Descriptor
Source
Teaching Children Mathematics | 2 |
Author
Lewis, Tom | 1 |
Mack, Nancy K. | 1 |
Publication Type
Journal Articles | 2 |
Opinion Papers | 2 |
Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
Education Level
Elementary Education | 1 |
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating

Mack, Nancy K. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2004
Students should be encouraged to focus on a big mathematical idea and to look for connections between problems and solution strategies. This unified view suggests that the students are developing computational fluency with fractions.
Descriptors: Computation, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Elementary School Students

Lewis, Tom – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2005
Students in the classroom should be provided with engaging activities for improving their computational fluency, making effective use of time, and as a medium of self-motivation. Games such as Contig, the 24 Game, and Number Jumbler are useful for practicing basic facts and computational fluency of mathematics.
Descriptors: Computation, Mathematics Skills, Educational Games, Mathematics Instruction