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Mathematics, which encompasses a vast array of concepts and branches from addition and geometry to prime numbers and calculus, can be learned by anyone, and anyone can excel in its study. Essentially the science of numbers and their relationships and operations, mathematics has been covered in a pall of confusion and strong opinions largely due to misinformation and poor educational theory.

Recently, however, educators in the West have begun to re-examine the virtues and strengths of a more Eastern approach. The increasing popularity of Singapore Math is proof enough of this trend, though there are plenty of similar programs being developed to help kids understand the principles of mathematics, not just memorize functions and their results.

It's not just a stereotype—kids from Asian countries and backgrounds do better at math than their Western counterparts. Observation has suggested this, comparison studies have supported it, and international tests have proven the case. The stereotype comes in when people suppose those students do well in math because there's some innate Asian math gene that helps them "get it."

In his fascinating book Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell clarifies that misperception (along with many others). The reason Asian students do so well in math, he says, is that their cultural roots place such an overwhelming emphasis on the importance and value of hard work. It isn't that American kids are less mentally suited for mathematics; it's just that they are made to do less, not pushed as hard, trained to value leisure over labor.

There's another reason Asian students do so well in math: their approach to numbers is simple and intuitive and regular. Our Western system of counting, for instance, is frustratingly disjointed. One, two, three....eleven, twelve....fifteen....twenty-one, twenty-two, etc. The Chinese count this way: one, two, three....ten-one, ten-two, ten-three....two-ten-one, two-ten-two, two-ten-three, and so on.

For Christians, the push to understand the principles of mathematics is surely the correct approach. God's world demands our understanding—if we're going to take His command to have dominion over the Earth seriously, we must know and comprehend underlying principles, not just surface-level knowledge. This applies as much to mathematics as any other discipline, especially since numbers are such a fundamental element of so many things.

The study of math also reminds us that God is orderly (1 Cor. 14:33). Its principles are demonstrable because they were dictated by God Himself and are held in place by His sovereign hand. What we can't forget, however, is that the rules of mathematics don't bind God; He is orderly, but He created order, and not the other way around. Mathematical knowledge is useless if it is held in higher esteem than its Author.

As an educational bookstore, we offer plenty of math curriculum and resources. Math books remain among our most popular items, in fact, and even those who don't homeschool supplement their kids' school homework with extra math workbooks and drill. It's an important subject, especially in our modern era, and we encourage you to take it seriously and take as much time as necessary when presenting it to your children.

