Teaching Children Mathematics back issues from March 2001:
Milk-Jug Mosaic.(includes other letters on mathematics teaching)(Letter to the Editor)
Mar 01, 2001 ... The Pot a Lait Mosaic (French for Milk-Jug Mosaic) comprised the culminating event in the spring of the Jubilee 2000 year at our school. The activity was initially inspired by the cover of the March 2000 issue of Teaching Children Mathematics (TCM) (see fig. 1). The original Dove of Peace ...
Children Play Mathematics at Camp Invention.
Mar 01, 2001; ... Probability is intimidating to many adults, but through experiencing probability in the context of game situations, even young children can gain intuitive notions about the concept. Camp Invention is a summer program based on the premise that children learn best by doing activities that ...
Storytelling: Building a Mathematics Curriculum from the Culture of the Child.
Mar 01, 2001; ... As teachers of young children, we perceive a tension between the demands of parents and elementary schools--that young children be academically prepared to enter increasingly challenging kindergarten programs--and our philosophy of early childhood education--that four-and five-year-old ...
Mathematics Instruction Developed from a Garden Theme.
Mar 01, 2001; ... Can rigorous mathematics be developed from everyday experiences?" This question brought together an intermediate-grades teacher and a university researcher to collaborate on a project that incorporated students' and families' knowledge and experiences. The importance of designing ...
Geometry Must Be Vital.
Mar 01, 2001; ... At the beginning of the twentieth century, David Eugene Smith wrote a book about teaching geometry. Although it was written for secondary school geometry teachers, his preface describing why he wrote the book is applicable for all grades. He said that his book " ...stands for vitalizing ...
March Ahead to Basics.
Mar 01, 2001; ... The "Math by the Month" activities are designed to appeal directly to students. Students may work on the activities individually, with a partner, or in small groups. No solutions are suggested so that students will look to themselves as the mathematical authority, thereby developing the ...
Consumer Investigations: What Is the "Best" Chip?
Mar 01, 2001; ... The "Investigations" department recognizes the importance of students' exploring mathematics in a real-world context. This investigation helps students learn to identify multiple approaches for solving problems. Students will seek answers to the types of questions often posed by consumer ...
Equal Sharing and the Roots of Fraction Equivalence.
Mar 01, 2001; ... How would you help a child understand that 8/24 = 1/3? What kinds of ideas and activities support that understanding? A common approach to fraction equivalence is to show that two fractional parts are the same size through matching circular or rectangular regions. This approach is limited ...
Problem Solvers.
Mar 01, 2001; ... Painting Tiles The goal of the "Problem Solvers" department is to foster improved communication among teachers by presenting one problem each month for K-6 teacher to try with their students. Pose the problem to your students, reflect on their work, analyze the classroom ...
And Then There Was Luke: The Geometric Thinking of a Young Mathematician.
Mar 01, 2001; ... What might students say about the angles of the pentagonal block shown in figure 1? Children might respond in different ways, depending on their abilities and experiences with angles. Some might say that the block "has five angles" after touching each of the corners. Others might observe ...
Math Arena.(Review)
Mar 01, 2001; ... Math Arena, gr. 4-6, includes one CD-ROM + teacher's guide. Single, $89.95. Requirements: Macintosh System 7.5 or higher; 68040 or higher; 8 MB RAM; 14-inch, 256-color display; 1 MB free disk space. Windows 95 or higher, 486/66 MHz or higher, SVGA displaying 256 colors, MPC2-compatible ...
Math Shop Deluxe.(Review)
Mar 01, 2001; ... Math Shop Deluxe, ages 8-13, 1998. CD + user's guide, $29.95. ISBN 0-439-04216-X. Requirements: Macintosh System 7.1 or higher, 8 MB RAM, 2x CD-ROM drive. Windows 95 or later, 12 MB RAM. Scholastic, New York, NY 10012-3999, (800) 724-4718. Math Shop Deluxe offers diverse ...
