Introduction 1
Part 1: Securing the Foundation 5
Chapter 1: Parent, Provider, and Now, Math Teacher 7
Chapter 2: Adding to What They Already Know 13
Chapter 3: Subtracting Any Knowledge Gaps 31
Chapter 4: Multiplying Their Multiplication Skills 49
Chapter 5: Divide and Conquer 67
Chapter 6: Mastering Fractions 83
Chapter 7: The Point of Decimals 101
Chapter 8: Prime Time Factors 119
Part 2: Sailing through Sixth-Grade Math 129
Chapter 9: Getting Around Shapes 131
Chapter 10: Working with Numbers Less than Zero 143
Chapter 11: Starting with Simple Statistics 161
Chapter 12: Making Sense of Ratios 185
Chapter 13: Working with Exponents 195
Chapter 14: Getting Started with Algebra 207
Chapter 15: Calculating and Applying Percentages 225
Chapter 16: Making Sense of the Metric System 239
Part 3: Succeeding at Seventh-Grade Math 247
Chapter 17: Revisiting Ratios with Unit Rates 249
Chapter 18: Converting Fractions to Decimals 255
Chapter 19: Properties of Operations 261
Chapter 20: The Geometry of Angles 269
Chapter 21: Statistics Aren’t Perfect 283
Chapter 22: Introducing Probabilities 291
Part 4: Graduating to Eighth-Grade Math 303
Chapter 23: Solving Two-Variable Expressions 305
Chapter 24: Numbers, Like People, Aren’t Always Rational 315
Chapter 25: Raising the Status with Exponents 319
Chapter 26: Calculating a Line’s Slope and Intercept 335
Chapter 27: Circling Back to Geometry 351
Chapter 28: Taking Another Chance on Probability and Statistics 365
Part 5: The Part of Tens 383
Chapter 29: Ten Types of Mathematics 385
Chapter 30: Ten Things to Consider before High School 389
Index 393
Dr. Kris Jamsa is the author of 115 books on computing and education. He holds eight college degrees, which include a PhD in Computer Science, a PhD in Education, and a Masters in Education with a focus on multiple intelligences. Jamsa was the founder of the Head of the Class series, an e-learning portal for kindergarten through fifth grade.
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