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Article: Mathematics on the playground.(RESEARCH IN the classroom)(Report)
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- School Science and Mathematics
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- October 1, 2008
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Non-traditional forms of instruction provide exciting and engaging opportunities for mathematics education. This article proposes the use of mathematical figures painted on the school playground as an environment to support mathematical teaching, learning, and understanding. Teachers plan mathematics lessons to take advantage of the playground figures and present new topics, reinforce current topics, and review previous topics. Figures were chosen to support mathematical concepts required by the curriculum and state and national standards. The intentional blank portions of the playground figures allowed for adjustment of lesson activities to meet different grade level and ...