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Chikiwa, Samukeliso; Westaway, Lise; Graven, Mellony – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2019
Background: The study on which this article is based investigated the Mathematics Knowledge for Teaching (MKfT) that a well experienced Grade 2 teacher utilized when teaching counting. Aim: In this paper we share excerpts from one of the lessons of this Grade 2 teacher, which we analyzed to illuminate the various domains of MKfT and their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Grade 2
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Barker, Lindsay – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2009
How this teacher develops composition of ten with second graders was dramatically reshaped by the 2006 release of NCTM's "Curriculum Focal Points." The release of "Curriculum Focal Points"--particularly the suggestion that number sense and computation be focal areas in the second-grade mathematics curriculum--resulted in positive changes in this…
Descriptors: Mathematics Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Grade 2, Teaching Methods
Fuson, Karen; Clements, Douglas; Beckmann, Sybilla – National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2010
"Focus in Grade 1: Teaching with Curriculum Focal Points" describes and illustrates learning paths for the mathematical concepts and skills of each grade 1 Focal Point as presented in Curriculum Focal Points for Prekindergarten through Grade 8 Mathematics. It includes representational supports for teaching and learning that can facilitate…
Descriptors: Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematical Concepts, Grade 1, Misconceptions