Descriptor
| Class Activities | 5 |
| Geometry | 5 |
| Puzzles | 5 |
| Mathematics Instruction | 4 |
| Elementary Secondary Education | 3 |
| Geometric Concepts | 3 |
| Mathematics Education | 3 |
| Educational Games | 2 |
| Problem Solving | 2 |
| Secondary Education | 2 |
| Addition | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 4 |
| Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 3 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
| Guides - Classroom - Learner | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Practitioners | 3 |
| Teachers | 2 |
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Direct linkRussell, Jill – Mathematics Teaching, 2002
Hexaflexagons (or flexagons) have a magic that has enthralled some of the greatest minds for over half a century. Their name comes from "flexible hexagon", which is the form in which they were first discovered by their inventor, Arthur Stone, an English graduate student at Princeton in 1939. In this article, the author talks about using flexagons…
Descriptors: Geometric Concepts, Geometry, Mathematics Instruction, Class Activities
Freeburn, Rodney – Mathematics Teaching, 1977
The author offers a new puzzle requiring that the mixed set containing all the members of the set of trihexagons and the set of tetrahexagons be fitted inside a star-shaped outline. (MN)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Educational Games, Elementary Secondary Education, Geometry
Peer reviewedEperson, D. B. – Mathematics in School, 1987
Presents five puzzles or problems that may be used for mathematics enrichment. Ideas include magic squares, tests for divisibility, geometry, palindromic numbers, and a jigsaw puzzle. Solutions are included. (PK)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities
O'Banion, Carie – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1997
Provides a bibliography of children's literature exploring mathematical concepts: classification; place value and numeration systems; counting, addition, and subtraction; multiplication and division; fractions; estimation; big numbers; geometry; measurement; and games and puzzles. Highlights one book for each concept, suggests class activities,…
Descriptors: Addition, Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Class Activities
Peer reviewedDotseth, Karen A., Ed.; And Others – Mathematics Teacher, 1993
Presents a series of activities that help students discover the Pythagorean Theorem and extension activities to explore various dissection proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem. Includes reproducible worksheets. (MDH)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Concept Formation, Cooperative Learning, Discovery Learning
