Arithmetic Teacher articles from March 1994

Arithmetic Teacher archives from March 1994

Integrating assessment and instruction? The tip of the iceberg! (One Point of View)
March 1, 1994... Walk into any classroom in America. You'll probably see a teacher who is asking students questions, spending more time with someone or on something than originally planned, and adjusting his or her actions to take advantage of a "teachable"...

Making connections with teddy bears. (mathematics for children)
March 1, 1994... Teddy Bears, Teddy Bears, cute and spicy Teddy Bears. Teddy Bears, Teddy Bears, who will come and buy? These words were part of the commercial my class developed and presented to the other classes in our elementary school to advertise the...

The 5 and 3 store. (consumer mathematics for children)
March 1, 1994... Lane two is open. Lane two is open." This statement was greeted with enthusiasm as students shopped in a "grocery store" set up to offer experience in money skills and management. This unit was introduced during the first month of school when...

A number line with character. (the Factor Game)
March 1, 1994... Vince and Sarah are playing the Factor Game, a two-person game in which the first player selects a number from 1 to 30. The second player then selects all the divisors of the first number that are less than that number. If Vince begins the game...

Assessing mathematics learning for students with learning differences. (includes related articles)
March 1, 1994... The Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics (NCTM 1989) advocates the alignment of the mathematics curriculum with instructional practices and assessment techniques. The authors clearly understood that this alignment would not...

Sometimes less is more. (providing solution examples)
March 1, 1994... This is a true story. Not long ago, on a cool, chilly day in November, a teacher named Mr. B. gave his second-grade students some problems similar to those found in most mathematics textbooks. Since these students would be "problem solving," Mr....

Promoting mathematical explorations through children's literature.
March 1, 1994... Children's literature can be an important vehicle to use when exploring various mathematical concepts (Whitin and Wilde 1992). Stories can help students understand the meaningful contexts that support mathematical thinking. They will see...

How much real problem solving? (AT Classic)
March 1, 1994... The following article was a most appropriate selection for this series, for Swenson presents a highly contemporary view of problem solving. She ably shows the breadth and nature of "real" problem solving. One must be impressed with the many...

The lunch-wheel spin. (statistics and probability learning)
March 1, 1994... The NCTM's Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics (1989) recognizes the importance of having all students develop an awareness of concepts and processes of statistics and probability. In particular it proposes that experiences...

Teaching and learning quantities and rational numbers. (Teaching and Learning of Quantities and Rational Numbers Working Group)
March 1, 1994... The Teaching and Learning of Quantities and Rational Numbers Working Group has a complex purpose. The goal is to investigate the changes in classroom teaching and the effects on students' learning of teachers' opportunities for in-depth study of...

Calculators and computers: tools for mathematical exploration and empowerment.
March 1, 1994... Over the last decade, major advances in technology have brought new and exciting possibilities to mathematics education. The universal availability of calculators--both as stand-alones and as built-ins for such devices as cash registers--is...

The Biggest Birthday Cake in the World.
March 1, 1994... In the old days, the Richest Man in the World was, of course, the Fattest Man in the World. He lived in the Biggest House in the World, all alone except for 100 cooks and 3 vice presidents. Four weeks before his fortieth birthday he instructs...

The Great Pumpkin Switch.
March 1, 1994... This story begins with an older adult telling his two grandchildren about a story from his childhood. One summer his sister Rosie was trying to grow the biggest pumpkin ever; she was hoping to win some special patches that she saw advertised in a...

Hungry Little Frog.
March 1, 1994... This counting book for young readers follows a frog, known as a spring peeper, in his search for food. The frog keeps following one ladybug, as it hops on the back of one slippery salamander, then climbs on one of two tall mushrooms, passes three...

Once Upon a Time.
March 1, 1994... Readers follow the daily activities of one family as a mother, father, son, and baby spend the day together. The day progresses from 7:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. in one-hour intervals; common household experiences are represented, such as the three...

One Prickly Porcupine.
March 1, 1994... In this counting book, sets of animals from one to twenty perform a variety of activities on the huge body of one "grinning gleeful giant." Using alliteration on each page, the author shows "two squirrels singing in some ears," "nine toddling...

Pink Pigs Aplenty.
March 1, 1994... Here is a delightful counting book that asks readers to count the number of pigs in the piggies' circus. We see sets of pigs from one to ten performing a variety of antics, all described by the alliteration of "p": practicing pirouettes, playing...

Pumpkins.
March 1, 1994... This fictitious story is about a beautiful field in the country and a man who wanted to save it from development. When he saw the For Sale sign one day, he knew that a sale would eventually mean bulldozers, houses, streets, and street lights. He...

Number Power: A Cooperative Approach to Mathematics and Social Development, Gr. 3.
March 1, 1994... The authors of Number Power set the following two coordinated goals: (1) to address mathematical-concept goals on number that are in line with the content and pedagogy of the NCTM's curriculum standards (1989) and (2) to set social-development...

I Can't Believe It's MATH!
March 1, 1994... Real-world after-school activities are the subjects of sixteen theme-based units in this well-organized binder. A short, clear introduction presents a rationale as well as suggestions for use. Catchy titles like "Hungry Muncher Cafe" and "Skate...

Problem Play.
March 1, 1994... Problem Play is a collection of forty problems appropriate for students in the primary grades. Each lesson appears on a single reproducible page and is designed to develop children's problem-solving skills. The strength of this resource lies in...

Using Math Manipulatives for Cooperative Problem Solving.
March 1, 1994... The lessons in this set of activity books are designed for use with pairs or small groups of students. Activities are presented in motivating game or puzzle formats. All need some advance materials preparation, with time required ranging from...