This paper describes a workshop that aims to change adult students' attitudes toward early number work in order to give them a different perspective and help them make mathematics their own so that they will no longer be looking for the teacher's approval to tell them whether what they have done is correct. (ASK)

A strategy game is presented that teachers (1) logical reasoning; (2) how to formulate a clear verbal argument that explains your reasoning; (3) basic mathematical skills and (4) computational skills. The game is adaptable for many levels of instruction. (JP)

Four ideas are presented, each a variation of the tic-tac-toe game. Recognizing three addends is the goal of the primary level game; experiences with basic facts and fractions are objectives for upper levels. Each worksheet includes objectives, directions, and comments. (LS)

One article specifies the materials needed and the rules for a card game called Integer Football; a second article describes a technique for teaching measurement conversions through using nonsense units. (DT)

A brief overview of the history of elementary and secondary mathematics education in England is given; the topics of sets, vector spaces, computers, statistics, and geometry in the modern mathematics curriculum are discussed. (DT)

After noting that accurate calculation is not the only reason for teaching arithmetic, innovative activities providing practice with basic facts, pattern spotting,'' and exploration are presented. (MS)

Study investigated whether visual serial search time for letters differed significantly from visual serial search time for numbers. (Author/MB)

Describes the British primary school approach to mathematics learning. (MM)