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Peer reviewedNisbet, Steven; Jones, Graham; Langrall, Cynthia; Thornton, Carol – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2000
Describes and analyzes a learning episode in which two children in year 4 interact with each other and their teacher while playing a probability game involving chocolate M&Ms. Children developed key ideas in probability from a game that was designed to produce cognitive conflict. (ASK)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Processes, Educational Games, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedBergman, Jill Duea – Teaching Children Mathematics, 1997
Using the children's book "Tops and Bottoms" by Janet Stevens--an adaptation of the classic fable of the Tortoise and the Hare--students are given opportunities to build connections between a problem-solving situation and mathematics and to communicate solutions through writing, symbols, and diagrams. A key concept is to demonstrate to students…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Cognitive Processes, Communication Skills, Creative Thinking
