• Category: addition and subtraction Beyond Math Facts CHEC Christian Five Times Five Is Not Ten homeschool math facts memorize multiplication reproducible workbooks strategies tips to teach math facts Two Plus Two Is Not Five Uncategorized
• Published Dated: April 7, 2017
• Written by: Susan

Come visit Booth 419 at the Christian Home Educators
of Colorado Rocky Mountain Homeschool Conference

Denver Merchandise Mart
451 E 58th Ave
Denver, CO
June 15-17, 2017

Purchase books or ask for tips on how to teach math facts. These unique math workbooks were written by an experienced special education teacher to help all children memorize and master math facts.

I will be there to show you strategies from my books; how Addition and Subtraction: Beyond Math Facts can be used with Two Plus Two Is Not Five; and how my newest book, Ten Divided by Five Is Not Five: Using Multiplication to Make Division Easy, can be used with Five Times Five Is Not Ten.

Learn an easy way to help children learn math facts so they really remember those answers.
When you purchase a book, ask to have it signed for your children!

The books are reproducible, so you only need one copy for  your homeschool.
Here is what some other homeschool families said:

3/30/17 – I needed a program that focused on retention and reinforcement, because my son was still counting on his fingers in 2nd grade. We started with the 1st book, and are now in the 3rd book, which is multiplication. My son said, “Mom, this is so easy!” He can do a page so fast, and I couldn’t be more pleased with how these books are written. They focus on making math fun and easy, and my child knows his math facts from memory…no more counting on fingers. I am forever grateful that these books are written by another teacher who knew first-hand how kids learn math! Donna, Lafayette, LA
1/30/17 – As a homeschool mom of four, I am always looking for the best way to teach my kids who all have different learning styles. I came across these math drill workbooks a couple of years ago when my oldest was struggling to memorize addition math facts. Since then, we have worked through addition, multiplication, and are now on the division workbook! The tricks are easy for them to remember and the daily drill practice is just perfect! Grateful we found them when we did! Sharae, A happy homeschool mom
7/16/15 – We got your program Tuesday and started right away. My daughter loves it. I think she has a whole new outlook on math. She will not dread having to do it next year and will not call herself stupid anymore. You are a miracle worker. I’m sure we will need the division book soon. As soon as, we finish addition, we are moving to multiplication. Thank you so much. One very happy mom! Stella Rodriguez
6/20/15 – We purchased 2+2 Is Not Five and have found it to be incredibly valuable to us. It gave us helpful tools to teach our children how to calculate math problems in their heads. Justin and Carla Neal (CHEC)

6/19/15 – After having used one of the more popular math courses, I needed a bridge to allow my child to master his math facts. 2+2 Is Not Five was the bridge I needed. Thank you so much! Anna, Homeschool mom of four boys. (CHEC)
11/25/14 – Five Times Five Is Not Ten is fun because it’s easy. I don’t usually need help, and it shows me how to do times tables easily. You can learn a lot about times tables in this book. Kailey E. Learley, 10 years old
6/15/13 – Testimonial received for Two Plus Two Is Not Five when I was at the CHEC Homeschool conference: We are a homeschooling family and enjoy working a page a day along with our other math curriculum to keep the facts fresh in our children’s minds. The tricks they have learned have stuck with them and Mom has even learned a few! Morgan 5 Homeschool

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• Published Dated: February 6, 2017
• Written by: Susan

This is just one time of the year when it seems like math facts workbooks sales tend to be higher. There is a need for workbooks with strategies and good quality practice.

Children now are beginning the second half of the school year, and materials are needed for those who are having trouble learning addition and subtraction facts; those who are beginning to learn multiplication facts; and for those who cannot pass the timed math fact tests. If traditional “flash” cards to teach addition, subtraction, and multiplication facts just aren’t working for your students; math curriculums are not giving enough practice for the children to really master those math facts; and if other commercial math facts workbooks are not working, check out the different workbooks offered by Longevity Publishing.

All of our workbooks have perforated pages for easy tear-out so that you can assign practice, AND for MAKING COPIES! Our workbooks give permission for a teacher or homeschool to make copies for their class.

View and try out the sample pages. Request free tips to teach math facts. The program the books were written for was designed to help children learn and memorize math facts so that they would not have to rely on counters or fingers to get answers. Each workbook includes record-keeping pages, answers, and instructions on how to use the book. Three of the books have Certificates of Mastery. 

• Category: addition and subtraction addition and subtraction facts Barnes & Noble Beyond Math Facts Division Five Times Five Is Not Ten homeschool math facts memorize multiplication subtraction Ten Divided by Five Is Not Five Two Plus Two Is Not Five Uncategorized
• Published Dated: December 4, 2016
• Written by: Susan

At the end of last year, my distributor to large book stores, including Barnes & Noble bookstores, went out of business. That meant customers who shopped at these bookstores would have to find another place to purchase these math facts workbooks.

