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Hopkins, Theresa M.; Cady, Jo Ann – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2007
This article reports on the use of a unique number system to facilitate teachers' understanding of the concepts of place value. Teachers' mastery of base-ten may hinder their recognition of the difficulties students have with place value, so the authors created a number system that used five symbols to represent values. Using this system, teachers…
Descriptors: Number Systems, Number Concepts, Experiential Learning, Faculty Development
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Enright, Brian E. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 1998
Explores algebraic thinking as children search for patterns while collecting, organizing, and graphing data and as they derive equations describing relationships found in the data. (ASK)
Descriptors: Algebra, Data Analysis, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics