for solving problems, plus seven handy strategies: Act Out With Objects, Make a Picture, Make a Table, Use Logical Thinking, Look for a Pattern, Guess and Check, and Make an Organized List. This book contains 12 step-by-step teaching plans; 68 nonroutine story problems; solutions; blackline masters for paper manipulatives; and ideas for assessment and for using children's books as sources of similar problems.

GET YOUR HANDS ON PROBLEM SOLVING
Grade 1

This group of entertaining story problems helps introduce students to the process of problem solving. Children will learn to use a four-step plan for solving problems, plus seven handy strategies: Act Out With Objects, Make a Picture, Make a Table, Use Logical Thinking, Look for a Pattern, Guess and Check, and Make an Organized List. This book contains 12 step-by-step teaching plans; 52 nonroutine story problems; solutions; blackline masters for paper manipulatives; and ideas for assessment and for using children's books as sources of similar problems.

METHOD MATH
Step-By-Step Problem Solving
Grade 2

This book will help your students become successful and effective problem solvers! By following the simple strategies taught in this book, students will learn a step-by-step method of how to approach and solve word problems. Students will develop skills in analytical and critical thinking, deductive reasoning, and problem solving.

MEASUREMENT A Hands-On, Minds-On Approach
Grades 2 and 3

Engage students' minds in meaningful scientific inquiry! Improve your science teaching skills as you take students through the science learning cycle. Each lesson connects student learning to real-life applications. Your students will explore, discover, and explain great science!

MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES
Teaching kids the way they learn.
Grade 2

Bring the theory of multiple intelligences into your classroom with creative, practical leassons. The concepts and skills of the second grade curriculum are presented in an imaginative way that engages all of your students' abilities. All six subject areas are addressed with each of the eight intelligences.

MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES
Teaching kids the way they learn.
Grade 1

Bring the theory of multiple intelligences into your classroom with creative, practical leassons. The concepts and skills of the first grade curriculum are presented in an imaginative way that engages all of your students' abilities. All six subject areas are addressed with each of the eight intelligences.

GRID AND READ IT
Graphing, Art, and Writing Activities Based on Children's Literature
Grades 1 to 3

Graphing actvities connected to children's literature that are easy to plan and prepare. 20 reproducible graphing actvities in this book will delight students as they create clever pictures that relate to familiar books. Plus, 19 open-ended art and writing activities extend language arts learning.

MATH PRACTICE GAMES
Grade 2

Capture your students' attention with these motivating games - just the ticket for reluctant learners. 30 reproducible games that are played with partners. Not only do students review and use basic math facts, a few games provide students with lots of practice in comparing or ordering numbers.

MULTIPLICATION & DIVISION SELF CHECK
(Grades 3-6)

This self-check book will assist students learning or practicing multiplication and division facts while working independently. Can be used in the classroom or home. Focuses on NCTM computational tools and strategies.

ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION SELF CHECK
(Grades 2-4)

This self-check book will strengthen your child's basic math skills while learning to work independently. The 14 sef-correcting templates allow children to take responsibility for their own learning. Excellent tool for building self-esteem.

FACTS IN A FLASH
Multiplication & Division (Grades 3-6)

Use these activities to teach your students some easy strategies for learning and mastering basic addition and subtraction facts. Strategies include: counting-on, counting back, doubles, near doubles, make-a-ten, and more. Reproducible fact cards are included.

GRAPH A DAY
(Grades 3-5)

Meets NCTM Standards. Excellent "Graph-A-Day" activity questions, discussion questions, ideas for independent work, and blackline masters.

CALCULATOR MATH (LEVEL A)
(Grades 1 - 4)

Awesome high-interest activities that make connections between the calculator's abilities, math concepts (i.e. addition, subtraction, money, place value) and their applications to real-life problems.

SOLVE IT 1: MANIPULATIVE MATH PUZZLES
(Grades 3 - 5)

Contains 25 classroom-tested manipulative math puzzles. Students manipulate number cards to find answers to problems in the areas of place value, estimation, rounding, equations, equivalency and more. Will engage even the most reluctant mathematicians.

FUNTASTIC FACTS
(Grade 6)

Kids will roll the polyhedra dice and use their brainposer to solve puzzles and play games! They'll add, subtract, multiply and divide numbers.