Barnes & Noble ordered recently placed an order for these math facts workbooks. Two Plus Two Is Not Five, Five Times Five Is Not Ten, Ten Divided by Five Is Not Five, and Addition and Subtraction: Beyond Math Facts are available again for purchase through BarnesAndNoble.com, or by stopping in  one of the stores and requesting the books. If a cashier tells you that they are unable to order, be sure to check with the Information Desk, because the store CAN order each of these books.

Each workbook was carefully written by an educator to make sure children have enough practice. The pages are cleanly designed and the books do not indicate a grade level. Therefore, young children learning addition and subtraction for the first time, or older students who need extra instruction, will feel comfortable using the worksheets. Children love the strategies which help them memorize and master math facts. See sample pages on this website, and print them to try out!

All the pages are perforated for easy tear-out, and for making copies for your homeschool or classroom.

If you need a workbook to help your children learn and memorize addition, subtraction, multiplication or division facts, ask for these books at your favorite book or educational store. They are also available through this website and at other online stores!

• Category: Uncategorized
• Published Dated: December 4, 2016
• Written by: Susan

On Friday, October 14, I made an author visit to Sullivan’s Toy Store near the American University campus to talk about Longevity Publishing’s math facts workbooks.

4200 Wisconsin Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20016
202. 362. 1343

Questions for me? Fill out the contact form at this website or call: 720. 489. 7243.

It is important to remember that before asking students to memorize math facts, to make sure they can show understanding of what the math fact means.
Example: 13-5=8 using my “Curvy Numbers” strategy*.)
Children ought to be able to show 13 objects and take away five to show that eight remain. (Or draw 13 lines, and cross out 5 to show 8 are left.)
Ask them to tell or solve a word math problem such as: There are 13 cupcakes on the plate. Five are pink, how many are not pink?

* To learn how the “Curvy Numbers” strategy works, search the Blog for past posts.

• Category: addition and subtraction addition and subtraction facts Five Times Five Is Not Ten learning math facts math facts multiplication multiplication facts Strategies to teach addition facts Two Plus Two Is Not Five
• Published Dated: October 30, 2016
• Written by: Susan

It’s about that time of the school year when teachers and parents have been meeting or are getting ready to have conferences, and report cards come home. If your child is in elementary school, you may hear, “Please make sure your child memorizes the math facts.” Depending on the grade, that could mean addition and subtraction facts or multiplication facts, or even both.

So what do you do if you want to make sure your child learns to memorize math facts, or if your child has been struggling with memorizing math facts since even last school year, and just cannot seem to retain the answers? Does your child know the answers one day, but not the next week?

Have you used flash cards? Drill books? Timed tests?

Would you like to try a more structured and proven-to-work program?

First, use flash cards to see which facts are already memorized. Separate the math facts that he or she knows from the ones that cannot be answered correctly and quickly. Do not allow time for counting the answers. (5+5 is 10 is a known answer verses 5+5 is 1,2,3,4,5 …. 6,7,8,9,10.) Tell your child you want to know which answers he or she knows. However, if you child uses a strategy, for example and answers 3+3 is 6, so 7 for 3+4, that is fine.
Keep a record of the known or memorized answers. (Or, use the Baseline Recorder from one of my workbooks.)

Then give your child a 3 by 5 card for each of those known facts and keep them in a pack. The addition and subtraction cards should be together in one pack. If you are working with multiplication facts, those go in a separate pack.

On the next day, check these known facts. Your child ought to still know them, if not, take them out of the pack. Then, teach one set of new facts. (If you are using one of my workbooks, by using the Record-Keeping Checklist, you will see which facts to teach next, and you will have the practice pages to assign. Each of the facts has a strategy or trick to help your child learn to remember the answer.)

For more information, you can request my free tips to teach math facts, or purchase the books, which have the how-to sections on teaching math facts.

• Category: memorize memorize math facts Two Plus Two Is Not Five Uncategorized
• Published Dated: August 3, 2016
• Written by: Susan

Two plus two is not five, and that is why children need to master math facts. I designed a program to help all students who are learning math facts be able to memorize answers. The many strategies and workbook practice pages were carefully designed to allow for success and make a difference for children. Just don’t take my word for it, please read the Testimonials sent to me from many parents, teachers, even grandparents.

These quality reproducible workbooks are available throughout the U.S. in many educational supply stores and bookstores. You can find them online as well. If you prefer to purchase from Longevity Publishing directly, you can purchase on this website or by using the mail-in order form.

Savings on purchases of more than one book are available. For an even better bargain, see the “tattered” or scuffed copy pricing. (These are NEW workbooks with a slightly damaged cover.)   Customers who mail in payment with their order will see more savings. See the Mail Order Form link on the top right side. If you need only one book, I discounted the price. If you want more than one book, check out the pricing. (Pricing on the order form may vary from pricing on this website. Prices for shipping are for U.S. addresses only.)

