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Theresa Wills; Jennifer Suh; Kate Roscioli; Amanda Guzman; Jennifer Everdale; Sandra Lee – Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 2023
This article describes "Build It!--The Rectangle Game" task that uses the context of a game to develop mathematical generalizations based on strategy. The underlying mathematics in this game-based task is for students to discover factors and prime and composite numbers through 100. The playful use of "The Rectangle Game"…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Teaching Methods, Geometric Concepts, Generalization
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Kosko, Karl W. – Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 2020
Developing multiplicative reasoning is an important milestone for elementary school students, which influences their learning of later mathematical concepts (Hackenberg and Tillema 2009). For children to conceptually understand multiplication, one should move beyond merely counting by ones to dealing with composites (twos, fives, etc.) and other…
Descriptors: Multiplication, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Thinking Skills