Concepts to Mathematical Tools to References Elementary (A-C)

Algebra/patterns-- calculators, computers/Internet/software/spreadsheets, base-ten blocks, games/puzzles/toys, pattern blocks, attribute blocks, tangrams, cubes/Unifix cubes, color tiles, Cuisenaire rods, ten-frames, counters, hundreds chart/math tables/number lines/10x10 grid/circle chart, geoboards, geometric shapes, books/journals/newspapers/portfolios, fabrics/beadwork, pentablocks, toothpicks/rods/sticks, soap, drinking straws

What is Algebra in Elementary School?
Jennifer M. Bay-Williams.
Teaching Children Mathematics, December 2001, 8:4, 196-200.
Grade: K-5

Patterns and Symmetry: Reflections of Culture.
Patricia S. Moyer.
Teaching Children Mathematics, November 2001, 8:3, 140-144.
Grade: Elementary

Eenie, Meenie, Minie, Moe…Building on Intuitive Notions of Chance.
Jeffrey A. Frykholm.
Teaching Children Mathematics, October 2001, 8:2, 112-118.
Grade: Elementary

Developing Mathematical Thinking Using Codes and Ciphers.
Lisa J. Evered and Serigne Gningue.
Teaching Children Mathematics, September 2001, 8:1, 8-15.
Grade: Elementary

Bubble-Mania!
Laura J. Cline.
Teaching Children Mathematics, September 2001, 8:1, 20-23, 25-26.
Grade: K-5

Teaching Addition and Subtraction Facts: A Chinese Perspective.
Wei Sun and Joanne Y. Shang.
Teaching Children Mathematics, September 2001, 8:1, 28-31.
Grade: Elementary

Response to the Nets and Polyhedra Problem.
Lynae Sakshaug.
Teaching Children Mathematics, September 2001, 8:1, 44-48.
Grade: Elementary

Do Numbers Have Shapes? Connecting Number Patterns and Shapes through the Vedic Matrix.
Blidi S. Stemn and Jill E. Collins.
Teaching Children Mathematics, May 2001, 7:9, 542-547.
Grade: Elementary

Principles and Standards for School Mathematics in the Classroom.
Regina Mistretta and Joseph Porzio.
Teaching Children Mathematics, April 2001, 7:8, 472-473.
Grade: Elementary

March Ahead to Basics.
Regina Mistretta.
Teaching Children Mathematics, March 2001, 7:7, 416-417.
Grade: Elementary

Kenta, Kilts, and Kimonos: Exploring Cultures and Mathematics through Fabrics.
Dorothy Y. White.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 2001, 7:6, 354-359.
Grade: 1

Geometry through Beadwork Designs.
Cathy A. Barkley and Saundra Cruz.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 2001, 7:6, 362-367.
Grade: Elementary

The Intersection of Two Unlikely Worlds: Ratios and Drums.
Anthony C. Stevens, Janet M. Sharp, and Becky Nelson.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 2001, 7:6, 376-383.
Grade: Elementary

Mathematics in the Preschool.
Douglas H. Clements.
Teaching Children Mathematics, January 2001, 7:5, 270-275.
Grade: Elementary

Developing Numbers and Operations with Affordable Handheld Technology.
Denny St. John and Douglas A. Lapp.
Teaching Children Mathematics, November 2000, 7:3, 162-164.
Grade: Elementary

From Habitats to Legs: Using Science-Themed Counting Books to Foster Connections.
Pamela O. Fleege and Denisse R. Thompson.
Teaching Children Mathematics, October 2000, 7:2, 74-78.
Grade: Pre-K-3

Celebrate Metric Day.
Regina Mistretta and Joseph A. Porzio.
Teaching Children Mathematics, October 2000, 7:2, 96-97.
Grade: Elementary

Using Language and Visualization to Teach Place Value.
Joan A. Colter.
Teaching Children Mathematics, October 2000, 7:2, 108-114.
Grade: Elementary

Math is Art.
Tim Granger.
Teaching Children Mathematics, September 2000, 7:1, 10-13.
Grade: Elementary

Uncovering the Magic.
Peggy O'Conner.
Teaching Children Mathematics, September 2000, 7:1, 16-21.
Grade: 2-6

Nets and Polyhedra.
Lynae Sakshaug and Conrad Van Voorst.
Teaching Children Mathematics, September 2000, 7:1, 34-35.
Grade: Elementary

Experiencing Mathematics through Literature: The Story of Neil.
Donna M. Jenner and Ann G. Anderson.
Teaching Children Mathematics, May 2000, 6:9, 544-547.
Grade: Elementary

Notable Numbers.
Mary Lou Damjanovich and Jane S. Martain.
Teaching Children Mathematics, April 2000, 6:8, 504-505.
Grade: Elementary

Midpoint Shapes.
Rosamond Welchman and Josephine Urso.
Teaching Children Mathematics, April 2000, 6:8, 506-509.
Grade: 2-6