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• Published Dated: July 11, 2016
• Written by: Susan

I look forward to returning to the School Crossing store in Colorado Springs, CO. I was a visiting vendor there a number of years ago, and I will be there again on Friday, July 15th for their Super Sensational 20 Year Celebration.

Teachers and parents who visit my table can see how these unique math facts workbooks are different from typical practice books, and how easy it is to teach students to memorize math facts. Learn how to start a math facts program. I will show you how the strategies work, and answer questions on how to teach math facts. The store has freebies to give away and 20% off educational products all day! I will have copies of each of the workbooks: Two Plus Two Is Not Five: Easy Methods to Learn Addition and Subtraction, Five Times Five Is Not Ten: Make Multiplication Easy, Ten Divided by Five Is Not Five: Using Multiplication to Make Division Easy, and Addition and Subtraction: Beyond Math Facts. Three of the books help children master math facts using many different strategies.

The event at School Crossing is from 9:30 am until 12:30 pm at 5540 Library Lane. 719.593.7112. Call the store to reserve a copy of the books for your class or home.

Questions for me? Fill out the contact form or call: 720.489.7243.

It is important to remember, before asking students to memorize math facts, make sure they can show understanding of what the math facts means. (11-4 = 7 using “Straight Lines” strategy.) First, the children ought to be able to show 11 objects and take away four to show that seven remain. They can tell a word math such as: There are 11 cupcakes on the shelf. 4 were eaten, so 7 are left.

• Category: addition and subtraction addition and subtraction facts Five Times Five Is Not Ten math facts multiplication strategies Uncategorized
• Published Dated: June 6, 2016
• Written by: Susan

Last month, I received this very kind email from a teacher who wanted to purchase multiple copies of one of my books. She preferred to order one workbook for each student so she would not need to make copies. Please read what she had to say about Five Times Five.

I started using the Five Times Five Is Not Ten workbooks six years ago to
teach my granddaughter the multiplication facts. It worked so
successfully. When I returned to teaching after retiring I purchased
multiple copies of the workbook from Amazon to use here at SFdS School.

You have created an outstanding fast-paced motivating step-by-step method
of memorizing the facts. Thank you.
D.

If you have children who need to memorize math facts, these workbooks have strategies to make it easy. I am a former teacher, and I came up with ways to help children recall the math facts. I designed practice pages so that children would be successful, and there are so many practice pages making the workbooks a very good value for your money.

Two Plus Two Is Not Five has 256 pages and is very sequential in helping children learn and memorize addition and subtraction facts. The multiplication workbook, Five Times Five Is Not Ten, has 168 pages and also presents the facts in an order to make learning easy. All of my workbooks are reproducible for a classroom or home environment. Both books have Certificates of Mastery, answer pages, record-keeping pages, and a section on how to use the book.

• Category: addition and subtraction addition and subtraction facts math facts math facts mastery memorize Two Plus Two Is Not Five
• Published Dated: March 30, 2016
• Written by: Susan

My granddaughters were on Spring Break last week. Their parents flew to Colorado and left the girls with us for a glorious week! (Glorious for both the parents and grandparents!) Besides the coloring, painting, and pasting craft activities, we visited the Denver Zoo and two wonderful parks on the sunny warm days, and played in the snow on the not so warm days! On the cold snowy day, they used empty boxes from my books to build and decorate “rescue” boats, and had a lot of fun with imaginary play. We played hide-n-seek a lot, and I told and read many stories. They enjoyed Lego sets, Playdough, and listening to music. The TV never was on. They never needed to use their iPads. We were too busy!

There were a few activities that gave me extra pleasure, or rather made me proud. The older child, a first-grader, has had access to working in Two Plus Two Is Not Five and asked me about doing math pages. I tested her and used my baseline and record-keeping pages to note which addition and subtraction facts she already mastered. She had already memorized 64 and 52 respectively of the 81 addition and 81 subtraction facts. (81 excludes the zero facts.) I saw where her gaps were, and I had her do only pages covering facts not mastered yet. I left a clipboard and sharpened pencil in her room, and she’d work on it early in the morning before I was even awake. (The girls were on a very early E.S.T. schedule!) I’d check her work and she got to pick a sticker for each 1/2 page she did.

The other activity that I enjoyed with the girls was baking and food preparation. They helped make cookies, hot fudge cake, and snow man-shaped pancakes! (We got the idea for the latter from Little House in the Big Woods!)  The older child has been learning to use measuring cups and spoons and about how four 1/4 cups = 1 cup. When we needed 3/4 cup of sugar, after she found the 1/4 cup, I asked her how many of these we needed to get 3/4 of a cup, and she figured it out correctly.

