AimeeM Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 It would be fabulous if they were able to be bought on either Kindle or Nook (so e-book format). Math was *not* my *thing* in school. At all. I seem to have math-bent children, though :P I'm interested in how to actually TEACH math... application. Suggestions? I'm going to browse the forums now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Liping Ma's Knowing and teaching elementary math. Here is the kindle edition: http://www.amazon.com/Knowing-Teaching-Elementary-Mathematics-Understanding-ebook/dp/B0037MKSW8/ref=sr_1_1_twi_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1415576728&sr=1-1&keywords=knowing+and+teaching+elementary+mathematics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfunnybunch Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 I would also recommend Jo Boaler's course, "How to Learn Math," both the version for educators and parents, and the student version. It's a fairly straightforward and not too time-consuming free online course through Stanford University. She addresses mindset and mathematics, and is quite inspiring. My math-inclined boys enjoyed the student version very much, and I found much of the information presented in the educators version to be helpful. How to Learn Math: https://class.stanford.edu/courses/Education/EDUC115N/How_to_Learn_Math/about How to learn Math For Students: https://class.stanford.edu/courses/Education/EDUC115-S/Spring2014/about Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AimeeM Posted November 10, 2014 Author Share Posted November 10, 2014 Liping Ma's Knowing and teaching elementary math. Here is the kindle edition: http://www.amazon.com/Knowing-Teaching-Elementary-Mathematics-Understanding-ebook/dp/B0037MKSW8/ref=sr_1_1_twi_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1415576728&sr=1-1&keywords=knowing+and+teaching+elementary+mathematics $23 to buy the kindle version? Eek! Lol. I've heard great things about it, though, so I'll probably grab it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 FREE eBooks Eclectic Manual of Methods 1885 pg. 107-137 https://archive.org/details/eclecticmanualof00stew Hamilton’s Arithmetics First Book New Jersey Edition 1913 pg. 7-12 http://books.google.com/books?id=KgcAAAAAYAAJ&dq=editions: 7KUrtxiHhpAC&source=gbs_navlinks_s A Primary Arithmetic and Teacher’s Manual 1875 by Edward Olney https://archive.org/details/aprimaryarithme03olnegoog Progressive Course in English Teachers’ Manual by E. J. Hoenshel pg. 13-14 http://books.google.com/books?id=Zn8SAAAAIAAJ&dq=Progressive+Course+in +English +Teacher’s+Manual&source=gbs_navlinks_s Grube's Method https://archive.org/details/grubesmethodofte00seelrich Arithmetic Village http://www.arithmeticvillage.com Kenyan Waldorf Manuals 3 and 4 http://www.entwicklungshilfe3.de/spenderinnen/download/ FOR PURCHASE Simply Charlotte Mason (eBook and hardcopy) https://simplycharlottemason.com/store/mathematics-an-instrument-for-living-teaching/ How to Tutor (Kindle, pdf, hardcopy) http://www.amazon.com/How-Tutor-Sam-Blumenfeld-ebook/dp/B006OF6D7O/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1415590150&sr=8-2&keywords=how+to+tutor A Guide to Christian American Education (hardcopy only) http://www.amazon.com/Guide-American-Christian-education-school/dp/0961620110/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1415590204&sr=8-1&keywords=a+guide+to+american+christian+education Professor B (hardcopy only) http://www.profb.com/productslist.aspx?Subject=Arithmetic&CategoryID=14&cat=Books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 The only Asian math I like is the Japanese maths. The main texts are eBook, but the workbooks are hardcopy. http://www.globaledresources.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 If you google "Teaching of Arithmetic" and then click "books", there are many free vintage books with that title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 $23 to buy the kindle version? Eek! Lol. I've heard great things about it, though, so I'll probably grab it. See if your library has it. Or rent it. It sounds like a dense, dull book, but it's short and a really fast read. The second half has more statistical analysis of the studies she did, IIRC, which is less important. The first half is the part that really makes an impact. I feel like the Miquon Annotations is a really great how to teach math book. Many people also feel like the Singapore HIG's are like that for them. If you're interested in reading a book just about the beauty of math, Here's Looking at Euclid is a nice one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Sorry, some of the page numbers needed to be expanded or removed. I had copied and pasted some of that from my year 0 and year 1 lists, and the page numbers listed did not include upper grades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 $23 to buy the kindle version? Eek! Lol. I've heard great things about it, though, so I'll probably grab it.You can get hard copies for $2 (Plus $4 shipping.) This is for the old edition, but all that is added to the new edition is a forward, the main point of which is that she was amazed at how popular the book became. http://www.amazon.com/Knowing-Teaching-Elementary-Mathematics-Understanding/dp/0805829091/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1415599557&sr=1-2&keywords=knowing+and+teaching+elementary+mathematics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AimeeM Posted November 10, 2014 Author Share Posted November 10, 2014 See if your library has it. Or rent it. It sounds like a dense, dull book, but it's short and a really fast read. The