References on calculators are provided for elementary school teachers. These references (grouped according to background reading, ideas for students and teachers, and child-ready material) include author(s), title, source, and a brief description. (JN)

This document consists of two major parts. The first, titled Initial Comments, discusses the motivation for creating this material, provides a list of minimal characteristics in calculators for various educational levels, notes a number of basic assumptions on calculator use, and discusses curriculum concerns regarding effects of calculators. The…

This compilation of reprinted activities is organized into five sections around the following topics: computational skills, calculators, geometry, measurement, and problem solving. The "Activities" section has been a regular feature of the Mathematics Teacher since 1972, and space limitations prohibited the inclusion of all previously published…