Appendix contains reproducible practice worksheets and answer keys. Teaching information (not scripted) and tactile/kinesthetic activities included in each topical chapter. Although formatted a little differently than the previous books, teaching elements are the same: visual illustrations, personification, pattern discovery, story telling, and hands on or total body activities.
Right-Brained Multiplication and Division reviews the right brained elements used throughout the series. Hands-on manipulatives utilize commonly found items. Answer keys and student assessment forms are in the appendix. Math fluency develops through a variety of hands on and total body activities, engaging stories, discovery based exercises, oral practice and reproducible worksheets. Presenting place value in concrete terms and activities, children as young as kindergarten may be able to comprehend this vital concept. The course begins with an overview of how children learn and a review of foundational concepts before introducing place value and multi-digit computation. 2 builds on the skills taught in Volume 1. Right-Brained Addition & Subtraction Vol.
Suggested hands-on manipulatives utilize commonly found items. Answer Keys and Classroom Records are included. Loosely scripted, each topical area includes goals, manipulative lists, activity/game instructions, and reproducible activity pages. Topics in this book include learning numbers, understanding the meaning of numbers, transitioning from visual to symbolic and mastering computation to 10. The author provides background understanding of teaching children of various ages from preschool through fourth grade before expanding on principles for teaching the right-brain learner. I experienced many "AHA!" moments as I read the information, which greatly enhanced my understanding of the right brained learners in my family. As a left-brain learner, I found this to be one of the most valuable aspects of the series. While each book in the series is a stand-alone resource, there is great value in reviewing books in order to ensure children have a solid foundation.įirst in the series, Addition and Subtraction, (Vol 1) begins with background information to help you understand the right brain learner. This newest math series meets the math needs of the visual spatial learner, right brain learner, or other children with unique learning situations that do not grasp the typical left- brain focused math programs. However, what happens to our children who learn differently? Children who see the whole picture rather than bite-size pieces and respond to color, patterns, or pictures? Entirely capable of learning, children who are right brain learners often fall through the cracks or receive unwarranted labels. Many of the popular math curricula options today are geared towards the left-brain learner- sequential, detailed, repetitive and often textually plain or black and white. Could it be that they learn differently? Much research conducted in the past several years has analyzed the differences in right and left-brain learners. I think as parent-teachers, we recognize that not everyone "gets math." Whether the struggle lies in the memorization of facts or inability to analyze the data, many of our children (and adults!) exert great effort with little result.
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