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Books in Jump! series

  • JUMP at Home Grade 6: Worksheets for the JUMP Math Program

    John Mighton

    Paperback (House of Anansi Press, July 29, 2010)
    John Mighton’s JUMP program is changing the way math is taught, and his powerful math workbooks give children the tools they need to master this crucial subject. The key is a step-by-step teaching method that isolates and describes concepts so clearly that anyone can understand them: students build on their successes, becoming proficient at solving problems with confidence and enthusiasm. Now, parents and caregivers can bring the JUMP program home. These workbooks follow the current student worksheets used by JUMP tutors and classroom teachers, including: an introduction for parents and caregivers that clearly explains the thinking behind the program and provides hours of activities, worksheets carefully designed to enable children to move from one success to the next, a glossary of math terms, and a selected answer key.
  • Gazelles

    Lynette Robbins

    Paperback (Powerkids Pr, Aug. 15, 2011)
    Introduces the gazelle, discussing their physical characteristics, life cycle, and eating habits.
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  • JUMP at Home Grade 3: Worksheets for the JUMP Math Program

    John Mighton

    Paperback (House of Anansi Press, April 28, 2008)
    JUMP (Junior Undiscovered Mathematical Prodigies), a nonprofit program that began life in 1998, has become an international phenomenon, with pilot programs in the United States, Great Britain, and elsewhere. Originally designed to teach math to children with everything from severe disabilities to a lack of self-confidence, the JUMP method has proven equally useful for general students. The key to its enormous success is a step-by-step teaching method that isolates and describes concepts so clearly that anyone can understand them. Students build on their successes and soon are solving problems well above their grade levels. Now, parents and caregivers can bring this innovative program home. This Grade 3 workbook has been completely revised to follow the current student worksheets used by JUMP tutors and classroom teachers. Each workbook includes an introduction by John Mighton that explains the thinking behind the program and provides suggested activities, worksheets carefully designed to enable children to move from one success to the next, a glossary of math terms, and a selected answer key. Both practical and inspiring, JUMP at Home Grade 3 helps students not only learn to solve problems but to do so with confidence and enthusiasm.
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  • JUMP at Home Grade 6: Worksheets for the JUMP Math Program

    John Mighton

    Paperback (House of Anansi Press, April 1, 2008)
    The JUMP program coordinates its successful math tutoring program with educators across Canada. Organized to match the current math curriculum for grade 6, this book introduces new topics while taking some of the concepts taught in the previous grades to a new level. They include Pyramid Nets, Prism Nets, Probability and Data Management I and II, Number Sense I and II, Dot Paper, Isometric Dot Paper, and more.
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  • Tree Frogs

    Lynette Robbins

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Aug. 15, 2011)
    Frogs are skilled jumpers and tree frogs are no exception. They use their long legs to propel them to safety if a hungry predator comes too close. However, tree frogs have another unique adaptation: they use their sticky toes to climb and cling to leaves and branches in the trees. Students canÂ’t help but be fascinated by these amazing creatures, and the simple text and awesome photographs in this helpful resource will satisfy all their questions about this hopping amphibian.
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  • Gazelles

    Lynette Robbins

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Aug. 15, 2011)
    Graceful gazelles are known for being able to run at extremely high speeds. This is an important skill to possess when lions and cheetahs are in fast pursuit, hoping to make them dinner. Gazelles are also known to jump high into the air in a behavior called pronking or stotting. This exciting volume will explain the reason why gazelles do this and how they survive in a world full of predators.
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  • Kangaroos

    Lynette Robbins

    Paperback (PowerKids Press, Aug. 15, 2011)
    Young animal enthusiasts will love jumping down to Australia to learn about the bouncy marsupial known as the kangaroo. Kangaroos are renowned for their powerful hind legs and their ability to jump at high speeds for great distances. Jumping is just one of this animals many amazing adaptations. This excellent resource contains easy-to-follow text full of fascinating facts about kangaroos, supported by full-color photographs of the pouched jumpers in action.
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  • Kangaroos

    Lynette Robbins

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Aug. 15, 2011)
    Young animal enthusiasts will love jumping down to Australia to learn about the bouncy marsupial known as the kangaroo. Kangaroos are renowned for their powerful hind legs and their ability to jump at high speeds for great distances. Jumping is just one of this animalÂ’s many amazing adaptations. This excellent resource contains easy-to-follow text full of fascinating facts about kangaroos, supported by full-color photographs of the pouched jumpers in action.
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  • JUMP at Home Grade 5: Worksheets for the JUMP Math Program

    John Mighton

    Paperback (House of Anansi Press, April 28, 2008)
    JUMP’s tutors teach from customized manuals carefully developed to ensure that steps to every explanation are as simple and mechanical as possible. Each workbook includes an introduction by JUMP founder John Mighton that clearly explains the methods of the program. There are also worksheets designed to enable students to move from one success to the next, a glossary of mathematical terms, and an answer key. JUMP at Home Grade 5 covers topics such as Geometry I and II, Logic and Systematic Search, Hundreds Charts, and more.
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  • Grasshoppers

    Lynette Robbins

    Paperback (PowerKids Press, Aug. 15, 2011)
    Grasshoppers can jump up to twenty times their body length. If a person could do that, it would take only three jumps to cross a whole football field. Science loving readers will jump right into this fact-filled resource that covers so much about the life cycle and behavior of these long-legged insects.
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  • Rabbits and Hares

    Lynette Robbins

    Paperback (PowerKids Press, Aug. 15, 2011)
    Rabbits and hares look a lot alike. They have long ears, soft fur, and long, strong back legs. They are known for hopping to get where they need to go. Hares and rabbits are different from each other in some important ways. Inquisitive learners can uncover the differences as they read about hares and rabbits and compare photographs of these accomplished jumpers.
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  • Tree Frogs

    Lynette Robbins

    Paperback (PowerKids Press, Aug. 15, 2011)
    Frogs are skilled jumpers and tree frogs are no exception. They use their long legs to propel them to safety if a hungry predator comes too close. However, tree frogs have another unique adaptation: they use their sticky toes to climb and cling to leaves and branches in the trees. Students cant help but be fascinated by these amazing creatures, and the simple text and awesome photographs in this helpful resource will satisfy all their questions about this hopping amphibian.
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