Arithmetic Teacher articles from May 1994

Arithmetic Teacher archives from May 1994

Empowering students with "The Math Connection." (television program)
May 1, 1994... In Franklin County, Massachusetts, students are making mathematical connections with "The Math Connection" television show, and the results are quite exciting. Mathematics and Television: Making the Connection ...

Helping and getting help - essential skills for effective group problem solving.
May 1, 1994... Seventh grade teacher: "My students have been working together in groups for a while now. They're getting along fine. But I'm finding that a lot of them still don't understand the work. I tell them to |work together and that it is all right...

Making story problems relevant. (Teacher to Teacher)
May 1, 1994... My third-grade class struggled with understanding "story" problems - that is, mathematics problems written in sentences - until one day I decided to put problems into a familiar form making them relevant to children's lives. I took...

Drawings for story problems: practices in Japan and the United States.
May 1, 1994... The problem-solving strategy "Make a drawing" is used in both the United States and Japan but with different degrees and varying amounts of success in each country. The purposes of this article are to compare what seem to be Japanese and...

Linking teaching, learning, and assessment.
May 1, 1994... The sixth standard in the Professional Standards for Teaching Mathematics (NCTM 1991) focuses on analyzing and interconnecting teaching and learning. The standard calls for the analysis of teaching and learning to be ongoing by "[o]bserving,...

Concrete materials and teaching for mathematical understanding.
May 1, 1994... Learning without thought is labor lost An experience is not a true experience until it is reflective. Today we find common agreement that effective mathematics instruction in the elementary grades incorporates liberal use of concrete...

The 12 Circus Rings.
May 1, 1994... This counting book for young readers borrows its structure from "The Twelve Days of Christmas." A young boy and his sister watch various events unfold in twelve circus rings that feature animals, acrobats, and clowns. The illustrations show...

Mouse Views: What the Class Pet Saw.
May 1, 1994... Photographer-illustrator Bruce McMillan has created an interesting visual adventure for readers. Through a series of color photographs and a brief text, readers follow the journey of a brown mouse who has escaped from its cage and is...

Benjamin Bigfoot.
May 1, 1994... Five-year-old Benjamin has a pair of shoes that used to belong to his dad. Benjamin loves those big shoes, and "when he tugs them on over his sneakers, then he feels big, too." He goes everywhere with those big shoes, such as splashing...

Bridges Go from Here to There.
May 1, 1994... Readers learn about how the force of gravity affects the size, shape, and other structural properties of bridges. A short text, accompanied by some black-and-white drawings, helps readers understand some basic engineering principles involved...

Cookies.
May 1, 1994... This story describes the Famous Amos Chocolate Chip Cookie Stores, founded by Wally Amos in 1975. Through a series of black-and-white photographs, readers follow the process of preparing cookies, from mixing the batter to delivering the...

Pigs Will Be Pigs.
May 1, 1994... Mr. Pig, Mrs. Pig, and their two piglets open the refrigerator and find very little left to eat. They decide to go out to eat but have little money: Mrs. Pig forgot to go to the bank, and Mr. Pig only has a dollar in his wallet. To solve...

Dinosaurs Forever!
May 1, 1994... This book is written around the theme of dinosaurs. It is intended for use as a resource book by teachers of K-4 children developing and implementing an integrated open-ended study of dinosaurs. The book is organized by school subject...

State Indicators of Science and Mathematics Education - 1993.
May 1, 1994... This report describes a study conducted to reflect student achievement and curriculum content in mathematics and science. Surveys reported the amount of class time spent with instruction of mathematics and science in schools, with K-1 2...

Activities for Fraction Circles Plus.
May 1, 1994... Activities for Fraction Circles Plus uses fraction circle pieces that represent 1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6, 1/8, 1/10, and 1/12. Blackline masters are included for making the fraction pieces from paper. All activities use a manipulative...

Teaching Mathematics with Manipulatives: A Resource of Activities for the K-12 Teacher.
May 1, 1994... This book, written for K-12 teachers, includes a helpful introduction titled "How to Use This Book." The book is divided into six chapters. In chapters 2- 5, a lesson is presented just as it might be used in a classroom to teach a topic using...