What successful math teachers do, grades preK-5 : 47 research-based strategies for the standards-based classroom / Edward S. Wall, Alfred S. Posamentier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wall, Edward S., author.

Posamentier, Alfred S., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mathematics--Study and teaching (Primary)--Standards--United States.

Mathematics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (169 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The authors present dynamic learning activities with research-based strategies and sources for further reading to increase students' confidence in math while effectively addressing NCTM standards.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Prologue""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Authors""; ""Chapter 1 - Numbers and Operations""; ""Grades Prek�2""; ""1. Encourage Young Children�s Exploration and Understanding of Relationships among Numbers""; ""2. Encourage Young Children�s Understanding of Addition and Subtraction and How They Relate To Each Other""; ""3. Encourage Young Children�s Fluent Computation""; ""Grades 3�5""; ""4. Encourage an Understanding of the Structure of Numbers and Relationships among Numbers""

""5. Encourage an Understanding of the Meanings of Multiplication and Division and How They Relate To Each Other""""6. Encourage Students to Compute Fluently and Make Reasonable Estimates""; ""Chapter 2 - Algebra""; ""Grades Prek�2""; ""7. Encourage Young Children�s Systematic Sorting and Classification as They Work with a Variety of Patterns, Geometric Shapes, and Data""; ""8. Encourage Young Children�s Systematic Exploration of the General Principles and Properties of Operations Such as Addition and Subtraction""; ""Grades 3�5""

""9. Encourage the Expression and Generalization of Mathematics Relationships""""10. Encourage Further Understanding of Multiplicative Structures through Application and Analysis of the Distributivity of Multiplication Over Addition""; ""Chapter 3 - Geometry""; ""Grades Prek�2""; ""11. Encourage Young Children�s Exploration of Characteristics and Properties of Two- and Three-Dimensional Shapes""; ""12. Encourage Young Children�s Application of Similarity Transformations to Analyze Geometric Situations""

""13. Encourage Young Children�s Use of Visualization and Spatial Reasoning in Their Exploration of Geometric Shapes""""Grades 3�5""; ""14. Encourage Students� Exploration and Mathematical Analysis of the Properties of Two-Dimensional Geometric Shapes""; ""15. Encourage Students� Use of Geometric Transformations to Analyze Mathematical Situations""; ""16. Encourage Students� Use of Visualization, Spatial Reasoning, and Geometric Modeling to Solve Problems""; ""Chapter 4 - Measurement""; ""Grades Prek�2""

""17. Encourage Young Children�s Exploration and Understanding of Measurement Concepts and Relationships""""18. Encourage Young Children to Accurately Apply Appropriate Tools and Techniques to Linear Measurement""; ""Grades 3�5""; ""19. Encourage Students� Exploration and Understanding of Measurement Concepts and Relationships""; ""20. Encourage Students� Appropriate Application of Conventional Measuring Tools in Varied Situations""; ""Chapter 5 - Data Analysis and Probability""; ""Grades Prek�2""

""21. Encourage Young Children�s Collection, Display, and Organization of Objects and Data""

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

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ISBN:

9781483361512

1483361519

9781483363684

1483363686

OCLC:

923707268