SparklyUnicorn Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 algebra 1 level (12 year old student) who HATES math, but doesn't struggle with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HomeAgain Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 That's hard. Math gets less "fun" as you work up the levels. I'll assume yours is past Hands On Equations. The Dragonbox app hits on algebra 1 skills, and the This Is Not A Math Book art-based book from Usborne hits on a lot of basic algebra/middle school skills. AIMS has activity books, too, for the 6th-9th crowd. https://store.aimsedu.org/category/activity-books_math-69/activity-books/math-activity-books-6-9/1.html Life of Fred? MUS's algebraic blocks? ETA has their own version of books/blocks that are cheaper than MUS. http://www.hand2mind.com/item/working-with-algebra-tiles/4796?gclid=Cj0KCQiAh_DTBRCTARIsABlT9MYtjOn5s2ErAzYszgv0r-WgnL8HKhRrmIchoAQ8Vx5sAiwbRWnmq-4aAq2GEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 That's hard. Math gets less "fun" as you work up the levels. I'll assume yours is past Hands On Equations. The Dragonbox app hits on algebra 1 skills, and the This Is Not A Math Book art-based book from Usborne hits on a lot of basic algebra/middle school skills. AIMS has activity books, too, for the 6th-9th crowd. https://store.aimsedu.org/category/activity-books_math-69/activity-books/math-activity-books-6-9/1.html Life of Fred? MUS's algebraic blocks? ETA has their own version of books/blocks that are cheaper than MUS. http://www.hand2mind.com/item/working-with-algebra-tiles/4796?gclid=Cj0KCQiAh_DTBRCTARIsABlT9MYtjOn5s2ErAzYszgv0r-WgnL8HKhRrmIchoAQ8Vx5sAiwbRWnmq-4aAq2GEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds We've used some of This is Not A Math Book, Life of Fred, and I have the blocks. I'll take a look at the AIMS book. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Murderous maths? They've got some topic-specific ones (like the Phantom X, Fiendish Angletron), but also some more general ones. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 (edited) You can read some math books. http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/667894-read-aloud-math-books-for-ages-12/ Youngest is about to start AOPS prealgebra. We are in the process of reading, "The Number Devil" and I think it would be a perfect fit for someone with more math exposure then him, so just right for someone starting algebra, that way some of the topics will be review and you can focus more on the interesting things the Number Devil discusses. My Eldest son who is on chapter 5 of AOPS algebra is enjoying the book, "The Number Devil" and will often say something along the lines of, "That's cool. I didn't know that." or "neat" Edited February 8, 2018 by Julie Smith 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Ivy Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Boy or girl?If a girl, you might want to look at the math books by Danica McKellar (Winnie from the Wonder Years). They're written in a really fun way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 Murderous maths? They've got some topic-specific ones (like the Phantom X, Fiendish Angletron), but also some more general ones. We have those too. He doesn't mind those! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 what is his idea of fun? there are all sorts of roller coaster projects that go with A1, but some people would consider that busywork Algebra with Pizzaz is worksheets that take the boring out of practice, but must be comfortable with scratch paper : https://nplainfieldmath.wikispaces.com/file/view/Pizzazz+Algebra.pdf if he wants to do more thinking Gelfand & Shen: http://www.cimat.mx/ciencia_para_jovenes/bachillerato/libros/algebra_gelfand.pdf summer camp registration opens soon, maybe he'd like a rocket camp? ed zaccaro real world algebra is also available; might be too juvenile but Einstein level might be seen as fun; use the see inside feature on amazon to check it out I can't afford these crazy expensive camps! I am so bummed out at the prices. He loves art. So if it involves art and sneaks in math...that would be amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Long list of books involving math and art -- you may find something useful: http://www.math.nus.edu.sg/aslaksen/teaching/maa/refs.html This free math for liberal arts textbook has a fractals unit: https://aimath.org/textbooks/approved-textbooks/lippman/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 (edited) Well, according to my experience with DS#2 (math strugger/math hater extraordinaire), the words "math" and "funnest" are matter/anti-matter opposites, so they will never go together. :laugh: Like the previous posters ideas! :) Copy-pasting a list from a previous thread with ideas for some pre-algebra/intro to algebra supplements: Jousting Armadillos Hands On Geometry (Freeman) Patty Paper Geometry (Serra) TOPS units: Metric Measuring; Graphing; Probability Dragonbox Geogbra Challenge Math (Zoccaro) Real World Math (Clemson) Number Devil (Enzensberger) Adventures of Penrose the Mathematical Cat (Pappas) Fractals, Googles and Other Mathematical Tales (Pappas) Fascinating Fibonnaccis (Seymour) Exploring the World of Mathematics (Tiner) Secrets of Mental Math (Benjamin) Edited February 8, 2018 by Lori D. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 He loves art. So if it involves art and sneaks in math...that would be amazing. Artful Maths website 13 Ways to Integrate Art & Math -- Art Class Curator website Project Origami: Activities for Exploring Mathematics (Hull) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Strongly seconding Murderous Maths - while younger students read them, the math is often at least pre-algebra level and there are even ones that cover calculus and high level probability stuff - it's just done in a light way. There are some good math documentaries. The Story of 1 is fun. And anything featuring Marcus du Sautoy - he did The Secret Life of Algorithms. We saw him speak at the Math Festival and he was really great and all his series we've seen have been interesting. Seconding Dragonbox Algebra and Dragonbox Elements as well. I think there's a lot more for the art and math connection as well. There's some great stuff about origami, as mentioned. We really enjoyed Between the Folds, which is another documentary. But there's other stuff. I think you just have to dive in and look for it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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