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Peer reviewedDuea, Joan; Ockenga, Earl – Arithmetic Teacher, 1982
Calculators are seen to shift the student focus in problem-solving situations from "how to do it" to "what to do," by keeping computation from standing in the way when pupils write or solve problems. (MP)
Descriptors: Calculators, Discovery Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Activities
Peer reviewedSims, Jacqueline – Arithmetic Teacher, 1969
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Elementary School Mathematics, Learning, Learning Activities
Peer reviewedArnold, William R. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1977
Teaching by learning activities is contrasted with teaching by objectives. Four types of learning activities are identified. (JT)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Experiential Learning
Peer reviewedJensen, Rosalie; O'Neil, David R. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1981
A series of activities that focus on the process of measuring are presented. The material is designed to help children develop a concept of measurement by leading them through the processes used in establishing formal measurement systems over the centuries. (MP)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Experiential Learning
Peer reviewedOsborn, Alan R. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1971
Descriptors: Class Organization, Experiential Learning, Instruction, Laboratories
Peer reviewedWilson, Malcolm G. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1969
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Learning, Learning Activities, Mathematics
Peer reviewedRobold, Alice I. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1982
Activities that allow students to represent patterns concretely before showing the patterns in color on paper are presented. Three basic activities are described, with suggestions made for extensions that allow further pupil exploration of multiples. Student discovery of relationships not found by the teacher is expected. (MP)
Descriptors: Computation, Discovery Learning, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
Peer reviewedMumme, Judith; Shepherd, Nancy – Arithmetic Teacher, 1990
The importance of teaching students to communicate mathematically is discussed. Examined are ways to develop this skill. Activities and open-ended questions are included. The use of physical materials, cooperative groups, listening skills, and writing are stressed. (KR)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Skills, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedKindle, E. Glenn – Arithmetic Teacher, 1975
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Experiential Learning, Games
Peer reviewedDanforth, Marion McC. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1978
Some procedures used for teaching a learning-disabled child are suggested as good teaching practices for the regular classroom. (MP)
Descriptors: Achievement, Concept Formation, Elementary Secondary Education, Instruction
Peer reviewedAkaishi, Amy; Saul, Mark – Arithmetic Teacher, 1991
Presents seven scenes showing everyday classroom situations that give students the options of applying their own problem-solving strategies to solve everyday problems of life and enable them to experience mathematical power coming from self-initiated insights into mathematical concepts. (MDH)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Discovery Learning, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedVance, James H.; Kieren, Thomas E. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1971
Descriptors: Class Organization, Educational Experiments, Experiential Learning, Instruction
Peer reviewedCrouse, Richard – Arithmetic Teacher, 1975
A game similar to the television game "Concentration" can be effectively used for drill on computation such as equivalence of fractions. (SD)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Experiential Learning
Peer reviewedBurns, Marilyn – Arithmetic Teacher, 1974
Children at many levels enjoy using spinners to explore probabilities and practice predicting, tabulating and graphing outcomes, and observing results. Directions for making spinners, descriptions of several activities, and sample worksheets are provided. (SD)
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Experiential Learning, Instruction, Instructional Materials
Peer reviewedThomas, Diane – Arithmetic Teacher, 1979
Six different methods were used by students to solve the problem of finding the area of a given trapezoid. A seventh method used by textbooks is also discussed. (MP)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education, Geometry