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10 Days to Addition Mastery
from Learning Wrap-Ups
for 1st-3rd grade
in Addition (Location: MATR-AR1AD)
$5.99
10 Days to Multiplication Mastery
by Marion Stewart
from Learning Wrap-Ups
for 2nd-4th grade
in Multiplication (Location: MATR-AR3MU)
10 Days to Multiplication Mastery - Teacher Edition
by Marion W. Stuart
from Learning Wrap-Ups
for 2nd-4th grade
in Multiplication (Location: MATR-AR3MU)
$7.00 (1 in stock)
10 Days to Multiplication Mastery - Workbook
by Marion W. Stuart
from Learning Wrap-Ups
for 2nd-4th grade
in Multiplication (Location: MATR-AR3MU)
10 Days to Subtraction Mastery
from Learning Wrap-Ups
for 1st-3rd grade
in Subtraction (Location: MATR-AR2SU)
Addition and Subtraction Beyond Math Facts
by Susan R. Greenwald
from Longevity Publishing
for Kindergarten-3rd grade
in Subtraction (Location: MATR-AR2SU)
$7.00 (1 in stock)
Addition Grade 2
by Michiko (Illustrator) Tachimoto
Workbook from Kumon Publishing
for 2nd grade
in Kumon Math Skills (Location: MAT-KUM)
Awesome Math Problems for Creative Thinking
by Carole E. Greenes
1st edition from Creative Publications
for 1st-6th grade
in Miscellaneous Math Curriculum (Location: MATR-MISC)
$6.50 (1 in stock)
Awesum Alex Math Detective
from Royal Fireworks Press
for 2nd-6th grade
in Addition (Location: MATR-AR1AD)
$14.00 (1 in stock)
Balance Benders Beginning
by Robert Femiano
from Critical Thinking Books
for 1st-3rd grade
in Critical Thinking Math (Location: MAT-CTP)
$10.99
Base Ten Blocks: Activities
by Laura O'Conner and Debra Stoll
Revised Edition from Learning Resources
for 1st-6th grade
in Base Ten (Location: MATM-B10)
$6.00 (2 in stock)
Becoming a Problem Solving Genius
by Edward Zaccaro
from Hickory Grove Press
for 2nd-12th grade
in Math Reference & Teaching Aids (Location: MATR-TA)
$15.00 (1 in stock)
Biggest Fish
Hello Math Reader: Level 3
by Sheila Keenan, illustrated by Holly Hannon, math activities by Marilyn Burns
from Scholastic Inc.
for 1st-2nd grade
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$2.50 (1 in stock)
Building Math Fluency 2
from Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
for 2nd grade
in Evan-Moor Math (Location: ZCLE-EM)
Can You Count to a Googol?
by Robert E. Wells
from Albert Whitman & Company
for 2nd-6th grade
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$7.99
Circus Shapes
by Stuart J. Murphy
from HarperCollins
for Kindergarten-2nd grade
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Classic Curriculum Arithmetic Series 1, Book 3
by Betty Moore, Rudolph Moore
from Mott Media
for 1st-4th grade
in Ray's New Arithmetic (Location: MAT-RAY)
$5.00 (2 in stock)
Coin Counting Book
by Rozanne Lanczak Williams
from Charlesbridge
for Grades 1st-3rd
in Money (Coins & Currency) (Location: MATR-MON)
$7.95
Daily Word Problems Grade 2
from Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
for 2nd grade
in Evan-Moor Math (Location: ZCLE-EM)
Dazzling Division
by Lynette Long
1st edition from Wiley-Interscience
for 2nd-4th grade
in Division (Location: MATR-AR4DI)
Dealing with Addition
by Lynette Long
from Charlesbridge
for Kindergarten-2nd grade
in Addition (Location: MATR-AR1AD)
$7.95
Equal Shmequal
by Virginia Kroll
from Charlesbridge
for 1st-4th grade
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$7.95
Family Math for Young Children
by Grace Davila Coates, Jean Kerr Stenmark
4th edition from Equals
for Preschool-3rd grade
in Math Reference & Teaching Aids (Location: MATR-TA)
$12.00 (1 in stock)
Five Times Five is Not Ten
by Susan R. Greenwald
from Longevity Publishing
for 2nd-5th grade
in Multiplication (Location: MATR-AR3MU)
From Here to There with Cuisenaire Rods
by Patricia S. Davidson, Robert E. Willcutt
from Learning Resources
for Kindergarten-5th grade
in Cuisenaire Rod Materials (Location: MATM-ROD)
$6.50 (3 in stock)
Full House
from Candlewick Press
for 1st-3rd grade
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Games for Math
by Peggy Kaye
from Random House
for Kindergarten-3rd grade
in Math Games & Activities (Location: MATR-GAM)
$18.00 $9.50 (4 in stock)
Get Up and Go!
by Stuart J. Murphy
from HarperCollins
for 1st-2nd grade
