Janice Vancleave’s Teaching the Fun of Math

Teacher extraordinaire Janice VanCleave shows colleagues how to spice up elementary and middle school math lessons Written for teachers of math in grades 3 through 8, this invaluable classroom companion presents a wealth of teaching techniques that make math come alive for kids. The book adheres to the standards of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and covers a wide range of math topics numbers and operations, algebra, measurements, geometry, data analysis, and probability. From defining fractions and decimals to calculating means and medians, it’s just what teachers need to make math fun, show how it applies in the real world, and improve kids’ test scores. Janice VanCleave (Riesel, TX) is a former elementary and high school science teacher who now spends her time writing and giving science workshops. She is the author of more than 50 children’s science books with sales totaling over two million copies.