About the Book
A Supplement Built to Fill the Gaps and Reduce Math Anxiety
This Supplement for Adult Education Learners and Teachers provides explicit, systematic instruction and support for both foundational and more advanced math skills. With humor, art, and a down-to-earth writing style, it teaches important math concepts with many memory devices and associations to prior knowledge. It is user-friendly, motivational, and designed to reduce math anxiety.
What’s Inside
Formatting choices made with learning differences in mind.
One Lesson Per Page
A divided page and white space keep each concept focused.
Shortcuts, Tricks & Mnemonics
Memory devices tied to knowledge students already have.
Humor Throughout
Jokes, cartoons, and a frog mascot keep motivation up.
Art to Reinforce Every Lesson
Visuals, numbered steps, and familiar language guide the way.
The Method: Resting, Stretching & Working-Out
From the book’s introduction — the balance behind every lesson.
RESTING
Learning at rest
“In the Relaxing Stage, one’s body is at rest but learning still occurs” — the way commercials sink in on a relaxed viewer.
STRETCHING
Prepare the muscle
“An athlete will always stretch before a strenuous workout; only when the muscles are stretched can one accomplish a worthwhile workout.”
WORKING-OUT
Are you college-ready?
Skipping straight to work-out “results in a burn-out and a breakdown of the whole education process.” This Supplement builds the foundation first.
Two Sections, One Journey
Section 1 — Relaxing and Stretching
Pages 1–160. Whole numbers, multiplication tricks, fractions, decimals, ratio & percent, measurement, statistics, geometry basics, and algebra.
Section 2 — Work-Out Challenge (College Ready)
Pages 161 -176, “And/Or” Inequalities, Advance Graph Visualizations, Vertical Motion Problems, Operations with Radicals, and Long Division of Polynomials.
Appendix
Pages 176 – 210, More tricks, humor, and detailed facts. Also, hands-on Geometry, and an extensive syllabus and index for student’s and teacher’s benefit.
A Little Humor Helps
“What did the math book say to the lawyer? If the facts don’t add up, try multiplication.”
Math riddles and humor used throughout such as for Order of Operations and “Undefined” essay.
Who It’s For
Adult Learners
Adults preparing for the High School Equivalency Tests.
Adult Education Instructors
Teachers who may or may not have a math or special education background. Can be used for quick lesson plans.
Schools and Homeschoolers
Some material is relevant to even younger children as low as 4th grade. All the instructions are at the basic level and the material starts with very fundamental math concepts.
Anyone With Gaps
Learners who need the scaffolding earlier schooling missed.
See It For Yourself
Helpful Properties of Addition & Multiplication
The 9 Table: Part 2