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Baker, Andrew H. – P. O'Shea, 1878
This textbook provides not only a mathematical basis, but also a scientific structure. Blackboard exercises are included, and great facility in comprehending the combinations and divisions of numbers will be acquired by this method.
Descriptors: Textbooks, Mathematics Instruction, Elementary Education, Arithmetic
Barnett-Clarke, Carne, Ed.; Ramirez, Alma, Ed.; Coggins, Debra, Ed.; Alldredge, Susie, Ed. – 2003
This book introduces case studies in mathematics education that provide teachers with opportunities to look at someone else's teaching in an objective way and analyze their own teaching with a critical eye. In addition, this book addresses many of the topics considered the hardest to teach and learn, including place value, number sentences, basic…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Elementary Education, Learning Problems, Mathematics Instruction
Wright, Robert J.; Martland, Jim; Stafford, Ann K. – 2000
This book offers schools an assessment instrument to identify and help children who under-achieve in early numeracy. The book focuses on the Learning Framework in Number (LFIN) which guides the assessment and teaching. The LFIN consists of 11 key aspects of early number development including identifying the stages of early arithmetical learning,…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Basic Skills, Elementary Education, Evaluation
Sharp, Richard M.; And Others – 1995
Mathematics research has discovered two elements that are consistently linked to student achievement: parental involvement and manipulative materials. This book offers a rich assortment of spinner, matrix, and card learning games which can be used in the classroom or at home. The concepts and skills range from whole number operations to geometry.…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Educational Games, Elementary Education, Geometry
Carpenter, Thomas P.; Franke, Megan Loef; Levi, Linda – 2003
This book is designed to help teachers understand children's intuitive problem solving and computational processes and to figure out how to use that knowledge to enhance students' understanding of arithmetic. This book provides numerous examples of classroom dialogues that indicate how algebraic ideas emerge in children's thinking and what…
Descriptors: Algebra, Arithmetic, Elementary Education, Mathematics Activities
Bright, George W., Ed.; Litwiller, Bonnie, Ed. – 2002
This book contains activities related to fractions and proportions. The activities span many grade levels as well as many levels of sophistication. Each activity is accompanied by a set of Teachers Notes that include a discussion of the mathematics topics, grade range, materials needed, mathematics of the activity, and implementation notes. All…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Elementary Education, Fractions, Mathematics Activities
Blakeslee, David W.; And Others – 1966
This unit is designed for elementary school students in intermediate grades. It is designed to make mathematics enjoyable, promote systematic thinking, practice and reinforce arithmetic skills, and provide opportunity for independent research. The student manual contains twelve lessons with background information and activities. In addition, the…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Instructional Materials
Center for Applied Linguistics, Arlington, VA. – 1976
This textbook is the third in the arithmetic series developed by the Ministry of Education in Saigon and used in all public schools in Vietnam. The books in this series have been reprinted in their entirety from the original editions, for use in elementary schools in the United States which have Vietnamese students. The Grade 3 text is divided…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Bilingual Education, Elementary Education, Geometry
Morrison, Kathy; Dittrich, Tina; Claridge, Jill – 2002
This book presents ways to use high quality children's literature to plan small group workshops in mathematics for K-2 instruction. Each of the six sets of workshops is built around storybooks children love and focuses on a specific aspect of numeracy: shapes, counting, seriation, addition, money, and measurement. Each set is designed for a…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Elementary Education, Group Activities, Instructional Materials
Bulla, Dale – 1996
This book contains activities using a technique that allows students to practice routine arithmetical operations without getting bored. Math Loops is a game in which each student receives a card containing answers to a mathematics question or problem and must listen for another student to call out the question. As the game progresses around the…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Drills (Practice), Educational Games, Elementary Education
Lilburn, Pat; Rawson, Pam – 1994
This book presents mathematics activities to help children talk and write mathematically. Children are encouraged to talk about and share their ideas, to use everyday language to describe mathematical situations, and to restate problems in their own words. There are two sections in this book. Part 1 discusses the following issues and implications…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Communication (Thought Transfer), Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
Bell, Max S.; And Others – 1963
The purpose of this text is to help elementary school teachers achieve balance in the teaching of mathematics. Children must acquire (1) computational skills, (2) conceptual ideas, and (3) knowledge of applications of mathematics. The text provides reading materials for the teacher as well as problems and exercises to help fix the ideas in mind.…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Curriculum Guides, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
Center for Applied Linguistics, Arlington, VA. – 1976
This textbook is the first in the arithmetic series developed by the Ministry of Education in Saigon and used in all public schools in Vietnam. The three books in this series have been reprinted in their entirety from the original editions for use in elementary schools in the United States which have Vietnamese students. The Grade 1 text contains…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Bilingual Education, Elementary Education, Grade 1
Center for Applied Linguistics, Arlington, VA. – 1976
This textbook is the second in the arithmetic series developed by the Ministry of Education in Saigon and used in all public schools in Vietnam. The books in this series have been reprinted in their entirety from the original editions for use in elementary schools in the United States which have Vietnamese students. The Grade 2 text is divided…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Bilingual Education, Elementary Education, Geometry
Yeo, Dorian – 2003
This book explores how primary school children with dyslexia or dyspraxia and difficulty in math can learn math and provides practical support and detailed teaching suggestions. It considers cognitive features that underlie difficulty with mathematics generally or with specific aspects of mathematics. It outlines the ways in which children usually…
Descriptors: Addition, Arithmetic, Cognitive Processes, Computation