This numeracy package, which is intended for use by facilitators in group or tutoring situations, consists of materials designed to help adult literacy students understand number systems, appreciate the different roles that numbers play in daily life, and gain the confidence needed to work with numbers in everyday situations. Part 1, which…

In this paper four programs are described in which children learn multidigit number concepts and operations with understanding: (1) the Supporting Ten-Structured Thinking projects, (2) the Conceptually Based Instruction project, (3) Cognitively Guided Instruction projects, and (4) the Problem Centered Mathematics Project. The diversity in these…

This set of 13 activities, adapted from "Mathmatters: Developing Computational Skills with Developmental Activity Sequences (by Randall Souviney, Tamara Keyser, and Alan Sarver) was designed to help teachers using the Indigenous Mathematics Project materials (in Papua New Guinea) understand the basic processes involved in computation with…

A model for multiplication is described and used to discuss the properties of division. (SD)

The first edition of the counting workbook centers around the numbers from 1 to 100 and focuses on number and set concepts. The workbook introduces the Makah spelling of each number and reinforces the spelling with exercises such as matching words to numbers, writing the words, counting symbols, and circling the correct number. Spaced throughout…

A method for generating 3x3 magic squares is developed. A series of questions relating to these magic squares is posed. An invesitgation using matrix methods is suggested with some questions for consideration. (LS)

The development of number concepts from conservation through order and place value notation is discussed in the context of applications to classroom instruction. Activities designed to motivate, build, and reinforce these concepts are described, and a list of objectives is presented in the form of a suggested progress record. (SD)

Directions are presented for the construction and use of line-segment strips. Examples demonstrate activities, integrate elementary geometry and arithmetic instruction. (JP)

Topics that deal with prime numbers are presented with the intent of allowing the student to re-create the excitement of the original investigation. Suitable for advanced high school students as an introduction to number theory at the college level or as a text for courses in teacher education, the book covers the following topics: (1) the number…

THE THIRD YEAR OF ARITHMETIC INSTRUCTION SHOULD UTILIZE SOCIAL SETTINGS FOR LEARNING AS WELL AS MANIPULATIVE AND GRAPHIC MATERIALS. THE NUMBER SYSTEM, IN COUNTING, SHOULD DEVELOP THE SKILLS OF COUNTING BY 3'S AND 4'S AND OF RECOGNIZING ODD AND EVEN NUMBERS. CHILDREN SHOULD GAIN THE ABILITY TO READ AND WRITE NUMBERS TO FOUR PLACES. THE WHOLE…

This is one in a series of SMSG supplementary and enrichment pamphlets for high school students. This series is designed to make material for the study of topics of special interest to students readily accessible in classroom quantity. Topics covered include the decimal system, exponential notation, base seven, and the binary and duodecimal…

The sixteen chapters of this book provide the core material for the Elements of Mathematics Program, a secondary sequence developed for highly motivated students with strong verbal abilities. The sequence is based on a functional-relational approach to mathematics teaching, and emphasizes teaching by analysis of real-life situations. This text is…

The sixteen chapters of this book provide the core material for the Elements of Mathematics Program, a secondary sequence developed for highly motivated students with strong verbal abilities. The sequence is based on a functional-relational approach to mathematics teaching, and emphasizes teaching by analysis of real-life situations. This text is…

This material, organized in a workbook format, was developed to be used with the non-college bound, lower one-third of the ninth-grade student population. Topics covered are flowcharts, set theory, number systems (natural numbers, whole numbers, integers, and rationals), number operations, percentage, measurement, finance, geometric constructions,…

This monograph attempts to provide the teacher with examples, techniques, and tips for developing order in number. Topics covered include pre-number order and classification; beginning number activities; number lines; the 100-square counting chart; ordering the integers; fractional numbers; and games, counting rhymes, and other activities. A…