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Hodges, Ethel; And Others – Arithmetic Teacher, 1975
Students in grades four through six chose the mathematics "miniunits" on which they worked in order to achieve objectives; within each unit they chose activities to complete. Student attitudes and achievement were both high. (SD)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Individualized Instruction

Clithero, Dale – Arithmetic Teacher, 1987
Benefits of Instant Logo are discussed. Activity cards are illustrated and suggestions for teaching the unit and managing the class are given. (MNS)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Software, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics

Reynolds, Jean A. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1985
A week-long build-a-city project is described which lets students become familiar with the history of the five Platonic solids (tetrahedron, octahedron, hexahedron, isosahedron, dodecahedron) and then use these solids to create a city using posterboard and construction paper. (MNS)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Geometric Concepts, Grade 5

Kaiser, Barbara – Arithmetic Teacher, 1988
Tessellations provide an opportunity to incorporate a variety of geometric topics in one unit, allowing students to review shapes and focus on relationships among them. Three activities are described, with illustrations. (MNS)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Geometric Concepts, Intermediate Grades

Spence, Carolyn; Martin, Carol S. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1988
Described is a four-month social studies unit allowing for the integration of mathematics and language arts in grade one. The unit focuses on the concept of shelter; mathematics emerges as the key investigative tool used to facilitate and broaden the children's view of where they and their classmates live. (MNS)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 1, Graphs

Andrade, Gloria S. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1992
Presents a 6-day unit for grades 2-4 to enable students to understand the concept of time and how the analog clock works. Using concrete materials and cooperative learning, the unit presents cognitive, affective, and psychomotor objectives and activities for each lesson. (MDH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Cooperative Learning