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Cohen, Don – Mathematics Teaching, 1976
Upper elementary school students created their own algorithms for finding products of whole numbers. The algorithms were similar to familiar ones for finding products involving 9 and 11. (SD)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Basic Skills, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
Peer reviewedBright, George W., Ed. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1977
Worksheets to be used for practice on addition and multiplication are provided. (SD)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Instruction
Peer reviewedFeinstein, Irwin K. – School Science and Mathematics, 1975
A model for multiplication is described and used to discuss the properties of division. (SD)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Curriculum, Division, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedHolmes, Emma E. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1975
Games for use in practicing rounding numbers and mental computation using tens and hundreds are described. The importance of estimation to computation is discussed. (SD)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Computation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
Peer reviewedEwbank, W. A. – Mathematics in School, 1975
A game involving operations on whole numbers, observing patterns in the relationships between operands and results, and seeking problems yielding various numerical solutions is described. (SD)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Experiential Learning
Cohen, Donald – Mathematics Teaching, 1976
The observations of a fifth-grade student concerning number patterns are recorded and discussed. (SD)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Basic Skills, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
Peer reviewedBurton, Grace M. – School Science and Mathematics, 1982
Pattern recognition is viewed as a fundamental cognitive skill that lays the groundwork for the ability to form abstractions and generalizations. Incorporating patterning into the curriculum of young children is encouraged. (MP)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education
