Mathematical Reasoning Grades 2-4 Supplement

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Develop Math Reasoning Skills
If you want to continue using your current math program, but need to develop math reasoning skills in your 2nd- to 4th-grade student, then the Mathematical Reasoning Grades 2-4 Supplement is for you.

Learn to Reason Through Math Problems
Most parents know that a child who only memorizes math facts without really understanding math will find progressively complex concepts more and more difficult to understand. But what they erroneously think is that such problems arise about the time a child is memorizing the multiplication table. Not so. Unlike reading, an integral skill that is tightly woven throughout our entire day, math tends to be a more sporadic subject, essential when you need it and then easily set aside. That is why it is imperative that a child is able to reason his way through any mathematical problem.

Concept Comprehension, Not Fact Memorization
The focus of the Mathematical Reasoning Grades 2-4 Supplement is not to teach your students arithmetic facts or skills, but rather to develop in them the ability to apply analytical and reasoning skills to a wide variety of mathematical concepts. Throughout these activities you will build logical, analytical, investigative, and explanatory skills, and explore quantitative and spatial relationships, an essential foundation for mathematical understanding. Wouldn't you like for your student to not merely solve math equations, but comprehend them?

For a complete mathematics curriculum by the same publisher, consider one of these titles:
Mathematical Reasoning C (Grade 2)
Mathematical Reasoning D (Grade 3)
Mathematical Reasoning E (Grade 4)
Skills Covered:

Number and Numeration:
Counting Dots and Letters
Counting Sequences of Letters & Numbers;
Completing Number Sequences
Properties of Sets of Numbers
Comparing Lengths
Comparing Sets, Regions, & Numbers
Using the Number Line
Place Value
Geometry:
Estimating Lengths
Comparing Lengths
Classifying by Shape
Symmetry
Geometric Motions
Congruent Figures
Similar Figures
Combining Shapes
Matching & Finding Shapes
Dividing Figures
Operations:
Counting to Ten, Sums to Ten, Grouping by Tens
Sums Using Coins, Using Basic Facts (Sums)
Equal Lengths & Regions, Equal Sets of Coins
Missing Addends/Differences
Grouping Using Arrays
Products/Missing Factors
Multiple Operations
Rounding/Estimating
Multiples of 10 and 100
Measurement:
Finding Lengths by Counting & by Using Sums
Drawing/Comparing Paths: Equal/Longer/Shorter
Distance Around Figures
Area by Counting/Computing & Estimating
Area/Distance Around
Relations:
Numbers: Comparing, Sentences, Sequences
Using the Order Relations
Using Number Machines/Pairing Numbers
Multiples of 2, 3, and 5
Dividing Using 2, 3, and 5
Basic Facts Using 1, 2, 3, and 5
Tables and Graphs:
Reading and Making Tables and Bar Graphs
Reading Charts
Reading & Drawing Line Graphs

Publisher's Information
Authors: Warren Hill & Ronald Edwards
Pages: 314
Binding: Paperback
Copyright: 2012
ISBN: 9781601444141
Publisher: The Critical Thinking Co
Size: 11.4" x 8.5"
Printed In: USA
Consumable: Yes
Reproducible: Yes, for use within your own home or classroom only.



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