A proposal is made that teachers integrate the various forms of the four operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in a concrete way, rather than teaching the topics sequentially. (DT)

This book demonstrates how K-2 students deepen their mathematical ideas when encouraged to represent and communicate their thinking. Numerous vignettes from actual classrooms and reflective comments from teachers provide a model for how show and tell can enhance classroom teaching and improve children's learning. Examples of students' work and…

The purpose of this instructional packet is to inform teachers and parents about children's development of numeracy in the early years of schooling. "I Can Do Maths" questions are in a child-friendly format and require children to write, draw, count, and measure. Two "ezi-guides" are provided to make administration easier. Keeping track of the…

The World's Largest Math Event 6 (WLME 6) is the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics' (NCTM) celebration of mathematics and mathematics education and is the highlight of Mathematics Education Month. This year's event, slated for April 28, 2000, features the theme "Animals as Our Companions". This theme encourages students to…

This publication contains the conference proceedings of the New Zealand Council for Educational Research's (NZCER) mathematics seminar in 1998. Practical insights are offered into topics such as Maori students' participation and performance in mathematics, a conceptual development for multiplication using thinking strategies, practical processes…

There is a new wave going on in the Dutch Adult Education, similar to the ideas of Open Learning Centers in Further Education in Great Britain. The intention of this movement is to structure adult education in a way that it fits everyone. That means: more flexible programs, more individual education, more teacher independent learning, and more…

Using various aspects of mathematical structure as unifying concepts is stressed. Specific examples are given based on the concept of equivalent fractions and on the addition property of equality. (LS)

Suggestions for making number concepts and basic operations through counting with diagrams more meaningful are given. Discussions of specific instances with two children, ages 5 and 9, illustrate some ideas, inventions, and difficulties of children in this age range. (LS)

The observations of a five-year-old girl about the mutliplication tables are presented. The results are compared to structures in modern algebra. The incident is suggested as an example of Bruner's hypothesis: Any subject can be taught effectively in some intellectually honest form to any child at any stage of development. (LS)

The author suggests having students work on the related inequalities to given equations comparing and graphing the three solutions on the same number line. Using individual activity cards, the student picks replacements and computes, continuing this process until they can determine the complete solution. (LS)