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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 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)
40 Fabulous Math Mysteries Kids Can't Resist
by Martin Lee
from Teaching Resources
for Grades 4th-8th
in Math Games & Activities (Location: MATR-GAM)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
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)
Adventures of Penrose the Mathematical Cat
for Grades 3rd-5th
in Math Games & Activities (Location: MATR-GAM)
$7.00 (2 in stock)
Algebra Book 1
by Stephen B. Jahnke
from Garlic Press
for 7th-10th grade
in Algebra (Location: MATR-ALG)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Algebra Book 2
by Stephen B. Jahnke
from Garlic Press
for 7th-10th grade
in Algebra (Location: MATR-ALG)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
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 Level 2
from Critical Thinking Books
for 4th-12th grade
in Critical Thinking Math (Location: MAT-CTP)
$10.99 $6.00 (1 in stock)
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)
Basher: Algebra & Geometry
1st edition from Kingfisher
for 3rd-8th grade
in Math Reference & Teaching Aids (Location: MATR-TA)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Beast Academy 3B - Guide
by Jason Batterson, Erich Owen
from Art of Problem Solving
for 3rd grade
in Beast Academy (Location: MAT-BEAST)
$16.00 $11.00 (1 in stock)
Beast Academy 4A - Guide
by Jason Batterson
from Art of Problem Solving
for 4th grade
in Beast Academy (Location: MAT-BEAST)
$16.00 $11.00 (1 in stock)
Beast Academy 4B - Guide
by Jason Batterson
from Art of Problem Solving
for 4th grade
in Beast Academy (Location: MAT-BEAST)
$16.00 $11.00 (1 in stock)
Beast Academy 4C - Guide
by Jason Batterson
from Art of Problem Solving
for 4th grade
in Beast Academy (Location: MAT-BEAST)
$16.00 $11.00 (1 in stock)
Beast Academy 4D - Guide
by Jason Batterson
from Art of Problem Solving
for 4th grade
in Beast Academy (Location: MAT-BEAST)
$16.00 $11.00 (1 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)
Book of Perfectly Perilous Math
by Sean Connolly
from Workman Publishing
for 4th-10th grade
in Math Games & Activities (Location: MATR-GAM)
$9.00 (1 in stock)
Challenge Math For the Elementary and Middle School Students
2nd edition from Hickory Grove Press
in Math Reference & Teaching Aids (Location: MATR-TA)
$17.00 (1 in stock)
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)
Cliffs Quick Review Geometry
by Edward Kohn
1st edition from Cliffs Notes
for 4th-6th grade
in Geometry & Shapes (Location: MATR-GEO)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Cliffs Quick Review: Algebra I
by Jerry Bobrow
1st edition from Cliffs Notes
for 9th-11th grade
in Algebra (Location: MATR-ALG)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Cool Math
by Christy Maganzini
from Lowell House
for 4th-6th grade
in Math Games & Activities (Location: MATR-GAM)
$3.50 (1 in stock)
Creating Line Designs Book 1
by Randy Womack
from Golden Educational Center
for 3rd-8th grade
in Math Games & Activities (Location: MATR-GAM)
$3.50 (1 in stock)
Dimensions Math 7A - Teaching Notes & Solutions
from Star Publishing
for 7th grade
in Dimensions Mathematics (Location: MAT-SMDM)
$32.00 $22.00 (2 in stock)
Dimensions Math 7A - Textbook
from Singapore Math
for 7th grade
in Dimensions Mathematics (Location: MAT-SMDM)
$28.00 $18.00 (2 in stock)
Discovering Mathematics 1 - Workbook
by Chow Wai Keung & Yong Fook Meng
from Star Publishing
for 7th grade
in Old Edition Math (Location: OMAT)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
E-Z Geometry
by Lawrence S. Leff
4th edition from Barron's
for 8th-12th grade
in Geometry & Shapes (Location: MATR-GEO)
$10.00 (1 in stock)
Elementary Algebra - Solutions Manual
by Harold Jacobs & Cassidy Cash
Sol from Master Books
for 8th-10th grade
in Harold Jacobs Mathematics (Location: MAT-MB3)
$27.99 $25.00 (1 in stock)
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 Equations that Changed the World
by Michael Guillen
from Hyperion Press
for 9th-Adult
in Math Reference & Teaching Aids (Location: MATR-TA)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
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)
Help Your Child Learn Number Skills
Usborne Parents' Guides
by Frances Mosley
from Usborne
for Adult
$2.70 (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)
Humongous Book of Algebra Problems
by W. Michael Kelley
from Alpha Books
for 7th-10th grade
in Algebra (Location: MATR-ALG)
$15.00 (1 in stock)
I Hate Mathematics! Book
by Marilyn Burns
from Scholastic Inc.
for 3rd-7th grade
in Math Games & Activities (Location: MATR-GAM)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
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)
Janice VanCleave's Math For Every Kid
from John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
for 4th-8th grade
in Math Reference & Teaching Aids (Location: MATR-TA)
$8.00 (2 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 Lessons for a Living Education Level 1
by Angela O'Dell
from Master Books
for 1st grade
in Math Lessons for a Living Education (Location: MAT-MB1)
$39.19 $28.00 (4 in stock)
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 3 - Answer Keys (b&w) old
by Maria Miller
from Math Mammoth
for 3rd grade
in Old Edition Math (Location: OMAT)
$5.00 $3.00 (2 in stock)
Math On Call
by GREAT SOURCE
from Great Source
for 6th-8th grade
in Math Reference & Teaching Aids (Location: MATR-TA)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Math to Know
by Mary C. Cavanagh
from Great Source
for 3rd-4th grade
in Math Reference & Teaching Aids (Location: MATR-TA)
$15.00 (2 in stock)
Math Wizardry for Kids
by Margaret Kenda, Phyllis S. Williams
1st Scholastic from Scholastic Inc.
