| | |  | | Home » Two Plus Two is Not Five (Easy Methods to Learn Addition & Subtraction) | | | | | | | Description: | | Includes 232 reproducible practice pages, with lots of memory tricks to help learn addition & subtraction facts through 18 | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Susan R. Greenwald | | Paperback:
| 254 pages | | Publisher:
| Longevity Publishing | | Publication Date:
| April 07, 2006 | | ISBN:
| 0977732304 | | Package Length:
| 10.7 inches | | Package Width:
| 8.5 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.7 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.3 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 22 reviews |
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16 of 16 found the following review helpful:
Two plus Two is Not FiveMay 02, 2007
By Laura
"Laura"
This book was so helpful to me at at time when my child was failing timed math tests at age 7- big F's on his papers- he started calling himself stupid and saying he was "bad in math." I was told to do more games and flash cards- but the systematic program and tricks in this book were really helpful. I thought this author amazing- she personally corresponded to me during a difficult time. I really recommend this book for any family struggling with what comes easy to some children- there is more than one way to learn math facts- and this was very helpful. I highly recommend.
11 of 11 found the following review helpful:
Math facts with a twistMar 29, 2007
By Annmarie Urso
As an 17+ year teacher of students with learning disabilities and a college instructor to pre-service and in-service teachers, I recommend Two Plus Two is Not Five as the resource for teaching addition and subtraction facts to students with and without disabilities. This isn't a book of drill sheets - this is a workbook with a purpose! Two Plus Two is Not Five presents an instructionally sound and effective "twist" on the mundane task of rote learning math facts that will keep students engaged while becoming proficient and confident. If I could only have one math resource in my elementary classroom - this would be it.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Visualize Math!Jun 04, 2008
By Cynthia E. Downes
"Cindy Downes"
"Two Plus Two Is Not Five, by Susan Greenwald, has been instrumental in helping my children visualize math concepts. It turns a bunch of numbers on paper into something real and tangible for my children to work with. As I was teaching them some of the math tricks in this book, I realized Susan (the author) had found a simple way to explain exactly how I actually see math problems in my mind. I never could have explained it this well. This curriculum is easy enough for my 5-year-old - he loves it and asks for more - and yet is still interesting enough to help my 9-year-old fill in some gaps in her math knowledge without being bored. I highly recommend this curriculum. (Reviewed by Kimberly Duell for OklahomaHomeschool.com)
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Worked wonders for my 2nd graderSep 16, 2010
By Cajunrose
I have struggled for months with my homeschooled daughter to learn her math facts. I never could find the trick to getting her to learn them. A friend suggested this book to me and ordered it right away. Within 2 weeks of ordering it, my daughter just about has her fact down. She only has 5 left to memorize. My only beef with this book is that it mixes up addition and subtraction. I understand why they do it..but it messed my daughter up some. I ended up looking at the 'tricks' in the book and taught them to her separately. We will start subtraction once we speed up addition facts a bit and I definitely think this will help with that too.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Two Plus Two = YAHOO!Feb 23, 2011
By Nancy
GREAT book for my struggling 2nd grader! At long last, after weeks of class-test failures, this is the one that brought the light to her sweet face. The tricks are pretty cool and mostly very helpful. For us, a few tricks were a little cumbersome to use. Nevertheless the arrangement of the lessons and the repetitions and refreshers together made it all WORK!
For those who want to hear the tricks that were hard for my child: Number In The Middle such as 8+6 is the same as Doubles 7+7. While this is useful and needed information, I think conceptually, this was a lot for my 7-yr old to switcheroo. Also a bit hard, Magic Nine, BUT she already had a handle that if she subtracts 10, then adds one back, she'll have it. So here, my girl had her own trick, and one shouldn't mess with what works. Nevertheless, DON'T let these minor criticisms deter you from buying--your child may love these tricks too OR you'll work through them like I did. The point is that IF you run into a difficulty like mine, you can manage it. A great, very well put-together book! I thank you wholeheartedly Susan R. Greenwald! (And shortly, on to the Multiplication book!)
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