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Peer reviewedIrons, Calvin; Irons, Rosemary – Arithmetic Teacher, 1991
Presents activities for the K-2, 3-4, 5-6, and 7-8 levels focusing on the role of numbers and language in real-world situation. Students are asked to discuss, describe, read, and write about numbers they find in toy shops, the post office, in sports, and at airports. Provides appropriate worksheets. (MDH)
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary Education, Enrichment Activities, Interdisciplinary Approach
Peer reviewedLewis, Barbara; And Others – Arithmetic Teacher, 1993
Discusses how children's books can engage students in communicating mathematical ideas. Describes situations in which teachers use literature as a stimulus for thinking, listening, writing, speaking, and reading about mathematics. (12 references) (MDH)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary Education, Holistic Approach
Peer reviewedNevin, Mary Lou – Arithmetic Teacher, 1992
Proposes the use of literature to introduce new mathematical concepts. Presents a story to develop the concept of grouping, and follows with 11 activities related to the story in which students use dramatization and manipulative materials to develop new groupings, predict outcomes, validate their predictions, and discuss findings to develop the…
Descriptors: Addition, Discovery Learning, Educational Games, Elementary Education