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Greatest Gymnast of All
by Stuart J. Murphy
from HarperCollins
for Kindergarten-2nd grade
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Hershey's Chocolate Milk Fractions Book & Tiles
by Jerry Pallotta & Rob Bolster
from Scholastic Inc.
for 2nd-4th grade
in Fractions (Location: MATR-FRA)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Hershey's Milk Chocolate Multiplication Book
by Jerry Pallotta & Rob Bolster
from Scholastic Press
for 1st-4th grade
in Multiplication (Location: MATR-AR3MU)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Idea Book for Cuisenaire Rods - Primary
by Patricia S. Davidson
Primary from Learning Resources
for Kindergarten-5th grade
in Cuisenaire Rod Materials (Location: MATM-ROD)
Is a Blue Whale the Biggest Thing There Is?
from Albert Whitman & Company
for K-2nd grade
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$7.99 $4.50 (1 in stock)
Math By All Means: Place Value
by Marilyn Burns
from Math Solutions
for 1st-2nd grade
in Math Reference & Teaching Aids (Location: MATR-TA)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Math for Smarty Pants
by Marilyn Burns
from Scholastic Inc.
for Grades 2nd-4th
in Math Games & Activities (Location: MATR-GAM)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Math in Focus 2A - Textbook
from Marshall Cavendish Education
in Math in Focus (Location: MAT-MIF)
Math in Focus 2A - Workbook
from Marshall Cavendish Education
in Old Edition Math (Location: OMAT)
Math in Focus 2B - Textbook
from Marshall Cavendish Education
in Math in Focus (Location: MAT-MIF)
Math in Focus 2B - Workbook
from Marshall Cavendish Education
in Math in Focus (Location: MAT-MIF)
Math Lessons for a Living Education Level 2
by Angela O'Dell
from Master Books
for 2nd grade
in Math Lessons for a Living Education (Location: MAT-MB1)
$39.19 $28.00 (1 in stock)
Math Mammoth 2A - Student Worktext (color)
by Maria Miller
1st edition from Math Mammoth
for 2nd grade
in Math Mammoth (Location: MAT-MAM)
$19.45
Math Mammoth 2B - Student Worktext (color)
by Maria Miller
1st edition from Math Mammoth
for 2nd grade
in Math Mammoth (Location: MAT-MAM)
$19.45
Mathematical Reasoning Grades 2-4 Supplement
by Ronald Edwards, Warren Hill
1st edition from Critical Thinking Books
for 2nd-4th grade
in Mathematical Reasoning (Location: MAT-CTR)
$29.99 $17.50 (1 in stock)
Maximum Math
by Kathryn Stout
for Kindergarten-12th grade
in Design-A-Study (Location: HSR-DAS)
$16.00 (1 in stock)
Me Counting Time
by Joan Sweeney, Illustrated by Annette Cable
from Dragonfly Books
for Kindergarten-3rd grade
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
Midnight Math
by Peter Ledwon & Marilyn Mets
from Scholastic Inc.
for Grades 1st-3rd
in Math Games & Activities (Location: MATR-GAM)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Multiplying Menace Divides
by Pam Calvert
1st edition from Charlesbridge
for 2nd-4th grade
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$7.95
My Book of Measurement: Length
from Kumon Publishing
for 1st-3rd grade
in Kumon Basic Skills (Location: PRE-KUM)
$6.76
My Book of Measurement: Volume
Act Csm Wk from Kumon Publishing
for 1st-3rd grade
in Kumon Basic Skills (Location: PRE-KUM)
$6.76
My Book of Measurement: Weight
Act Csm Wk from Kumon Publishing
for 1st-3rd grade
in Kumon Basic Skills (Location: PRE-KUM)
$6.76 $5.00 (1 in stock)
My Book of Multiplication
Workbook from Kumon Publishing
for 1st-3rd grade
in Kumon Basic Skills (Location: PRE-KUM)
My Book of Multiplication
Workbook from Kumon Publishing
for 1st-3rd grade
in Kumon Basic Skills (Location: PRE-KUM)
$7.61
My Book of Simple Subtraction
from Kumon Publishing
for 1st-3rd grade
in Kumon Basic Skills (Location: PRE-KUM)
$6.00
My Book of Simple Subtraction
from Kumon Publishing
for 1st-3rd grade
in Kumon Basic Skills (Location: PRE-KUM)
$7.61
My Book of Subtraction
from Kumon Publishing
for 1st-3rd grade
in Kumon Basic Skills (Location: PRE-KUM)
$6.75
My Book of Subtraction
from Kumon Publishing
for 1st-3rd grade
in Kumon Basic Skills (Location: PRE-KUM)
$7.61
Pattern Animals
by Judi Magarian-Gold, Sandra Mogensen
from Learning Resources
for Kindergarten-3rd grade
