Introducing Difficult Mathematics Topics in the Elementary Classroom : A Teacher's Guide to Initial Lessons
Francis J. Gardella
Bok Engelsk 2008 · Electronic books.
Utgitt | Hoboken : : Taylor and Francis, , 2008.
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Omfang | 1 online resource (166 p.)
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Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1 HOW CHILDREN LEARN MATHEMATICS (AND WHY IT DOESN'T HAPPEN!); 2 MEDIAN: Finding What's in the Middle; 3 ROUNDING: The Mystery of "Rounding Up for 5"; 4 SKIPPING MULTIPLICATION (OR AT LEAST THROUGH IT); 5 LEARNING TO USE DIVISION; 6 FRACTIONS: What's It All About?; 7 FRACTIONS: Adding Unlike Th ings? Impossible!; 8 FRACTIONS: Dividing into Small Pieces?; 9 DECIMALS: Operations Before Rules; 10 MEASUREMENT: Make Your Own Ruler; 11 AREA: Skipping Th rough the Rows; 12 VOLUME: It's Like Looking at an Apartment House.... - 13 MEAN: How Much Does Each Get?14 PERCENT: Leveling the Field of Comparison; 15 ORDER OF OPERATIONS: An Agreement? Did you get the Memo?; Appendix A; Appendix B; Bibliography; Index. - This exciting text for the pre-service elementary teacher provides hands on mathematics lessons they can use to introduce mathematical concepts and skills that students find particularly challenging. Each chapter is divided into four sections:The Activity employs an engaging thought experiment to help the reader ""visit a classroom"" to understand how the lesson used to introduce the concept or skill would materialize in the class. The Mathematics provides the necessary mathematical background used in the lesson to make the actual teaching/learning situation c
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Emner | Logic, Symbolic and mathematical - Study and teaching (Elementary)
Curriculum planning. Mathematics - Study and teaching (Elementary). Elementary Mathematics & Arithmetic Vis mer... Mathematics
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ISBN | 9780415965026
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