11th REVIEW POSTED for TWO PLUS TWO IS NOT FIVE

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Published Dated: March 10, 2010
Written by: Susan

Visit this Amazon.com link, http://bit.ly/bUAzYS or read below to see the latest review of Two Plus Two Is Not Five. By the way, the multiplication book the reviewer mentions, is called, Five Times Five Is Not Ten.

Remember, before expecting students to memorize math facts, make sure they can show you what the math fact means. This can be done by using counters, drawing a picture, or telling a story.

6+8 can be drawn as six dots and eight dots.

The student can tell a story such as: There are six large dogs and eight small dogs. How many dogs in all?

Or, give the student a box of counting cubes or other items to show 6 + 8.

Finally, the student should be able to count the total of items to get 14.

The reviewer who purchased Two Plus Two Is Not Five wrote, “I have ordered so many items from Amazon, but this is the first time I felt strongly enough about the product that I just had to write a review.

I ordered this book last year for my first grader and I’m happy to say that as a second grader he knows his math facts! Your child isn’t going to learn them on their own; you have to work with them. So if you’re going to hand him/her the book and walk away. You should save your money. However, with your help your child can learn them as easily as mine did. One thing I didn’t allow my child to do is count on his fingers or use a number line. There is a trick for every fact or a different way of thinking of it. When my son would bring home his rocket math practice sheets, I would stand over him and say the tricks as he took the practice test. Once he started doing it on his own, if he got stuck, I would ask, what’s the trick?

I love, love, love this book and it is the BEST $$ I have ever spent. I’m so proud of my son as he is breezing through his rocket math tests with no problems! Now I’m back looking for that awesome multiplication book.”

Thank you to whomever wrote this review!