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0761118268 1000 Play Thinks: Puzzles, Paradoxes, Illusions & Games
Ian Stewart and Ivan Moscovich

endless entertainment
Importance: Stars-4-0
Topic: math
Level: middle school
You'll use it daily
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A Teacher's Guide to Elementary Algebra
Harold R. Jacobs

solutions to Jacob's Elementary Algebra
Importance: Stars-5-0
Topic: math
Level: secondary
You'll use it daily
155953107x Agnesi to Zeno: Over 100 Vignettes from the History of Math
Sanderson Smith

math activities from ancient to modern times
Importance: Stars-4-0
Topic: math
Level: middle school
You'll use it weekly
071671017x Aha! Insight
Martin Gardner

amusing brain teasers
Importance: Stars-2-0
Topic: math
Level: secondary
You'll use it weekly
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Algebra (University of Chicago School Mathematics Project)
Na

high school algebra text
Importance: Stars-5-0
Topic: math
Level: secondary
You'll use it daily
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Anno's Hat Tricks
Mitsumasa Anno and Akihiro Nozaki

playful, simple, and engaging logic puzzles
Importance: Stars-5-0
Topic: math
Level: elementary
You'll use it weekly
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Base ten blocks: Activities
Sherry Nortman-Wolf

possibly the most used math manipulative in our home
Importance: Stars-5-0
Topic: math
Level: elementary
You'll use it daily
0007111479 Best Counting Book Ever
Richard Scarry

count, group, laugh!
Importance: Stars-4-0
Topic: math
Level: preschool
You'll use it daily
089455252x Building Thinking Skills Book 2, Verbal
Black

verbal and figural problems
Importance: Stars-5-0
Topic: math
Level: elementary
You'll use it daily
0894552910 Building Thinking Skills Book 3, Figural/Student Text
Black

logical thinking with figural skills
Importance: Stars-4-0
Topic: math
Level: middle school
You'll use it daily