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Peer reviewedChilcote, Elinor; And Others – Arithmetic Teacher, 1975
Games and activities, which are fun, practical, and related to the child's world, are presented. Suggestions are given for building skills in estimating lengths, guessing how many, recognizing patterns in counting, multiplying with "waffles," classifying by attributes, and adding and subtracting with special cards, relays, and play…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Experiential Learning, Games
Peer reviewedBrill, Randall L. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1974
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Experiential Learning, Games, Instruction
Peer reviewedYates, Daniel S. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1976
An activity similar to magic squares is described. (SD)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Instruction, Learning Activities
Peer reviewedDockweiler, Clarence J. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1985
Several experiences with palindrome numbers are given, each leading to the "Law of 11." Conjectures for the reader to consider are included. (MNS)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Intermediate Grades, Mathematical Enrichment
Peer reviewedLott, Johnny W. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1977
Magic squares are developed beginning with square arrays of playing cards. (SD)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Games, Instruction
Peer reviewedGlatzer, David J. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1984
Ideas for teaching the concepts of percentage, recognition of patterns in percentages, percentage as a special ratio, ways of finding percentages, and fractional percentages are presented. (MNS)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Pattern Recognition
Peer reviewedO'Daffer, Phares G. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1985
The focus is on the problem-solving strategy of find a pattern, with a problem explored to illustrate how to use the strategy. Other tips concern classroom climate, checking skills, research, and type of problems. (MNS)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Teachers, Mathematics Instruction
Peer reviewedCowan, Richard A. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1977
Having students find and cut out of graph paper the 12 pentominoes can provide an enjoyable exercise in perception, discovery, and double checking. The pentominoes can then be used to illustrate informally several geometric concepts. (SD)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Geometry
Peer reviewedMeneghan, Lauren L. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1976
The game of "Life" can be easily adapted for play by small groups and can be used in classroom activities. (SD)
Descriptors: Educational Games, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning, Games
Peer reviewedRichardson, Lloyd I., Jr. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1976
The author's experience in leading activities related to the Mobius strip to a fourth-grade class is discussed. (SD)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Geometric Concepts, Induction
Peer reviewedBright, George W., Ed. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1977
Worksheets to be used for practice on addition and multiplication are provided. (SD)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Instruction
Peer reviewedReys, Robert E., Ed.; Reys, Barbara J., Ed. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1986
Activities on estimation and mental computation are presented. Patterns on a hundred chart, an amazing fact, teaching and testing tips, and other references are included. (MNS)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Estimation (Mathematics), Learning Activities
Peer reviewedLiedtke, Werner – Arithmetic Teacher, 1983
Lessons for first-grade students deal with the numbers five and six. How groups of five and six differ is the focus of the comparing and counting activities. (MNS)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 1, Learning Activities
Peer reviewedSilverman, Helene, Ed. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1989
Describes activities for developing pattern recognition and classification using worksheets. The objectives, directions, extensions, and bibliography are provided for each activity. (YP)
Descriptors: Classification, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Education
Peer reviewedOuellette, Hugh; Gannon, Gerald – Arithmetic Teacher, 1979
Properties of a given array of numbers are discussed and some sample activity cards involving discovery of number patterns are presented. (MP)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Instruction
