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Christy, Donna; Lambe, Karen; Payson, Christine; Carnevale, Patricia; Scarpelli, Debra – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2008
A whimsical mathematics event for children and adults, derived from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, was held at the Providence Children's Museum in Rhode Island. NCTM's Standards were the basis of all the activities. (Contains 10 figures and 1 table.)
Descriptors: Mathematics Activities, Learning Activities, Museums, Young Children
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Swarthout, Mary – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2003
Presents the Perfect-Square Geometry Partners problem to teach students about patterns. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Computation, Elementary Education, Geometric Concepts, Geometry
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Shreero, Betsy; Sullivan, Cindy; Conage, Mary; Urbano, Alicia – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2003
Investigates problems called "cranium crackers" and focuses on number sense, logical reasoning, data analysis, geometry, measurement, and algebraic thinking. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Algebra, Data Analysis, Elementary Education, Geometry
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Emenaker, Charles E. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 1999
Describes a sixth-grade interdisciplinary geometry unit based on Charles Dickens's "A Christmas Carol". Focuses on finding area, volume, and perimeter, and working with estimation, decimals, and fractions in the context of making gingerbread houses. (ASK)
Descriptors: Area, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
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Smith, Jacquelin – Teaching Children Mathematics, 1995
Discusses the use of children's literature to combine social studies and mathematics to study patchwork quilts. (MKR)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary School Mathematics, Geometry, Integrated Activities