Look for the Math Around You: Estimation

Product Description Look for the Math Around You: Estimation is a collection of real-life photos with question prompts to help start math conversations with children. Estimating is a skill we use every day. When children learn to hone their estimating skills, they begin to estimate everything around them – correct answers to math problems, materials needed for an art project, and even how long it will take them to fold their laundry! Perfect for reading at home or in the classroom, this book will help children see math in their daily lives. Use the optional prompts or go off-script and have fun looking for the math around you! Review This book about estimation is wonderful! Not only does it encourage the conversation about estimation but also the reasoning behind the estimation given. It prompts you with questions that make you think of the pictures in different ways. Love all the real world examples used! -Amazon Customer About the Author Alice Aspinall, B.Math(Hon), B.Ed, is a Portuguese-Canadian secondary mathematics educator in Ontario, Canada. She loves spending time with her husband and two children reading books, playing math games, and exploring the outdoors.Alice is a strong advocate of the growth mindset. She is continually looking for ways to build young people's confidence in math and to make math fun, challenging, and satisfying. Her innovative lessons and her dedication in the classroom have made a positive impact on her students' attitudes toward math. Her YouTube channel, "MrsALovesMath," exemplifies her commitment to her students' learning.Alice is also a champion for females in STEM by encouraging girls to pursue science and mathematics both in high school and in post-secondary education.Alice believes everyone can learn math and she is on a mission to prove it.