Suggesting that children's literature has a powerful role to play in restoring story to the teaching and learning of mathematics, this book shows how stories are natural invitations for learners to explore the mathematics of their own lives and the lives of others. Each chapter of the book explores books on a given topic and gives some examples of…

Though poetry and math may seem to be unrelated, there are parallels such as rhythmic language and language skills. Reading and writing poetry about math involves students with listening, speaking, reading, and writing in order to develop and demonstrate an understanding of mathematical concepts and relationships. This article features an…

Discusses students' inability to make the connection between manipulative materials and pencil-and-paper calculations in mathematics instruction. Outlines the development of mathematical ideas through the concrete, representational, and abstract phases of instruction. An annotated bibliography listing teacher resources for representational-level…

Noting that young children often need many experiences with a mathematical concept before they fully understand the concept, this annotated bibliography lists children's books for presenting mathematical concepts within a context and details activities that extend the text as a way to engage children in hands-on mathematical learning experiences.…

This document was written to provide school systems with a bibliography of suggested resources which would support Project Basic Instructional Guides. The material consists of annotated listings of student use materials, such as library books, films, filmstrips, kits, records, games, audio and videotapes, filmloops, transparencies, periodicals,…

Contained in this publication are seven items pertaining to the PMDC testing program: (1) scale and test administration directions for grade 1 and (2) for grade 2, (3) description of Hollingshead Socioeconomic Index, (4) School Profile and Class Profile Questionnaires, (5) master record forms, (6) pupil score sheet and report on the preliminary…

Suggests that by making quilt squares with tangrams, children link geometry and children's literature. Provides background on quilts and tangrams, and provides guidelines for teachers. Points out that children gain communication and mathematical thinking skills as they manipulate and explore relationships among pieces. Contains an annotated…

Abstracts of 28 research reports are provided. The reports were prepared by investigators for presentation at the 56th annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. A broad range of topics related to mathematics education is covered. Ten reports deal with problem solving, four are concerned with instructional methods, three…

Research literature concerning children's comprehension of pictures was compiled in order to clarify the role of textbook-type pictures in primary school children's learning of mathematics. The review is presented in eight sections: (1) psychological studies which investigated the role of imagery, comparing pictures with words, including (a)…

Research reported primarily from 1970 through 1975 on the use of manipulative materials at the elementary level (K-7) is reviewed. The research is categorized as deisgn-oriented research, content-oriented research, and catalogs of manipulatives. Each section contains a summary followed by abstracts for each study. References to the theoretical…

Mathematics education research from fourteen studies is abstracted and critiqued in this publication. Six cover aspects of instructional practice, four deal with points in learning theory, two with problem solving, and one each with calculators and sex differences. Research in mathematics education as reported in CIJE and RIE from October to…

Specific books which can be used as a supplement to traditional mathematics materials are reviewed. Topic categories are: Position, Geometric Concepts, Measurement, Size, Time, Money, Numeral Names and Counting, Ordinal Numbers, Concepts of Quantity, and Arithmetic Concepts. (MP)

Suggests guidelines for introducing and using mathematics action books with primary-grade children. Lists resource books for teachers about counting, basic mathematics facts, and telling time. Author, title, price, address of publisher, and a brief description are provided for each book. (YP)

These new paperbacks and recent paperback reprints present simple and complex math concepts as engaging, challenging puzzles and can make math fun for children from preschool through primary grades. (Author/AEF)

Designed to help teachers, librarians, and parents introduce books of exceptional literary and artistic merit, accuracy, and appeal to preschool through sixth grade children, this annotated bibliography presents nearly 1,800 annotations of approximately 2,000 books (2 or more books in a series appear in a single review) published between 1988 and…