STORY: 4 x 8 "put on your shoe"
Have you ever gone swimming in a pond or lake and put your feet down into a squishy, muddy bottom? Well, these four eight-armed octopi have found such a place at the bottom of the ocean. YUCK!
Gail Bernard, New York State certified teacher and developer of the HappyMath Multiplication Kit, believes that "ALL CHILDREN CAN LEARN AS LONG AS WE FIND THE WAY TO TEACH THEM." With over thirty years teaching experience she has consistently proven this to be TRUE. "Learning should be a joy," she says from her home-based tutoring studio, appropriately named LEARNING WITH JOY... "and when we learn in our own style, at our own pace, SUCCESS is always the result." Gail was urged by several teachers in her locale of the Hudson River Valley in New York State to share the math rhymes her students were using to memorize the multiplication facts. These teachers all mentioned a transformation they had observed with Bernard's students. They reported that her tutees (who previously had performed poorly in math) suddenly had become "stars" in their class...and not only were they outperforming most of their peers they were "teaching" their classmates these "cool" multiplication rhymes. These rhymes gave birth to what has since become known as "HappyMath." |
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First, read the introductory story to your child while he or she is looking at the sample card. (This story is an extract from the Instruction Manual.) Then, click on the card and play the abbreviated sound clip. Repeat the rhyme with your child... and don't be afraid to get up and "groove" to the rhythm.
STORY: 4 x 8 "put on your shoe" Have you ever gone swimming in a pond or lake and put your feet down into a squishy, muddy bottom? Well, these four eight-armed octopi have found such a place at the bottom of the ocean. YUCK! |
 Price: S$129 |
(1) INSTRUCTION MANUAL: Easy-to-follow directions for teacher or parent. Brief stories are included to introduce each pictured card. (2) CD/AUDIO TAPE: Udu drums, congas, bird calls, snorting pigs! This upbeat recording features happy children and teacher's voices accompanied by instruments from around the world. (3) MULTIPLICATION CARDS: Easy-to-remember rhymes and pictures on color-coded cards. These 4" by 7" cards are printed on heavy stock with rounded corners. (4) PICTURE CATCH: Fun review game can be played in the car, the kitchen, the classroom... anywhere. (5) MATCHING GAME: A fun way for a child to improve his own speed-of-recall. Color-coded game pieces are stored in individual reclosable bags (provided). (6) MATCHING GAME TIME CARD: A write-on/wipe-off place to record up to ten matching game scores. Kids love to break their own records! (7) PRACTICE CARDS: Review of facts is presented four different ways-vertically, horizontally, with multiplier or product missing. Student inserts these color-coded practice cards in a clear vinyl pocket (provided) and writes answers with the erasable pen. (8) STORAGE CASE: Attractive 10" x 12" x 2" wipe-clean vinyl case with a storage place for everything. |
