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Peer reviewedOlson, Melfried; Sakshaug, Lynae; Olson, Judith – Teaching Children Mathematics, 1998
Presents a mathematics problem on patterns. Outlines and discusses the general problem-solving procedures. (ASK)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction
Peer reviewedBurke, Karen; Kelly, M. G. (Peggy) – Teaching Children Mathematics, 1998
Presents an activity for identifying patterns in the book "The Grouchy Ladybug" by Eric Carle. The book is appropriate for teaching many concepts including time, developing an alternative story line, and constructing a new book to involve children in thinking about how time passes on a clock as part of exploring patterns. (ASK)
Descriptors: Computation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Activities
Peer reviewedThompson, Denisse R.; Austin, Richard A. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 1999
Introduces a popular children's book which is the foundation for activities that introduce students to some basic concepts of probability. Recommends the use of this book to engage middle grade students in exploring patterns related to counting. (ASK)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Computation, Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Activities
Peer reviewedSchnur-Laughlin, Julia – Teaching Children Mathematics, 1999
Describes a kindergarten teacher's experiences in using the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas" to increase students' awareness of basic number sense and understanding of patterns. (ASK)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction
Peer reviewedSawada, Daiyo – Arithmetic Teacher, 1985
Describes a simple yet dramatic procedure for producing symmetrical tessellated patterns. Tessellations are interlocking patterns that cover a surface. (JN)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Geometric Constructions, Mathematics Education
Peer reviewedOlson, Melfried – Teaching Children Mathematics, 1999
Presents responses to a division problem appearing in the September, 1998 "problem solvers" section of this journal. (ASK)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction
Peer reviewedLehrer, Richard; Curtis, Carmen L. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2000
Describes how classification came alive in a third grade classroom as children searched for rules or properties defining the five Platonic solids, then constructed a precise definition to classify these solids. (ASK)
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Geometric Concepts, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction
Peer reviewedKubota-Zarivnij, Kathy – Teaching Children Mathematics, 1999
Describes a lesson in which second grade students learn about data management, number sense, and patterns as they analyze, classify, and describe their fathers' shoes. (ASK)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 2, Mathematics Activities
Peer reviewedSilverman, Helene, Ed. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1989
Describes four activities at different levels for discovering the geometric properties of flags. Objectives, directions, extensions, answers, and worksheets are provided for each activity. (YP)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Geometric Concepts, Mathematical Concepts
Peer reviewedBird, Elliott – Teaching Children Mathematics, 1999
Describes a problem-solving lesson involving 24 attribute blocks in which students discuss relationships between patterns, colors, shapes, and quantity. (ASK)
Descriptors: Color, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Activities
Peer reviewedSakshaug, Lynae – Teaching Children Mathematics, 1999
Presents responses to the pattern problem that appeared in the November 1998 "Problem Solvers" section of this journal. (ASK)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Activities
Peer reviewedFlorence, Hope – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 1998
Presents a problem on Pythagorean triples and patterns to generate sets of triples. (ASK)
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Mathematics Activities
Peer reviewedSmith, Lyle R. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 1999
Utilizes dragon curves which are made with three tiles and can be used to create fascinating patterns to help students understand the concepts of length, area, and perimeter of regions as defined by dragon curves. (ASK)
Descriptors: Area, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Geometric Concepts
Peer reviewedLappan, Glenda, Ed. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1987
Described is a procedure for teaching children to learn to count on with finger patterns after they have learned to count with objects. The technique has been found to be successful with children of all ability levels at grades one and two. (RH)
Descriptors: Addition, Computation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
Peer reviewedLitwiller, Bonnie H.; Duncan, David R. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1985
Three activities and patterns involving the addition table are described, each involving pentagons. (MNS)
Descriptors: Addition, Drills (Practice), Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
