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Paperback Elevator Magic Book

ISBN: 0064467090

ISBN13: 9780064467094

Elevator Magic

(Part of the MathStart Level 2 Series)

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Book Overview

"Kids, young and old, fall in love with math when they see how real-life and effortless it becomes thanks to these books." --Kimberly D. Mueller, Ed.D., First Grade Teacher, Ashbrook School, Lumberton NJ

Elevator Magic is perfect for teaching subtraction to first through third graders! When the elevator goes down, the subtraction starts, and so does the magic. Ben sees crazy things every time the door opens. Ride along as he subtracts his way down to the lobby, and decide for yourself if it's elevator magic.

Kids will love the story and the funny illustrations. Parents and educators will love how the story and pictures make understanding comparisons a breeze--as well as the concrete examples of how math works. The book contains activities for adults to do with kids to extend math into their own lives.

Math skills are life skills, and the MathStart series supports success!

This award-winning series by Stuart J. Murphy teaches math through stories and visual models63 books divided into three levels with 21 books in eachFun activities kids will love are included to help parents and teachers emphasize the lessonsEngaging and relatable stories, with each story revolving around practical applications of the math concept presentedLively art from top-notch illustratorsCharts and other visual representations help children understand how the math works and promote deeper comprehension

MathStart's unique combination of stories, illustrations, and visual models helps teachers and parents in the teaching of math and provides all children with the opportunity to succeed.

The math concepts taught in MathStart books conform to state and national standards. Level 1 is Pre-K-Kindergarten; Level 2 is Grades 1-3; Level 3 is Grades 2-4. The series follows math topics across grades so there is a foundational path to learning that runs through the levels.

Help kids with their math skills plus their reading skills with the engaging and fun MathStart series!

Customer Reviews

4 ratings

One of my favorites from Stuart J. Murphy

A little boy uses his imagination during some boring errands, and his mother lets him use subtraction to push the elevator buttons. I love the rhyming meter and the way the little boy uses his imagination. The math just sneaks in there. If your little one likes to "visualize" numerical concepts, this is a good tool -- using elevator buttons as a number line.

Fabulous!

My 7 year-old, home schooled son loves elevators so much that we made one from a refrigerator box! He loves mechanics of all kinds, but was having difficulty with simple math concepts like addition and subtraction. I bought this book thinking it may have an elevator in it, but was surprised to see that Murphy related subtraction concepts to the story. Needless to say, my son loves this book, and reads it over and over. This book gave me the idea to make an elevator panel out of poster board to use while teaching math. Now, math is fun to learn, as well as fun to teach.

Good for kids who like elevators

My four-year-old nephew is so into elevators that he asked for one for Christmas! Luckily, we found this book. The fact that it helps teach subtraction is a bonus. The main thing that our nephew likes about it is that it shows the elevator button panel on many pages (that's his favorite part of the elevator).

Another fine book from Mathstart

My five-year-old found this introduction to subtraction entertaining. It has value for parents, as well, because it reminds them that the opportunities to play at math with children are everywhere, even in elevators.
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