Math Puzzles and Games, Grades 6-8: Over 300 Reproducible Puzzles that Teach Math and Problem Solving

Terry Stickels0470227206, 9780470227206

Number puzzles, spatial/visual puzzles, cryptograms, Sudoku, Kokuro, logic puzzles, and word games like Frame Games are all a great way to teach math and problem-solving skills to elementary and middle school students. In these two new collections, puzzle master Terry Stickels provides puzzles and brain games that range from simple to challenging and are organized by grade level and National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) content areas. Each book offers over 300 brain games that will help students learn core math concepts and develop critical thinking skills. The books include a wide range of puzzle types and cover a variety of math topics, from fractions and geometry to probability and algebra.

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Table of contents :
Math Puzzles and Brainteasers Grades 6-8: Over 300 Puzzles That Teach Math and Problem-Solving Skills……Page 5
Jossey-Bass Teacher……Page 4
Contents……Page 7
Foreword……Page 9
Acknowledgments……Page 13
About This Book……Page 15
The Author……Page 19
Introduction……Page 21
Some Puzzle-Solving Tips……Page 22
Part I: Numbers and Operations……Page 25
Whole Numbers……Page 26
Rational Numbers……Page 60
Part II: Geometry and Measurement……Page 83
Geometry……Page 84
Measurement……Page 95
Part III: Mathematical Reasoning……Page 109
Visual……Page 110
Other……Page 159
Part IV: Algebra, Statistics, and Probability……Page 173
Part I. Numbers and Operations……Page 193
Part II. Geometry and Measurement……Page 216
Part III. Mathematical Reasoning……Page 223
Part IV. Algebra, Statistics, and Probability……Page 245