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Double Impact: Mathematics and Executive Function
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Joswick, Candace; Clements, Douglas H.; Sarama, Julie; Banse, Holland W.; Day-Hess, Crystal A. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2019
The teacher displayed counting cards that included both dots and numerals in order from one to five, as she counted them with her students. She then turned the cards facedown, keeping them in order, and began an identify-a-hidden-card activity with the class. This class was engaged in the third of three card activities that develop number sense…
Descriptors: Mathematics Activities, Instructional Materials, Mathematics Instruction, Executive Function
Building Blocks of Early Childhood Mathematics.
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Sarama, Julie; Clements, Douglas H. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2003
Discusses the basic features of the Building Blocks preschool mathematics curriculum including the research on which it was based, activities, and field-test results. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Curriculum, Program Descriptions
The Earliest Geometry.
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Clements, Douglas H.; Sarama, Julie – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2000
Examines activities and children's thinking in four main areas of the Geometry Standard in the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics' (NCTM) "Principles and Standards for School Mathematics": (1) properties of shapes; (2) locations and spatial relationships; (3) transformations and symmetry; and (4) visualization. (Author)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Geometry, Mathematics Activities
Subitizing: What Is It? Why Teach It?
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Clements, Douglas H. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 1999
Focuses on subitizing, the ability to recognize small numbers of objects. Discusses when and how it develops and whether it should be taught. Contains 31 references. (ASK)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Activities
Using Computers for Algebraic Thinking.
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Clements, Douglas H.; Sarama, Julie – Teaching Children Mathematics, 1998
Uses three computer software programs to help students develop algebraic reasoning. Programs include spreadsheets, Logo programming language, and Teasers by Tobbs. (ASK)
Descriptors: Algebra, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology
Finding the Number of Cubes in Rectangular Cube Buildings.
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Battista, Michael; Clements, Douglas H. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 1998
Describes typical student strategies for counting cubes in cube buildings and explains why these problems are difficult for students. Suggests instructional tasks that can help students develop more powerful ways of thinking about such problems. Lists two action research ideas related to this issue. (ASK)
Descriptors: Action Research, Computation, Concept Formation, Educational Strategies