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Supporting Early Mathematical Development through a 'Pattern and Structure' Intervention Program
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Mulligan, Joanne; Oslington, Gabrielle; English, Lyn – ZDM: The International Journal on Mathematics Education, 2020
An Australian longitudinal study of 319 Kindergartners developed, implemented and evaluated an intervention, the Pattern and Structure Mathematics Awareness Program (PASMAP). It comprised of repetitions and growing patterns, structured counting and grouping, grids and shapes, partitioning, additive and multiplicative structures, measurement and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Mathematical Concepts, Repetition
Fidget Toy or Mathematics Gem! The Multiple Uses of a Pop-It Squircle
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Quane, Kate; Brown, Leni – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2022
Mathematics educators and researchers have advocated for the use of manipulatives to teach mathematics for decades. The purpose of this article is to provide illustrative uses of a readily available manipulative rather than a complete list. From an Australian perspective, Pop-it fidget toys can be used across the mathematics curriculum. This paper…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Toys, Manipulative Materials, Foreign Countries
Building on Howe's Three Pillars in Kindergarten to Grade 6 Classrooms
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Fuson, Karen C. – Advances in STEM Education, 2018
Howe (2014, Three pillars of first grade mathematics, and beyond. In: Li Y. & Lappan G. (eds), Mathematics curriculum in school education, Springer, Dordrecht, pp 183-207) identified three pillars of first grade mathematics and beyond that described central mathematical and sense-making aspects of major Common Core State Standards Math…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Common Core State Standards, Mathematics Instruction, Addition
Comprehensive Instructional Management System (CIMS). A Cyclical Mathematics Curriculum. Workbook Part 2. Experimental. Level K.
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1984
This document is part 2 of the workbook for kindergarten pupils in the Comprehensive Instructional Management System, a unified mathematics curriculum for kindergarten through grade 7. Each objective is developed by a variety of strategies, with mastery of objectives diagnosed through a testing component. The activities in the student workbook are…
Descriptors: Addition, Computation, Elementary School Mathematics, Fractions
"Help Wanted, Inquire Within": Estimation. Activities and Thoughts That Emphasize Dealing Sensibly with Numbers through the Processes of Estimation. (Grades 1-6). Title I Elementary Mathematics Program.
Gronert, Joie; Marshall, Sally – 1979
Developed for elementary teachers, this activity unit is designed to teach students the importance of estimation in developing quantitative thinking. Nine ways in which estimation is useful to students are listed, and five general guidelines are offered to the teacher for planning estimation activities. Specific guidelines are provided for…
Descriptors: Addition, Computation, Division, Elementary Education
Enhancing Math through Literature.
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