FUNTASTIC FACTS
(Grade 4)

Kids will roll the polyhedra dice and use their brainposer to solve puzzles and play games! They'll add, subtract, multiply and divide numbers.

MATH AD LIBS
Grades 1-4

This fun activity book features 40+ reproducible actvities that promote children's addition and subtraction skills, including carrying and borrowing.

STANDARDS-BASED MATH Grades 5-6
(Staff Pick!)

These challenging and fun activities utilize codes, puzzles, games and artwork to engage students in math. Topics range from number exploration to geometry to data analysis. Each page contains a notation of the NCTM Standard being addressed. Includes algebra, geometry, measurement, data analysis and probability, number and operations plus more!

METRIC AND MEASUREMENT
(Grades 3 - 5)

Students will discover and practice the metric system of measurement through this collection of creative and interesting activities. These fun activities and worksheets use metrics to measure length, capacity and mass.

MATH HIDDEN PICTURES
(Grades 2 - 3)

Children will enjoy math practice when they can color to find the hidden pictures. Reinforce grouping concepts with these fun-to-color activities. Problems are presented with one, two and three digits for varied practice. Regrouping with addition and subtraction are fun with these colorful activities

GREAT MATH STORIES
(Grades 3-5)

Provides stories that are challenging, realistic, engaging and relevant to the experiences students encounter in their daily lives. Each problem has been carefully crafted to develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Students are required to use mathematical ideas and concepts to find solutions to the problems that evolve from the stories. All problems are correlated and identified with specific NCTM standards. Answer key is provided.

MATH MADE SIMPLE

A simple and fun activity book. Includes group learning, center activities and school-home connections. The information and activities are designed to help students develop a basic understanding of math concepts-whole number operations, geometry, measurement, fractions and decimals.

GRAPHING: MATH
(Grades 5 - 8)

These activities help students better interpret and understand the data found in a variety of graphic presentations (i.e. linear, quadratic, cubic exponential, absolute value equations, circles, inequalities and more). A complete answer key is provided.

PLOTTING POINTS
(GradeS 2 - 4)

Capture your students' attention with these delightful graph art projects. "Plotting Points" offers more than 20 activities that students can complete independently. Reading ordered pairs, students connect the coordinates on quadrant graphs to create pictures. Reproducibles and answer key included.

Pigs Will Be Pigs (Fun With Math and Money)

This hardcover book is a must-have in every primary math classroom. Kids will love meeting the Pig Family who must add, subtract, multiply and divide and think about the way money works in order to satisfy their big pig appetites. Come "pig out" on Math and Money concepts with the pigs!

DAILY WARM-UPS: MATH PROBLEMS AND PUZZLES
(100+ Series, Math Grade 4)

"Problems and Puzzles" is packed with a variety of engaging math problems and puzzles that teachers can use daily. Reproducibles on every page. Ideal for independent work.

WORD PUZZLES
(Grade 2)

Each word puzle in this fantastic book focuses on critical thinking and language arts. Skills practiced include synonyms, antonyms, vowel sounds, vocabulary lessons and more.

MATH: THE WRITE WAY Staff Pick
(Grades 4-5)

These invaluable writing activities will help students gain a deeper understanding of math concepts and provide you with an assessment of each student's math knowledge and skills. Topics include: geometry, integers, data analysis, probability, ratios, problem solving and more.

Millions To Measure (Hard Cover) Ages 5-12

Marvelossimo The Magician explains the development of Standard Units of Measure, and shows the simplicity of calculating length, height, weight and volume using the metric system.

MULTIPLICATION 7-12 SELF CHECK
Grades 3-5

Fourteen templates with over 200 exercises per book, provide a perfect opporutnity for students who finish first, as take homes for meeting individual needs and more. They are motivating, interesting, self-correcting and easy to use!

MULTIPLICATION 0-6 SELF CHECK
Grades 3-5

Fourteen templates with over 200 exercises per book provide a perfect opportunity for students to practice computation skills. Use them as extra practice for students who alway finish first, as center work, home practice and more.

FRACTION DICE GAMES
(Grades 3-6)

Includes 14 different games for grades 3-6. For fraction practice and review (includes stickers to make fraction dice).

MATHLETE T-SHIRT

Perfect for the dedicated math teacher! These high quality cotton T's make great awards or prizes for school math competitions, math fairs and family math nights. All Box Cars players need a "Mathlete" shirt. White with Navy Blue Print SIZES S, M, L, XL.