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Big ideas in the mathematics curriculum for older school students, especially those that are hard to learn and hard to teach, are covered in this book. It will be a first port of call for research about teaching big ideas for students from 9-19 and also has implications for a wider range of students. These are the ideas that really matter, that students get stuck on, and that can be obstacles to future learning. It shows how students learn, why they sometimes get things wrong, and the strengths and pitfalls of various teaching approaches.
While writing numbers, sometimes we use figures or digits and sometimes we write out the number in words. Here is a quick overview of the rules for writing numbers.
If you're a fantasy fan who hasn't yet explored the Farseer world, this is a fine place to start: Hobb deftly provides new readers with all the needed information. The finely detailed world building and intensive character development rarely slow down the action of the story. Fool's Errand is a complex, beautifully written and sometimes heart-rending examination of the consequences of duty and love.
PreSchool-Grade 1–Seven-year-old Tom Foley receives a lot of great gifts for his birthday. They all crash or whirr or beep, except for one–a tennis racket. It doesn't DO anything. Tom's father convinces him to try the game, though the boy has never heard of tennis and doesn't know of anyone who plays. Eye-catching, digitally rendered cartoon illustrations feature a boy with Brillo-pad hair, just like his dad's. The pictures and type vary in size, with the text sometimes placed over the art. The mention of a cat eating and passing gas all day is apparently included to make kids laugh and actually just might be the only, though rather unnecessary, bit of humor in the tale.
