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Download full textVictoria Education Dept. (Australia). – 1967
These three pamphlets by the Department of Education in Victoria, Australia, provide an overview of the elementary mathematics curriculum which is described in greater detail in SE 012 723 to 729. The aims and philosophy, and the content and structure of the course are outlined, and methods of classroom organization to allow for individual…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Class Organization, Curriculum, Elementary School Mathematics
McIntosh, Alistair; Quadling, Douglas – Mathematics Teaching, 1975
A series of puzzle-type activities combining arithmetic reasoning and geometric figures is described and illustrated. (SD)
Descriptors: Algebra, Arithmetic, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning
Wells, Peter – Mathematics Teaching, 1973
After noting that accurate calculation is not the only reason for teaching arithmetic, innovative activities providing practice with basic facts, pattern spotting,'' and exploration are presented. (MS)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Diagrams, Discovery Learning, Elementary School Mathematics
Peer reviewedBoucher, Jim – Mathematics in School, 1972
Describes the British primary school approach to mathematics learning. (MM)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Class Organization, Elementary School Mathematics, Experiential Learning
Peer reviewedJunge, Charlotte W. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1972
Two enrichment activities for elementary school mathematics are presented--one dealing with operation drill and one with the Pythagorean Theorem. (JG)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Elementary School Mathematics, Enrichment Activities, Experiential Learning
Fosnot, Catherine Twomey; Dolk, Maarten – 2001
The first in a three-volume set, this book focuses on young children between the ages of four and eight as they construct a deeper understanding of numbers and the operations of addition and subtraction. Rather than offer unrelated activities, this book provides a concerted, unified description of development with a focus on big ideas, progressive…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Computation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
Peer reviewedCurcio, Frances R.; And Others – Arithmetic Teacher, 1987
Presents a rationale and activities for using teacher-made laminated strips to teach fraction division concepts. (PK)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Class Activities, Division, Elementary Education
Baratta-Lorton, Mary – 1979
This curriculum guide presents a program of 20 open-ended math activities to be used to supplement the math programs in kindergarten, first, or second grade classrooms. The program consists of child-oriented counters and gameboards used to explore the concept of number from counting to making up and solving addition and subtraction equations. Each…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Curriculum Guides
Shaw, Jean M.; And Others – 1987
This manual was designed for use in conducting staff development sessions for elementary teachers of mathematics in Mississippi in grades K-6. The four topical areas treated in the document are: (1) measurement and geometry; (2) fractions; (3) procedural errors in arithmetic; and (4) problem solving. The number of instructional hours necessary for…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Experiential Learning
