Teaching and Learning Elementary and Middle School Mathematics

by Sheffield, Linda Jensen; Cruikshank, Douglas E.

• ISBN13: 9780471365464
• ISBN10: 0471365467
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780471387978
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-07-01
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Summary

This state-of-the-art book designed to prepare teachers of mathematics in elementary and middle schools (grades kindergarten to eight) to help children learn the concepts and develop the skills they will need as they face the 21st century--e.g., the ability to think mathematically, logically, visually, and creatively, and to use calculators and computers knowledgeably and efficiently.

Table of Contents

Preparing to Teach Mathematics.

Children and Mathematics.

Solving and Creating Problems, Estimating, and Mental Calculating.

Technology in Teaching and Learning Mathematics.

Thinking Mathematically.

Attaching Meaning to Numbers.

Teaching and Learning Addition and Subtraction.

Teaching and Learning Multiplication and Division.

Attaching Meaning to Rational Numbers.

Teaching and Learning Operations with Rational Numbers.

Teaching and Learning Probability, Statistics, and Graphing.

Teaching and Learning Geometry.

Teaching and Learning Measurement.

Introducing Algebra.

Organizing for Mathematics Instruction.

Appendices.

Index.