Count, Add, Subtract! Fun With Math, Music, and Movement

Product Description A colorful variety of musical styles make basic addition and subtraction facts easy to learn. The songs strike a balance between problem solving and memorization with an emphasis on developing mathematical thinking skills. Each song focuses on a skill or problem solving strategy including counting forward and backward, adding and subtracting one, doubles facts, doubles plus one, skip counting, combinations that equal ten, and fact families. By learning key strategies children can quickly answer basic facts through reason and logic while developing a deeper understanding of mathematics. Ultimately, the strategies help children memorize the facts. This album is useful for a wide range of ages from pre-school to third grade. The songs are designed for both group and individualized learning. They are effective in a variety of situations from one child in the home or car to a school classroom setting. Review Research indicates that children need to actively engage with mathematical concepts early to build a strong foundation for later math learning. Research also indicates that music engages children s brains and stimulates neural pathways associated with higher forms of intelligence like abstract thinking and mathematics. So imagine what happens for children when math and music are intentionally combined! In his newest CD, Count, Add, Subtract! Fun with Math, Music, and Movement, Hap Palmer uses fun songs and games to help children work on basic math facts and problem-solving strategies. The songs are presented in a logical order, starting with the easiest concepts and working up to harder ones. They also represent a wide variety of musical styles that are appealing to children, including a skip-counting hip hop song sung in bug voices, and an addition/subtraction train track with a country twang! Hap’s website includes the lyrics to each song, teacher tips, some basic math theory, visuals, and activity ideas. As always, the quality of Hap s work is excellent creative, professional, accurate, engaging, brilliant. This diverse collection of educational songs and materials proves why Hap Palmer has remained a legend in the field of early education for over 20 years! Review by Judy Ballweg, Preschool Resource Teacher, Madison Metropolitan School District (Madison, WI) and creator of Math at Play –Review by Judy Ballweg, Preschool Resource Teacher, Madison Metropolitan School District (Madison, WI) and creator of Math at Play Winner! Academics Choice Smart Media Award Join Hap Palmer to Count, Add, Subtract! Music and MovementCome Together to Make Math Fun (Seriously!) Hap Palmer has the magical gift of making learning fun – and setting it all to music. On his latest CD, Count, Add, Subtract! Fun With Math, Music, and Movement, Hap combines hip songs and fun games to make addition and subtraction come alive for children. Using a colorful variety of musical styles – jazz, country, Latin, hip-hop and rock, Hap, a pioneer in the use of music and movement in learning, makes math easy to grasp. By blending clear, simple lyrics with memorable melodies, math is transformed into an engaging challenge as each song focuses on a specific skill. Children count forward and backward, add and subtract one, learn the doubles facts, and easily move on to doubles plus one. They skip count by 2’s, 5’s and 10’s. They find combinations that equal ten, and then learn the ten plus facts. Jumping in a triangle path, children see the relationship of addition and subtraction: 5 + 7 = 12 and 12 – 7 = 5. This approach strikes a balance between problem solving and memorization. The emphasis is on developing mathematical thinking skills, which leads to the ability to quickly solve basic addition and subtraction facts. Studies show that students who have the basic facts memorized do better in college readiness exams. This album is one way to make this task more enjoyable. One of the hallmarks of a Hap Palmer album is the outstanding production. Hap’s arrangements, the variety of instruments, the strong vocals and delightful children’s chorus are all front and center in this celebration of math. He flawlessly merges the subject matter with the music to give us math you can actually dance to. –Academics’ Choice – Smart Media Award We listened to and reviewed Hap’s new CD, Count, Add, Subtract! Fun with Math, Music, and Movement. It contains a colorful variety of musical styles. You won’t mind listening to it for hours in your car, and you’ll probably find yourself singing along! The CD helps make learning basic addition and subtraction facts a breeze. The songs strike a balance between problem solving and memorization with an emphasis on developing mathematical thinking skills. They’re fun and educational! Each song focuses on a skill or prob –Ann Simpson – Homeshcool In his newest CD, Count, Add, Subtract! Fun with Math, Music, and Movement, Hap Palmer uses fun songs and games to help children work on basic math facts

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