Life of Fred: Mineshaft
Mineshaft, part of the Life of Fred Intermediate series, is designed for students who have completed elementary books but not yet Grade 5. Each chapter features a narrative-based approach with six pages and ends with Your Turn to Play segments. Topics include milligrams, pounds, rounding, exponents, and more. This engaging math program uses humor and storytelling to teach math concepts effectively.
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Life of Fred: Mineshaft is the third installment in the engaging Life of Fred Intermediate series, crafted for students transitioning from the elementary series and yet to complete fifth grade. Through six-page narrative chapters, this book leads students into Fred Gauss's whimsical world where math isn't just numbers on a page but a part of everyday adventures.
As with each chapter of Fred's life, Mineshaft concludes with a Your Turn to Play exercise, offering students a set of problems to solve, with solutions available for review on the subsequent page. This structure encourages self-assessment and independent study, aiming for completion in about a month.
Diving into Mineshaft, students will encounter various topics, from exploring measurements like milligrams and pounds to understanding geometry through rhombuses and perpendicular lines. They'll ponder philosophical differences between freedom and liberty, grapple with the basics of functions and sets, and even discover how to convert temperatures from Fahrenheit to Celsius. Fred's story illuminates the necessity of math, from everyday practicalities to the profound questions of life.
Life of Fred is more than a math program - it's a revolution in learning that combines storytelling with education to dissolve fear and inspire genuine enjoyment of mathematics. It assures that math is vital because it�s ever-present in Fred's antics, visible in every corner of his universe. This approach has proven to captivate students, making learning math a joyous affair.
This 128-page hardcover textbook is a long-lasting resource with Smyth-sewn binding. While it's non-consumable, with students recording their answers separately, it includes all solutions within the text, spoken directly to students, for easy learning.
Ideal for the curious minds who question the role of math in their world or for those seeking an imaginative method to approach mathematical concepts, Life of Fred: Mineshaft is a leap into a narrative where math is fun, stories are enlightening, and education is about discovery and laughter.
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Subject: Math
Grade: Grade 5
Brand: Polka Dot Publishing
Author: Stanley F. Schmidt
Dimensions: 10.38 x 7.25 x .55
UPC: 9781937032081