Grade(s): 2-3
Pages: 48

Understanding analogies and the ability to reason analogically are important problem-solving skills. There are few resources to assist children in the explicit use of analogous reasoning with quantitative and spatial information. This series fills that void.

Analogies teach children to break problems down into their component parts, making it easier to recognize familiar formats that enable students to produce solutions. This type of problem-solving is an essential part of mathematical development.

The analogies in this book ask your child to draw and verbalize their answers. The drawings develop fine motor skills and the verbalization develops communication skills.

Content is aligned with grade-appropriate standards identified by the National Council of Teaching Mathematics making this a great test preparation book. The format is similar to that of cognitive abilities tests like the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) and Otis-Lenon School Abilities Test (OLSAT) which adds to its usefulness in preparing for tests such as these.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Teaching Suggestions
Sample Lessons
About the Authors
Exercises
Answers
Skills
Number and Operations
Algebra
Geometry
Measurement
Data Analysis and Probability