The Arithmetic Book (1950) — Volume III, CE1-CM2

"Seven times eight?" Silence. Fingers counting under the table. Then: "Can I use the calculator?"

You know this scene. And you know what it signals: without solid mental math skills, every math problem becomes a mountain—in middle school, there is no room for error. Meanwhile, your parents still calculate change in their heads without a second thought. They were taught how.

This Volume III brings back the school of calculation as it was practiced in 1950: daily mental math, the four operations worked out clearly on paper, and those famous problems involving grocers, farmers, and meters of fabric—in francs, as it was back then—that shaped generations of skilled calculators. 🧮

What this book contains

• 105 pages dedicated to calculation, in the spirit of 1950s textbooks
• Mental math, the 4 operations, the metric system
• Delightful vintage problems to solve as a family
• Nearly 300 exercises, all with answer keys
• A burgundy and gold cover, true to the schoolbooks of yesteryear

For whom?

• Children from 2nd to 5th grade who need to solidify their foundations in math
• Parents who want structured training, far away from screens
• Grandparents delighted to issue challenges: "In my day, we did it in our heads!"

Imagine, in a few weeks...

Late August, at the market. You pick up three punnets of strawberries, and your child announces the total before the vendor does. They smile, proud of themselves. A few minutes of math a day this summer, and the start of the school year will have a different look.

One hour of tutoring costs about €30. This book costs €24.99 — nearly 300 corrected exercises, plenty to practice all summer and well beyond.

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Give your child the gift of math that stays with them forever.