Bedtime Math:
A Fun Excuse to Stay Up Late
Bedtime Math wants to change the way we introduce math to children: to make
math
a fun part of kids' everyday lives.
We all know it's wonderful to read bedtime stories to kids, but what about
doing
math? Many generations of Americans are
uncomfortable with math and numbers, and too often we hear the phrase, "I'm just not good at math!"
For
decades, this
attitude has trickled down from parents to their kids, and we now have a culture that finds math dry,
intimidating, and
just not cool.
Bedtime Math wants to change all that. Inside this book, families will find
fun,
mischief-making math problems to
tackle—math that isn't just kid-friendly, but actually kid-appealing. With over 100 math riddles on
topics from
jalapeños and submarines to roller coasters and flamingos, this book bursts with math that looks
nothing
like school.
And with three different levels of challenge (wee ones, little kids, and big kids), there's something
for everyone. We
can make numbers fun, and change the world, one Bedtime Math puzzle at a time.
Year 1: Fractions: One
Throughout this Maths curriculum
of England standard topic you will discover four engaging activities for young
learners. Teach play dough fractions, then group and identify shapes by halves and quarters.
Year 1: Measurements:
One
Explore this topic to help support your
child
or classroom in Maths. Children can use various worksheets to help with learning about the
volume of water, or measuring the length of different items along with many other fun and
engaging activities.
Year 2: Fractions: Two
This KS1 math curriculum activity
focusing on fractions offers six exciting activities that your child will surely
enjoy. These activities cover essential topics such as identifying fractions, name
recognition,
grouping objects, and number lines.
Year 2: Measurements:
Two
Explore this topic to help support your
child
or classroom in Maths. Children can use various worksheets to try and solve a wiggly worm
challenge as well as various activities looking at measuring height, length and even spirals.
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Format: Hardback
- Print length: 96 pages
- Dimensions: 10.71 in x 14.57 in / 272.00 mm x 370.00 mm
- Reading age: 3 - 6 years old
- Publication date: 06/25/2013
- ISBN: 9781250035851
Laura Overdeck
Laura has a BA in astrophysics from Princeton University and knows numbers. Since she enjoys
them so much, she
(along with her husband John) decided to give their three children math problems instead of
bedtime stories, and BEDTIME
MATH was born.
Jim Paillot
Hi, I'm Jim, a dad, husband and illustrator. We live in Arizona with two dogs and and almost
any other animal that scratches on our front door. Even though almost
everything in the desert either bites, pokes or stings we call it home. When not creating
artwork for lots of fun people I am busy hiking, biking, exploring and bothering those around
me.
