Books by Jim Bennett

You've always admired beautiful calligraphy, but you probably figured it was way too hard to master, right ? Calligraphy is actually much easier than you ever dreamed. All you need is the right guide and you'll be up to speed in no time! Calligraphy For Dummies lets anyone discover the art and fun of lettering.

This is collection of over 25 fun, creative projects for teaching math grades 3-8. Each lesson plan is complete with handout masters and answer keys. Students will have fun learning math as they build a rubber band race car, create a math journal, go on a treasure hunt, learn from Bible math. These are just a few of the fun, hands-on projects that were developed and refined in the classroom by an award-winning teacher. These projects will engage students and promote their understanding of the math concepts as well as provide exciting memorable experiences. Students never forget doing these creative math projects! This is a publication of Integer Jim's Math Squad -- mathsquad.com.

Roger's heard that "middle school isn't for wimps," and that scares him! Since he's just eleven, mixed-race, short for his age, as well as new to the school, he's worried that the other kids might think he's just a wimp. Maybe they'd be right - maybe he is a wimp!It doesn't help one bit that two of the meanest bullies in the school single him out as their number one target. He also has the strictest teacher at school, and at home, he has to put up with his bratty kid sister. He hopes his new friends, Reeves Boggs (nicknamed Booger) and Theresa Montaigne, the new girl at school who has a secret, can help him survive the challenges of being in 6th grade - dealing with bullies, racial and transgender prejudices, and discovering who the "Halloween witch" who lives in his neighborhood really is. Together the three of them discover what it's like growing up and surviving middle school.

Three true-to-life, sixth grade friends encounter bullies, racial and transgender prejudice, and the untimely death of an admired adult. This inspiring story tells how they find their way through the many challenges of life in middle school. The message is one of encouragement and hope. In the end, they are the champions. Written by a middle school teacher with over twenty years experience. Age: 11 and up

Here's an adventure with math puzzles woven into an exciting story that will hold students' attention! It's a fun activity that teachers and parents can use to help students master solving word problems while covering Common Core Standards. Written at a 6th - 7th grade reading level and presented in small, one-page bites, every page challenges the reader with a math word problem which must be reasoned through and solved correctly. The problems, covering general math, include all the operations of arithmetic, place value, fractions, decimals, percents, exponents, integers, scientific notation, measurement conversions, and geometry. The story, written and illustrated by Jim Bennett, chronicles the adventures of the wizard, Galimedes and his two helpers (a gnome and an elf) who must recover the lost scrolls of time and seasons. They find themselves in many perilous situations as they battle a phantom knight, a giant, the Minotaur, an evil magician, and a witch. Galimedes even travels to a parallel world!

"Secrets of the Wizard" is the ultimate math puzzle fantasy, appropriate for ages 11 and up. Follow the exciting adventure of the good wizard, Galimedes, and his two faithful helpers as they seek to recover the scrolls of time and seasons which have been stolen by the evil magician, Zarvildar. The pages of the story have been scrambled and renumbered. Only by solving the math puzzle on each page will you know the number of the page to read next. You can also uncover a hidden secret message! This message will reveal the wizard's greatest secret. There are 99 puzzles in all, some of which should be easy for the average sixth grader. Other puzzles are more difficult because they involve multiple steps and operations. A seventh or eighth grader or even an adult will find some of these quite challenging. In case you get stuck, lists with hints and answers are included in the back of the book.

There's a lot of math in the Bible! Even so, it's not easy to integrate the Bible into math lessons - especially in middle school and the higher grades. "Bible Math Collection 1" is a cost-saving collection of 5 Bible Math lesson plans which includes math lessons about the Creation, Noah's Ark, Ark of the Covenant, King Solomon's Pool, and Gideon's Army. This book is all about projects. Projects provide a venue for cooperative learning, creativity, and real-life applications. They often provide a "springboard" for thoughtful classroom discussions. Projects are memorable learning experiences. Long after students have forgotten the typical lessons or even the exam, they will remember working on projects. Projects are fun.