Number Sense in the Elementary School Mathematics Classroom

1986 ◽  
Vol 86 (2) ◽  
pp. 100-107
Author(s):  
John W. McBride ◽  
Charles E. Lamb
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Number Sense ◽  
Mathematics Classroom ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
Elementary School Mathematics

Links to Literature: December 2001

2001 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 246-249
Author(s):  
Virginia Usnick ◽  
Jane McCarthy ◽  
Shirley Alexander
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Mathematics Classroom ◽  
Writing Across The Curriculum ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
Upper Elementary ◽  
Content Areas ◽  
Elementary School Mathematics ◽  
Upper Elementary School ◽  
Mathematics Educators ◽  
Literacy Educators

A popular topic of discussion among educators is the concept of integrating the curriculum. While literacy educators advocate integration through “writing across the curriculum,” mathematics educators expound on the “connections” in mathematics. Connections are possible between topics within mathematics and between mathematics and other content areas (Coxford 1995). How can both types of connections be integrated into the upper elementary school mathematics classroom?

Calculators and the Mathematics Curriculum

1987 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 57-60
Author(s):  
James H. Wiebe
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Income Tax ◽  
Mathematics Curriculum ◽  
Mathematics Classroom ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
Elementary School Mathematics ◽  
Retail Outlets ◽  
Pencil And Paper ◽  
The Way ◽  
At Home

While the computer revolution has been making headlines, another much quieter revolution has taken place—in the way people in our society do arithmetic. With electronic calculators selling for less than $5, most people now use them to do such everyday computations as balancing a checkbook or determining how large a refund is due them at income-tax time. This revolution will and should have more of an impact than computers on the types of things we teach in the elementary school mathematics classroom. The abundance of cheap electronic calculators and the presence of sophisticated cash registers in virtually all retail outlets have nearly eliminated the need for pencil-and-paper computations, both at home and in the workplace.

A Game Involving Fraction Squares

2000 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 218-222
Author(s):  
Enrique Ortiz
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Number Sense ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
Major Area ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
Equivalent Fractions ◽  
Elementary School Mathematics ◽  
Fraction Concepts ◽  
Informal Setting

Fractions are a major area of concept and skill study in elementary school mathematics. The game in this article helps students practice many of these concepts and skills in a motivational and informal setting. The major concepts covered by this game include identifying fractions, equivalent fractions, and improper fractions; performing operations with fractions; and reading and writing numerals for fractions. This game also helps develop number sense and uses models to explore operation sense with fractions. The emphasis is on developing and understanding fraction concepts and operations.

Using a Calculator to Develop Mathematical Understanding

1981 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 36-38
Author(s):  
James H. Wiebe
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Mathematics Classroom ◽  
Mathematical Understanding ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
Mathematical Concepts ◽  
Elementary School Mathematics

Calculators are slowly making their way into the elementary school mathematics classroom. Many teachers are beginning to realize their value for checking answers, exploring number patterns, problem solving, and largenumber computations. Calculators can also be very useful in developing understanding of mathematical concepts and operations.

Research into Practice: Number Sense-Making

1994 ◽  
Vol 41 (6) ◽  
pp. 342-345
Author(s):  
Judith Sowder ◽  
Bonnie Schappelle ◽  
Diana Lambdin
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Research Council ◽  
Number Sense ◽  
National Research Council ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
Sense Making ◽  
Major Objective ◽  
Elementary School Mathematics ◽  
Strong Statement ◽  
The Way

In Everybody Counts, a document from the National Research Council (1989), we are told that the major objective of elementary school mathematics should be to develop number sense. This strong statement, if taken seriously, can change the way many—but not all—teachers teach mathematics in elementary school.

Eliciting Student Thinking in Elementary School Mathematics Classrooms

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan L. Franke ◽  
Noreen M. Webb ◽  
Angela Chan ◽  
Dan Battey ◽  
Marsha Ing ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Student Thinking ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
Elementary School Mathematics ◽  
Mathematics Classrooms
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