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Chess
Detective Press
Teaching
Chess in the 21st Century (ISBN: 0976196204)
Teaching chess in
the 21st Century is designed to incorporate chess
into a math curriculum for elementary school students. It
includes:
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math lessons
learned through chess incorporating National Council of Teachers
of Mathematics Standards
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exemplars and
rubrics for testing student’s knowledge and understanding for
each lesson
·
teacher tips to
help students as they learn to play chess and how to handle
situations that frequently occur
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tried and true
tested analogies that children will relate to so that they will
learn chess in an effective and fun way
Chess Workbook for
Children (ISBN: 9780976196211)
A fun, comprehensive workbook and instruction book for children
(and adults!) who are new to chess or who are in the beginning
stages of learning to play the royal game. Ten basic chess
lessons and chess rules are presented in detail.
Chess Workbook for Children
can be used in conjunction with the book, Teaching Chess
in the 21st Century a teaching guide
for teachers or parents, complete with National Council of
Teachers of Mathematics Standards.
It includes
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chess rules
and basic strategies
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200 problems
with comprehensive answer key at two skill levels: Basset
Hound (beginner) and Chess Detective (Intermediate)
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tried and
true tested analogies that children will relate to so that
they will learn chess in an effective and fun way
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chess
crossword puzzles and word searches
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chess quotes
from famous people
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fun and
entertaining illustrations
About the
Author
Nationally known
as “The Chess Detective” in School mates and Chess Life
magazines and the Colorado Chess columnist for the Rocky
Mountain News, National Master Todd Bardwick combines his unique
writing style and years of experience as a full-time chess
teacher and engineer together in this textbook for teachers to
incorporate chess into a standards-based math curriculum for
elementary school children. Todd runs the Chess Academy of
Denver and is the organizer of the Rock Mountain Chess Camp, one
of the largest and oldest chess camps for children. |
