Teachers Resource Books

Want to teach kids about volcanoes? The Best Book of Volcanoes is a very useful resource aimed at children ages 4-8. It has 32 pages."A helpful primer and useful resource...recommended." (Library Media Connection )

"The simple text presents just enough information to keep readers turning the pages." (Librarian, Lubbock Independent School District )
Product Description

Math Puzzles and Patterns for Kids, Grades 2-4

Move beyond the norm in your math classroom and challenge students to think critically with Math Patterns and Puzzles for Kids. Exploring the hottest concept in puzzle solving—math logic puzzles—Math Patterns and Puzzles for Kids teaches students how to use reasoning to solve some of math's biggest conundrums: real-life patterns and puzzles such as:

• Fibonacci's sequence,
• Sudoku puzzles,
• tangrams,
• Pascal's triangle, and
• magic squares.

Students are taught the basic premises behind each challenging puzzle and are then asked to use the skills they have learned to solve multiple versions of each puzzle.

About the Author

Kristy Fulton has been teaching first grade for 14 years. She is also currently pursuing a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction at the University of Texas–Arlington. She earned her B.A. in English from UT–Permian Basin in 1992. Kristy has been recognized twice as a Model Educator by Renaissance Learning, and has received two Classroom Innovation grants from First Choice Power Company.