My house is quiet now, and a lot cleaner and neater, but I’d rather have the mess, and hear their laughter and voices!

• Category: addition and subtraction addition and subtraction facts Beyond Math Facts Five Times Five Is Not Ten homeschool learning math facts math facts memorize multiplication multiplication facts
• Published Dated: March 14, 2016
• Written by: Susan

My post today includes a post made Thursday, February 11, 2016 by a mom on a homeschool blog site, bit.ly/1pjJv2l. Please read what she has said regarding three of my math workbooks. (The review about the books is below in its entirety.)
“Learning the Facts
Just the facts, Ma’am! I can picture a policeman on a tv show from the 1950s saying that to a woman in an a-line dress at the front door with a pad of paper in his hands.

If it were only so easy! Knowing the facts, that is.

As a kid, the kinds of facts I learned were my math facts. I don’t remember ever having a hard time learning them. I just learned them. I can’t remember not knowing them. I also don’t remember my mom quizzing me on them. At times, I’ve wondered if my teachers all just gave us a magic pill that gave us the gift of knowing our math facts. No, not really. I know they didn’t really do that. But, I do wonder how I learned them.

For my kids, learning there math facts has not been easy. My children are all much more language oriented than number oriented. As a result, I have been on a quest for several years seeking keys to help unlock this box of knowledge for my kids so that they could acquire and use their math facts easily. I’ve found a few helpful resources over the years.

The first tool I found was xtramath.org. This was the key that helped my oldest daughter memorize and learn all of her facts for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. It worked very well for her.

But, it wasn’t the cureall that I hoped it would be for my younger two children. I modified the program and used the 6 second timed program with my middle daughter for addition and subtraction. But, her frustration level with the math facts led her to procrastinate and daydream when she was using the program so I knew I needed to switch gears with her.

I began using paper sheets of facts. She completed half a page a day. The more she used the facts the easier they became for her to recall. Time and repetition has helped. But, there were still a few facts that wouldn’t stick. So, I began searching again for another helper!

I found that helper in a book by Susan Greenwald, Five Times Five Is Not Ten. This book shares tricks on how to learn the multiplication facts up to 9s. At the beginning of the book, the author has

included directions on how to use the book and there is a baseline sheet to record what a child has learned. I appreciate that the book is reproducible for the individual who owns the book so that I can recopy sheets for each of my children and I don’t have to buy a second book. What I found was that my daughter knew many of the facts in the book automatically, but that I could use the pages I needed for the facts that she needed a little extra help with. I like how the pages are formatted. Students have enough room to write the answer by each fact and there isn’t any distracting froofiness. This book has been very helpful!

In the case of my son, Ms. Greenwald’s book Two Plus Two Is Not Five, has been helpful to him. The book is structured the same as the multiplication fact book with directions at the front and a

baseline sheet at the back. It is also reproducible (very important to me!). Before I used this book, I had been using subtraction fact sheets from a free online site. But, what I found was that the facts were added in too quickly. My son needed more practice and reinforcement. My son is making progress and I can see that his addition facts are coming along. This book’s worksheets are giving him that. He doesn’t have to use the tricks if he can memorize the facts for a given number easily, but if he needs the tricks–they’re there.

A child doesn’t have to learn all of the tricks. The tricks are helpful if a fact (or group of facts) aren’t sticking. It’s like looking at a wall that you can’t climb straight over. You need to get around, so you start looking around for another way. A few feet away you see big rock near the base of the wall that you can step onto and use to boost yourself up and climb over the wall. That’s the role of these tricks–to be that little extra boost your child needs to get over the wall when needed.

In connection with the books that Ms. Greenwald has put together to help children master their facts, she has also compiled a book of worksheets to work on addition and subtraction with regrouping (and without), Addition and Subtraction: Beyond Math Facts.

My son is working on regrouping with three digit subtraction in his second grade math book. It’s challenging for him, but I can see that he understands it. When we finish his second grade math book in a few weeks, I’m going to take some time to give him some extra practice with 3 digit regrouping before we move on. These worksheets will be perfect for him for several reasons. First, I can give him some easier sheets to practice with regrouping to the tens place. Then, he can review adding two 2-digit numbers and regrouping. Then, we can practice three digit addition and subtraction with regrouping. Second, the numbers are clear and easy to see. There is space for him to work above and below each problem (very important!). Finally, I appreciate the mixed practice sheets that throw in easy problems with the harder ones. I have found that it’s discouraging to students when every problem takes a lot of work. I’m glad to have this workbook in our Math arsenal.

The longer I teach and watch students learn math, the more I realize how essential it is for students to learn their math facts and know them by heart! I want my children to be able to focus on the new skills they’re learning in math each day and not get bogged down by trying to recall the facts… I’m thankful that I can see they are all making progress and remembering more week by week!

Please note that I received complimentary copies of these books by Susan Greenwald for review.”