SuitabookWacky Word Problems
Lynette Long
- Reading
- Choose one problem type at a time, invite the reader to explain their reasoning before checking the result, and use the games as opportunities to invent and compare different solution strategies.
- Themes
- Mathematics as active problem-solving: The book teaches readers to decode counting, logic, percentage, distance, algebra, geometry and graphing problems, while practising with games, contests and constructed problems. Mathematics is presented as something to interpret, discuss and practise through varied activities, rather than only calculate on paper.
- Worth knowing
- Before choosing it, consider whether the reader enjoys instructional activities and can engage with several areas of mathematics.