Make sure your child gets off to the right start in math! Help your child become more comfortable and confident with numbers Discover which mathematical concepts first-and second-graders should learn Enjoy helping your child master key math skills You can teach your child the basic skills that will lay the foundations for future success in math and science. Based on standard math curriculums, this book covers all the math that your first- and second-graders should be learning and gives you dozens of proven techniques for teaching these crucial skills. Steve Slavin, an educator with a special gift for math instruction, shows parents how to teach the fundamentals–counting, addition, subtraction, fractions, simple word problems, even the beginnings of multiplication and division–plus new math principles such as grouping. Simple activities build these skills in a fun way, step-by-step. All concerned parents, including home-schoolers, will applaud this confidence-building guide.Partial table of contents:brbrFIRST-GRADE MATH.brbrCounting.brbrSubtracting Single-Digit Numbers.brbrAddition and Substraction Drills.brbrCounting Money.brbrIntroduction to Telling Time.brbrWord Problems with and Without Money.brbrOrdinal Numbers.brbrCounting to 100.brbrSECOND-GRADE MATH.brbrMathematical Symbols.brbrAdding Three Numbers and Double-and Triple-Digit Numbers.brbrWord Problems in Addition and Subtraction.brbrAddition with Carrying.brbrAdding and Subtracting Money.brbrTelling Time.brbrIntroduction to Multiplication and Division.brbrSecond-Grade Final Exam.brbrIndex.STEVE SLAVIN, an economics and math professor at Union County College in New Jersey, is the author of All the Math You’ll Ever Need, also available from Wiley, and several math texts.Make sure your child gets off to the right start in math! Help your child become more comfortable and confident with numbers Discover which mathematical concepts fir@