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McMillen, Sue; McMillen, Beth – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2010
Connecting stories to qualitative coordinate graphs has been suggested as an effective instructional strategy. Even students who are able to "create" bar graphs may struggle to correctly "interpret" them. Giving children opportunities to work with qualitative graphs can help them develop the skills to interpret, describe, and compare information…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Reading Comprehension, Investigations, Graphs
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Smith, Nancy L.; Babione, Carolyn; Vick, Beverly Johns – Teaching Children Mathematics, 1999
Describes how multicultural children's literature was used to launch a series of lessons to help children gain insights into a wide range of mathematics concepts and cultures. (ASK)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Estimation (Mathematics)