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Math Essentials, Elementary School Level gives elementary school teachers the tools they need to help prepare all types of students for mathematics testing in grades 3 through 5. Math Essentials highlights Dr. Thompson's proven approach to teaching math and covers 40 key objectives correlated to the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) standards, including rounding whole numbers, finding equivalent fractions, multiplying two-digit whole numbers, solving word problems, interpreting line graphs, identifying polygons, estimating length and volume, and understanding time.

Frances McBroom Thompson, Ed.D. has taught mathematics at the junior and senior high school levels and has served as a K-12 mathematics specialist. She holds a B.S. in mathematics education from Abilene Christian University (Texas), a master's degree in mathematics from the University of Texas in Austin, and a doctoral degree in mathematics education from the University of Georgia at Athens. Dr. Thompson has published numerous articles and conducts workshops for teachers at the elementary and secondary levels.

Notes to the Teacher
Numeration and Number Properties.Objectives
Order three or more whole numbers up to ten thousands
Identify odd and even whole numbers
Form a generalization of the pattern found in a given ordered set (or sequence) of whole numbers, then generate more members of that set using that generalization
Round whole numbers to the nearest ten, hundred, or thousand
Represent a proper fraction with various models (physical, pictorial)
Find equivalent fractions that are less than one
Compare and order two proper fractions, using models (physical, pictorial)
Match numerals or number names of decimals involving tenths and hundredths with their equivalent word names (including mixed numbers).Practice Test
Computational Algorithms and Estimation in Problem Solving.Objectives
Add or subtract whole numbers (two-digit to four-digit) to solve a word problem
Multiply two-digit whole numbers by one-digit or two-digit whole numbers (as multipliers) to solve single-stepped word problems
Divide two-digit or three-digit whole numbers by one-digit whole numbers (as divisors) to solve a single-stepped word problem
Solve multistepped word problems, using addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division of whole numbers
Estimate a solution to a word problem, using rounding and whole number addition with two or more addends
Estimate a solution to a word problem, using rounding and subtraction of whole numbers
Estimate a solution to a word problem, using rounding and multiplication of whole numbers
Add or subtract four-digit decimals (tens to hundredths).Practice Test
Graphing, Statistics, and Probability.Objectives
Complete a two-column (or two-row) numerical table, using recognized patterns in the column (or row) entries, in order to solve word problems
Identify a set of points on a number line, using greater than and less than
Find the mean of a set of data
Construct, interpret, and apply pictographs
Construct, interpret, and apply (single) bar graphs
Construct, interpret, and apply (broken) line graphs
Use a pair of numbers to compare favorable outcomes to all possible outcomes of a single-staged experiment or situation, and identify which outcome has the greater chance of occurring
Identify possible two-member or three-member outcomes of a situation (multistaged experiment without order).Practice Test
Geometry and Logical or Spatial Reasoning.Objectives
Make generalizations from geometric sets of examples and nonexamples
Use reflections to identify planar shapes having a line of symmetry
Identify congruent planar shapes by using rotations, reflections, or translations
Identify polygons by their generic names
Identify right, acute, and obtuse angles
Describe rectangles (including squares) by their characteristics (sides, diagonals, angles)
Identify three-dimensional shapes (solids) by their names and by specific characteristics, such as faces, vertices, or edges
Apply logical reasoning to solve a word problem (with or without computation).Practice Test
Measurement.Objectives
Estimate the length of an object, using an appropriate measuring unit (inch, foot, yard, millimeter, centimeter, meter)
Estimate the capacity of a container, using an appropriate measuring unit (milliliter, liter, cup, pint, quart, gallon)
Estimate the weight of an object, using an appropriate measuring unit (ounce, pound, gram, kilogram)
Define the relationship between two units of measure within the same system of measurement
Solve problems that involve the passing of time and the notation for time shown o
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