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Jacobson, Marilyn – Arithmetic Teacher, 1979
This activity unit provides an example of how the construction and interpretation of graphs can be incorporated into elementary classroom activities. (MP)
Descriptors: Activity Units, Concept Formation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics

Brown, Christopher N. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1979
Grid paper activities are discussed as a way to help students conceptualize fractions. (MP)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Fractions

Tucker, Karen L. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1978
This discussion of the mathematical potential of classroom events gives many examples of incidents that can be used for learning about topics such as one-to-one correspondence, counting, sets, ordering, time, fractions, money, shape, estimation, measuring, volume, area, number operations, and graphs. (MP)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Fractions

Smith, Robert F. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1979
Bar graph activities appropriate for four stages of development are given. (MK)
Descriptors: Charts, Concept Formation, Developmental Stages, Elementary Education

Langbort, Carol R. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1988
Described are activities using jar lids for sorting, classifying, and graphing; ordering; and measuring circumference and diameter. (MNS)
Descriptors: Classification, Concept Formation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics

Hitch, Chris; Armstrong, Georganna – Arithmetic Teacher, 1994
Presents four sets of activities to develop the concepts of data analysis and graphing. Students estimate sample populations using beans, examine graphs from newspapers and magazines, predict the most popular color of cars, and simulate quality control in a manufacturing process. (MDH)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Data Interpretation