in Math Games & Activities (Location: MATR-GAM)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Patternables
by Susan Sehi-Smith
from Learning Resources
for Kindergarten-5th grade
in Pattern & Attribute Blocks (Location: MATM-PAT)
Place for Zero
by Angeline Sparagna LoPresti
from Charlesbridge
for 2nd-4th grade
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$7.95 $5.00 (1 in stock)
Practice Makes Perfect Level 2
by Angela O'Dell
from Master Books
for 2nd grade
in Math Lessons for a Living Education (Location: MAT-MB1)
$21.59
Primary Grade Challenge Math
by Edward Zaccaro
from Hickory Grove Press
in Story & Word Problem Books (Location: MATR-STO)
Singapore Model Method for Learning Mathematics
from Pan Pacific Publications
for Kindergarten-10th grade
in Singapore Math® Resources (Location: MAT-SMR)
$32.00 $22.00 (1 in stock)
Sir Cumference and All the King's Tens
by Cindy Neuschwander
from Charlesbridge
for 2nd-6th grade
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$7.99
Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi
by Cindy Neuschwander & Wayne Geehan
from Charlesbridge
for 2nd-6th grade
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$7.99 $4.00 (1 in stock)
Sir Cumference and the First Round Table
by Cindy Neuschwander & Wayne Geehan
from Charlesbridge
for 2nd-6th grade
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$7.99 $4.00 (1 in stock)
Sir Cumference and the Fracton Faire
by Cindy Neuschwander
from Charlesbridge
for 2nd-6th grade
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$7.99
Sir Cumference and the Great Knight of Angleland
by Cindy Neuschwander & Wayne Geehan
from Charlesbridge
for 2nd-6th grade
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$7.99 $5.00 (1 in stock)
Sir Cumference and the Isle of Immeter
by Cindy Neuschwander & Wayne Geehan
from Charlesbridge
for 2nd-6th grade
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$7.99
Sir Cumference and the Off-the-charts Dessert
by Cindy Neuschwander
from Charlesbridge
for 2nd-6th grade
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$7.99
Sir Cumference and the Roundabout Battle
by Cindy Neuschwander & Wayne Geehan
from Charlesbridge
for 2nd-6th grade
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$7.99
Sir Cumference and the Sword in the Cone
by Cindy Neuschwander & Wayne Geehan
from Charlesbridge
for 2nd-6th grade
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$7.99
Sir Cumference and the Viking's Map
by Cindy Neuschwander
from Charlesbridge
for 2nd-6th grade
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$7.99
Sir Cumference Gets Decima's Point
by Cindy Neuschwander & Wayne Geehan
from Charlesbridge
for 2nd-6th grade
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$7.99
Subtraction Grade 2
Workbook from Kumon Publishing
for 2nd grade
in Kumon Math Skills (Location: MAT-KUM)
$6.76
Super Source Cuisenaire Rods
from ETA/Cuisenaire Publications
for Kindergarten-2nd grade
in Cuisenaire Rod Materials (Location: MATM-ROD)
$7.50 (1 in stock)
Ten Divided by Five is Not Five
by Susan R. Greenwald
from Longevity Publishing
for 2nd-5th grade
in Division (Location: MATR-AR4DI)
Toads and Tessellations
by Sharon Morrisette
from Charlesbridge
for 1st-5th grade
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
Twizzlers Percentages Book
by Jerry Pallotta
from Cartwheel Books
for 2nd-4th grade
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Two Plus Two is Not Five
by Susan Greenwald
from Longevity Publishing
for Kindergarten-3rd grade
in Addition (Location: MATR-AR1AD)
$24.95
Using the Cuisenaire Rods
by Jessica Davidson
from ETA/Cuisenaire Publications
for 1st-6th grade
in Cuisenaire Rod Materials (Location: MATM-ROD)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Verbal Math Lesson Level Two
by Michael Levin, Charan Langton
from Mountcastle Company
for 1st-2nd grade
in Math Reference & Teaching Aids (Location: MATR-TA)
$10.00
Word Problems Grade 2
from Kumon Publishing
for 2nd grade
in Kumon Math Skills (Location: MAT-KUM)
You Can Count on Monsters
by Richard Evan Schwartz
from CRC Publications
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$6.50 (1 in stock)
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