Piggy's Birthday Present.(Review)
Mar 01, 2001; ... Piggy's Birthday Present, gr. K-2. CD-ROM, back up CD-ROM, teacher's guide, and pencil, $39; additional CD-ROMs, $15. Requirements: 100-MHz Pentium computer 4x CD-ROM drive, Windows 95, Windows-compatible video and sound card, 16 MB RAM, 33 MB free disk space. Any Power Macintosh, 40 MB ...
Clever Calculator Cat.(Review)
Mar 01, 2001; ... Clever Calculator Cat, Betsy Franco, illus. by Anne-Marie Perks, 1999. 32 pp., $8.50 paper. ISBN 0-914534-19X. Clever Calculations about Cats and Other Cool Creatures, 2000. Teacher resource book, 56 pp., $12.95 paper. ISBN 0-914534-20-3. Set $19.95. Stokes Publishing Co., 1292 Reamwood ...
My Numbers/Mis Numeros.(Review)
Mar 01, 2001; ... My Numbers/Mis Numeros, ISBN 0-316233501; My Shapes/Mis Formas, ISBN 0-316-23355-2, Rebecca Emberley. 6-by-6 board books, 20 pp., $5.95 ea., cloth, ages 2-4. Little Brown & Co., 3 Center Plaza, Boston, MA 02108-2084. These two books are part of a series of four that is intended ...
Changing the Faces of Mathematics: Perspectives on Multicultural and Gender Equity.(Review)
Mar 01, 2001; ... Changing the Faces of Mathematics: Perspectives on Multicultural and Gender Equity, Walter G. Secada, ed., 2000. 148 pp., $17.45 paper. ISBN 0-87353-478-6. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 1906 Association Dr., Reston, VA 20191-9988, (800) 235-7566. This title is one ...
Changing the Faces of Mathematics: Perspectives on African Americans.(Review)
Mar 01, 2001; ... Changing the Faces of Mathematics: Perspectives on African Americans, Marilyn Strutchens, Martin L. Johnson, and William F. Tate, eds., 2000. 207 pp., $19.50 paper. ISBN 0-87353-461-1. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 1906 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-9988, (800) ...
Inclusive Mathematics 5-11.(Review)
Mar 01, 2001; ... Inclusive Mathematics 5-11, Brian Robbins, 2000. 168 pp., $24.95 paper. ISBN 0-8264-4792-9. Continuum, 370 Lexington Ave., New York, NY 10017, (212) 953-5858. "Learning Support Assistants can be much more than an 'extra pair of hands,' they are a valuable, and in some ways, a ...
Early Childhood: Where Learning Begins, Mathematics.(Review)
Mar 01, 2001; ... Early Childhood: Where Learning Begins, Mathematics, Carol Sue Fromoluti and Natalie Rinck, 1999. vi + 41 pp., $9.50 paper ISBN 0-16-050072-9. Education Publications Center, P. 0. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398, (877) 433-7734. This book, distributed through the United States ...
Introduction to Problem Solving: Strategies for the Elementary Math Classroom.(Review)
Mar 01, 2001; ... Introduction to Problem Solving: Strategies for the Elementary Math Classroom, Susan O'Connell, 2000. 190 pp., $19 paper. ISBN 0-325-001995. Heinemann, 361 Hanover St., Portsmouth, NH 03801-3912, (603) 431-7894. Drawing on her teaching experience and her belief that problem ...
Math Chat Level K-6.(Review)
Mar 01, 2001; ... Math Chat Level K-6, Calvin J. Irons. $29 ea., spiral bound. Mimosa Publications, 90 New Montgomery St., Ste. 1414, San Francisco, CA 94105, (800) 646-6721, www.mimosausa.com. Math Chat focuses on using mental computation to solve problems. Each grade-level book consists of ...
Mathematics from Many Cultures.(Review)
Mar 01, 2001; ... Mathematics from Many Cultures, Calvin Irons and James Burnett, 1993. Blackline masters, 70 pp., $79 paper. ISBN 0-7327-0951-2. Mimosa Publications, 50 Steele St., Ste. 755, Denver, CO 80209, (800) 646-6721. The teacher's guide states that learning simple words from other ...