second half has more statistical analysis of the studies she did, IIRC, which is less important. The first half is the part that really makes an impact. I feel like the Miquon Annotations is a really great how to teach math book. Many people also feel like the Singapore HIG's are like that for them. If you're interested in reading a book just about the beauty of math, Here's Looking at Euclid is a nice one. I have Miquon. For whatever reason, it's completely over my head. Perhaps I need to just spend more time with it. We steer clear of the library, in general (my inability to promptly return books, lol). I'll probably just buy Liping Ma, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Even more approachable than Ma's book is this one (see if your library has it!): Math Power: How to help your child love math even if you don't - Patricia Clark Kenschaft http://www.amazon.com/Math-Power-Child-Dover-Mathematics/dp/0486491811/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1415631763&sr=8-1&keywords=math+power+how+to+help+your+child+love+math+even+if+you+don%27t looks like a Kindle version is available Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertflower Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Sorry AimeeM to derail this thread, but I was wondering (since Liping Ma has been mentioned in other threads as well) does one need to read it if one is teaching singapore math using the HIG? Is using the HIG sufficient to know how to teach math? Does anyone know? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raptor_dad Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 I really like anything WW Sawyer wrote. "Vison in Elementary Mathematics" is fabulous; As good as Liping Ma's books. "Search for Pattern" is equally good. His explanation of logarithms is as good as anything James Tanton has written. "What is Calculus About" is also ultra-classic. Unfortunately most of these are OOP. If you can get these through your library or ILL, they are well worth your while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Sorry AimeeM to derail this thread, but I was wondering (since Liping Ma has been mentioned in other threads as well) does one need to read it if one is teaching singapore math using the HIG? Is using the HIG sufficient to know how to teach math? Does anyone know? Thanks. I don't think you *need* to read it but I found it a very thought-provoking read. The fascinating part of it I found is that the Chinese teachers (on average) kept learning elementary math. They did not consider that their knowledge was complete and the only part of their job left was to impart knowledge to hungry little minds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertflower Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 I don't think you *need* to read it but I found it a very thought-provoking read. The fascinating part of it I found is that the Chinese teachers (on average) kept learning elementary math. They did not consider that their knowledge was complete and the only part of their job left was to impart knowledge to hungry little minds. Thank you! Now I feel like a slacker in asking the question. lol Just so much to teach! So much to read to teach! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Thank you! Now I feel like a slacker in asking the question. lol Just so much to teach! So much to read to teach! :) Well, I didn't mean to do that, but this applies to everything -- not just elementary mathematics. There are so many things to learn that you could learn for the rest of the ages of the earth until the last trumpet and still have more to learn. So don't worry about making yourself perfect before you begin teaching, because you can't do it. But the important thing is to retain a sense of thoughtfulness and curiosity about what you teach -- to be open to new ideas -- and when your kid does something weird and gets the right answer anyway, if you can't figure out if it's mathematically legitimate, come here to ask! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertflower Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 I was just kidding Kiana. :) Thanks for your advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 I have Miquon. For whatever reason, it's completely over my head. Perhaps I need to just spend more time with it. We steer clear of the library, in general (my inability to promptly return books, lol). I'll probably just buy Liping Ma, too. Have you read the First Grade Diary? That is definitely a "how to teach math" book with a clear approach that is much more narrative than the Annotations. Seconding the suggestion to buy the Liping Ma book in the old edition. You don't need the new introduction so save the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alte Veste Academy Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Elementary Mathematics for Teachers Sample at the Singapore Math site... http://www.singaporemath.com/Elementary_Mathematics_for_Teachers_p/emft.htm Cheap used copies on Amazon, but no ebook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AimeeM Posted November 11, 2014 Author Share Posted November 11, 2014 Have you read the First Grade Diary? That is definitely a "how to teach math" book with a clear approach that is much more narrative than the Annotations. Seconding the suggestion to buy the Liping Ma book in the old edition. You don't need the new introduction so save the money. I've kind of read the first grade diary. I need to do it again. It was a while ago... definitely long before we used Miquon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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