One Fish, Two Fish, Pretzel Fish: Learning Estimation and Other Advanced Mathematics Concepts in an Inclusive Class.

Mittag, Kathleen Cage; Van Reusen, Anthony K.

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ERIC Number: EJ589540

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Publication Date: 1999

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One Fish, Two Fish, Pretzel Fish: Learning Estimation and Other Advanced Mathematics Concepts in an Inclusive Class.

Mittag, Kathleen Cage; Van Reusen, Anthony K.

TEACHING Exceptional Children, v31 n6 p66-72 Jul-Aug 1999

Describes the use of a variety of strategies to teach estimation and other mathematics concepts in an inclusive urban fifth-grade classroom. The collaborative program (involving the teacher, the mathematics consultant, and the special-education consultant) utilized cooperative learning, estimation techniques, calculators, graphic organizers, links to prior knowledge, real-life problems, and the "cue-do-review" process. (DB)

Descriptors: Disabilities, Estimation (Mathematics), Grade 5, Inclusive Schools, Intermediate Grades, Mathematics Instruction, Number Concepts, Teacher Collaboration, Teaching Methods, Urban Schools

Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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