The importance of using concrete materials to teach fractions is emphasized. Suggestions for preparing inexpensive sets of such materials are given, with nine activities for their use. (MNS)

Four activities are outlined that give students the opportunity to organize and display data. Selecting topics and various ways of displaying data with a microcomputer are discussed. (MNS)

Discusses how to use homework as an effective teaching method and offers creative sample assignments. (SRT)

Several problems that can be used with calculators are provided. Teaching tips and references are included. (MNS)

Ideas are given on how to teach children to make estimates in measurement. (MNS)

Graph theory is promoted as a vehicle for using the discovery method. A lesson is presented to illustrate the method, and activities and questions for further exploration are provided. (MNS)

A model for division of fractions using money as manipulative material is presented. Eight levels are described, ranging from the development of language and concept introduction through types of problems to rule discovery and application. (MNS)

Describes a method for incorporating writing into the basic mathematics program using personal math journals composed of a graph showing the number of hours devoted daily to math homework, a record of test grades, and at least one paragraph about the student's math experiences or another math-related topic. (AYC)

Strategies to help social studies teachers integrate writing into their classes are suggested. These include student journals, focused freewriting, written assignments used for review, creative book reports, poems, short stories, and songs. (RM)

Children used lunch milk cartons to form a cubic meter, then covered it with construction paper and drew squares to show that it contained one million cubic centimeters. (MNS)

Renaming fractions with the dot method is described with illustrations. It can be used to introduce renaming at the manipulative level in a meaningful way prior to moving to a more abstract level where prime factorization will be involved. (MNS)

Every state in the United States is divided into smaller units of local government. For example, Georgia has 159 counties. Proponents of reducing the number of counties argue for consolidation on the basis of efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Activities are suggested to help secondary students explore this issue. (RM)

Describes a two-part rating scale for use in systematically evaluating lessons. Both computer and noncomputer lesson components are examined in the context of the nine events of instruction of which well-designed lessons are composed, and the effectiveness of each instructional event is rated. The lesson evaluation form is included. (MBR)

Encourages the use of the microcomputer to teach probability theory and concepts. Presents an instructional sequence and provides 10 activities, three of which have short programs listed. (JM)

Suggestions for how teachers can use the programs in the Micro Primer Software Packs are given. While the reader needs to be familiar with the programs to make full use of the comments, some ideas concerning the interaction between child, computer, and teacher can be garnered. (MNS)