Math Dictionary for Kids: The Essential Guide to Math Terms, Strategies, and Tables: Grades 4-9 - Softcover

Equipped with this handy reference of more than 400 full-color, illustrated definitions, children will be able to quickly find the definitions and illustrated examples that will enable them to solve many of the math challenges they face. Covering everything from "addend" to "zero," the updated edition of the best-selling Math Dictionary for Kids gives students in grades 49 definitions, illustrations, and examples that can help them solve math problems.

This handbook includes illustrated, concise explanations of the most common terms used in general math classes, categorized by subjects that include measurement, algebra, geometry, fractions and decimals, statistics and probability, and problem solving. This newly updated edition also discusses how students can use manipulatives and basic math tools to improve their understanding and includes handy measurement conversion tables.

Each term has a concise definition and an example or illustration. This is a guide that needs to be in every child's desk.

Theresa R. Fitzgerald has been a fourth-grade teacher with the Linden Community Schools since 1992. Theresa's love of math and interest in helping children understand its concepts led to the development of the best-selling Math Dictionary for Kids.