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Peer reviewedOlson, Judith; Olson, Melfried – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2000
Presents responses to the Marbles problem, which explores the many ways to arrange a given number of square tiles. (Author/YDS)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction
Peer reviewedOlson, Melfried; Sakshaug, Lynae; Olson, Judith – Teaching Children Mathematics, 1998
Presents a problem for students in grades 4-6 on Venn diagrams with or without manipulatives. Lists questions for teachers to reflect upon during the problem-solving process concerning student understanding of problems, problem-solving strategies, assessment, and reasoning skills. (ASK)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Intermediate Grades, Mathematical Concepts
Peer reviewedOlson, Judith; Olson, Melfried – Teaching Children Mathematics, 1997
These activities explore classification and logical reasoning by providing students with opportunities to generate multiple answers and engage in multiple classifications of the same item. No solutions are suggested so that students will look to themselves as the mathematical authorities. Sample items for classification include birthday months,…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Classification, Critical Thinking, Elementary Education