for Grades 7th-9th
in Math Games & Activities (Location: MATR-GAM)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
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)
Mathematical Reasoning Middle School Supplement (old)
by Darin Beigie
from Critical Thinking Books
for 6th-8th grade
in Clearance: Math (Location: ZCLE-MAT)
$10.00 (2 in stock)
Mathematics: An Instrument for Living Teaching
by Richele Baburina
from Simply Charlotte Mason
for Adult
in Math Reference & Teaching Aids (Location: MATR-TA)
$13.00 (2 in stock)
Mathtacular 4 - DVD
by Shannon Van Roekel
from Avyx, Inc.
for 3rd-5th grade
in Math Drill (Location: MATR-DRI)
$15.00 (1 in stock)
Mathtacular 4 - Student Workbook & Tool Kit
by Shannon Van Roekel
from Avyx, Inc.
for 3rd-5th grade
in Math Drill (Location: MATR-DRI)
$12.50 (1 in stock)
Maximum Math
by Kathryn Stout
for Kindergarten-12th grade
in Design-A-Study (Location: HSR-DAS)
$16.00 (1 in stock)
Mega-Fun Card Game Math
by Karol L. Yeatts
from Scholastic Inc.
for 3rd-5th grade
in Math Games & Activities (Location: MATR-GAM)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
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)
Milliken: Time
Milliken Transparency & Reproducible books
by Virginia Powers Leftwich
from Milliken Publishing
for 7th-12th grade
in Time & Clocks (Location: MATM-TIME)
$5.25 (1 in stock)
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 Telling Time
from Kumon Publishing
for Preschool-1st grade
in Kumon Basic Skills (Location: PRE-KUM)
$6.76 $5.00 (1 in stock)
One Hundred Shoes
Step Into Reading: Step 2 (Reading with Help)
by Charles Ghigna, illustrated by Bob Staake
from Random House
for Preschool-1st grade
in Step into Reading (Location: EAR-STEP)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
One-Digit Addition and Subtraction With Cuisenaire Rods - Student Workbook
from Cuisenaire Company of America, Inc.
in Cuisenaire Rod Materials (Location: MATM-ROD)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
Painless Fractions
by Alyece Cummings
3rd edition from Barron's
for 4th-6th grade
in Fractions (Location: MATR-FRA)
$10.99 $6.00 (1 in stock)
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)
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)
Rapid Math Tricks and Tips
by Edward H. Julius
1st edition from Wiley-Interscience
for 9th-Adult
in Math Reference & Teaching Aids (Location: MATR-TA)
$9.00 (2 in stock)
Rod & Staff Math 3 - Worksheets
from Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc.
for 3rd grade
in Rod & Staff Math (Location: MAT-R&S)
$2.50 (1 in stock)
Saxon Algebra 2 - Homeschool Testing Book
by Stephen Douglas Hake
for 10th-11th grade
in Saxon Math (Location: MAT-SAX)
$12.00 (1 in stock)
Saxon Geometry - Homeschool Testing Book
by Saxon
1st edition from Saxon Publishers
for 10th-12th grade
in Saxon Math (Location: MAT-SAX)
$34.40 $15.00 (1 in stock)
Saxon Math Intermediate 3 - Homeschool Testing Book
for 3rd grade
in Saxon Math (Location: MAT-SAX)
$47.50 $12.00 (1 in stock)
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 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 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)
Spatial Problem Solving with Cuisenaire Rods
by Patricia S. Davidson
from ETA/Cuisenaire Publications
for 4th-6th grade
in Cuisenaire Rod Materials (Location: MATM-ROD)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Super Source Cuisenaire Rods
from ETA/Cuisenaire Publications
for Kindergarten-2nd grade
in Cuisenaire Rod Materials (Location: MATM-ROD)
$7.50 (1 in stock)
Teaching Statistics: A Bag of Tricks
by Andrew Gelman & Deborah Nolan
from Oxford University
for 11th-Adult
in Calculus & Statistics (Location: MATR-CAL)
$10.00 (1 in stock)
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)
Upper Elementary Challenge Math
by Edward Zaccaro
from Hickory Grove Press
for 4th-6th grade
in Math Reference & Teaching Aids (Location: MATR-TA)
$12.00 (1 in stock)
Usborne Illustrated Dictionary of Math
by Tori Large
from Usborne
for 6th-10th grade
in Math Reference & Teaching Aids (Location: MATR-TA)
$8.10 (1 in stock)
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)
What's Math Got to Do With It?
by Jo Boaler
from Penguin Books
for Adult
in Practical Home Schooling (Location: HSR-PRAC)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Word Problems Grade 3
from Kumon Publishing
for 3rd grade
in Kumon Math Skills (Location: MAT-KUM)
$6.76 $5.00 (1 in stock)
Word Problems Grade 4
from Kumon Publishing
for 4th grade
in Kumon Math Skills (Location: MAT-KUM)
$6.76 $5.00 (1 in stock)
Word Problems Grade 6
Workbook from Kumon Publishing
for 6th grade
in Kumon Math Skills (Location: MAT-KUM)
$6.76 $5.00 (1 in stock)
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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