Quality Literature as a Springboard to Problem Solving.
Colin K. Ducolon.
Teaching Children Mathematics, March 2000, 6:7, 442-446.
Grade K-3

How Many Spots Does a Cheetah Have?
Kristine M. Reed.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 2000, 6:6, 346-349.
Grade: 1

Investigating Mathematics as a Community of Learners.
Hollylynne Stohl Drier.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 2000, 6:6, 346-349.
Grade: Elementary

Teaching Young Mathematicians: The Challenges and Rewards.
Cyndi Frakes and Kate Kline.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 2000, 6:6, 376-381.
Grade: Kindergarten

Designing Questions to Encourage Children's Mathematical Thinking.
Jane F. Schielack, Dinah Chancellor, and Kimberly M. Childs.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 2000, 6:6, 398-402.
Grade: 2-4

Nurturing the Voices of Young Mathematicians with Dyads and Group Discussions.
Maryann S. Wickett.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 2000, 6:6, 412-415.
Grade: Elementary

A Teacher's "Try"angles.
Connie H. Yarema, Rhonda H. Adams, and Rachel Cagle.
Teaching Children Mathematics, January 2000, 6:5, 299-302.
Grade: K-4

The Wonderful World of Digital Sums.
Martha V. Bonsangue, Gerald E. Gannon, and Karen L. Watson.
Teaching Children Mathematics, January 2000, 6:5, 310-313, 318-320.
Grade: Elementary

Developing Geometric Thinking Through Activities that Begin with Play.
Pierre M. van Hiele.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 1999, 5:6, 310-316.
Grade: Elementary

What Comes Next? The Mathematics of Pattern in Kindergarten.
Karen Economopoulos.
Teaching Children Mathematics, December 1998, 5:4, 230-233.
Grade: Kindergarten

Using Computers for Algebraic Thinking.
Julie Sarama and Douglas H. Clements.
Teaching Children Mathematics, November 1998, 5:3, 186-190.
Grade: Elementary

The Function Box and Fourth Graders: Squares, Cubes, and Circles.
James S. Sulzer.
Teaching Children Mathematics, April 1998, 4:8, 442-447.
Grade: K-8

Number Operations from an Algebraic Perspective.
James H. Vance.
Teaching Children Mathematics, January 1998, 4:5, 282-285.
Grade: Primary 

What Does Algebraic Thinking Look Like and Sound Like with Preprimary Children?
Frances R. Curcio and Sydney L. Schwartz.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 1997, 3:6, 296-300.
Grade: Pre-primary

Probing the Foundations of Algebra: Grade-4 Pattern Items in NAEP.
Patricia Ann Kenney and Edward A Silver.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 1997, 3:6, 268-274.
Grade: 4

Preparing Student to Enter the Gate.
Michaele F. Chappell.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 1997, 3:6, 266-267.
Grade: Pre-kindergarten -- 6

A Foundation for Algebraic Reasoning in the Early Grades.
Erna Yackel.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 1997, 3:6, 276-280.
Grade: K-12

Experiences with Patterning.
Joan Ferrini-Munday, Glenda Lappan, and Elizabeth Phillips.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 1997, 3:6, 282-288.
Grade: K-6

Literature and Algebraic Reasoning.
Cheryl A. Lubinski and Albert D. Otto.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 1997, 3:6, 290-295.
Grade: K-4

Patterns as Tools for Algebraic Reasoning.
Kristen Herbert and Rebecca H. Brown.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 1997, 3:6, 340-344.
Grade: 6

Doing Algebra in Grades K-4.
Zalman Usiskin.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 1997, 3:6, 346-356.
Grade: K-4

Algebraic Thinking: A Professional-Development Theme.
Faye Nisonoff Ruopp, Al Cuoco, Sue M. Rasala and M. Grace Kelemanik.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 1997, 3:6, 326-329.
Grade: K-12

Spreadsheets, Patterns, and Algebraic Thinking.
Don Ploger, Lee Klingler, and Michael Rooney.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 1997, 3:6, 330-334.
Grade: Elementary

Hidden Messages in Teacher Talk: Praise and Empowerment.
Sydney L Schwartz.
Teaching Children Mathematics, March 1996, 2:7, 396-401.
Grade: Pre-kindergarten -- Kindergarten

Look! How I Am Growing!
Carol Midgett.
Teaching Children Mathematics, March 1996, 2:7, 404-407.
Grade: Elementary

Hamster Math: Authentic Experiences in Data Collection.
Beth Jorgenson.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 1996, 2:6, 336-339.
Grade: Elementary

What's In A Glyph?
Patricia E. Cartland.
Teaching Children Mathematics, January 1996, 2:5, 324-328.
Grade: Elementary

Perimeter Patterns.
Richard A. Austin and Patricia Biafore.
Teaching Children Mathematics, December 1995, 2:4, 238-240.
Grade: 5-8

The Role of Self-Directed Discovery Time in the Development of Mathematics Concepts.
Angela Giglio Andrews.
Teaching Children Mathematics, October 1995, 2:2, 116-120.
Grade: Pre-primary

Teaching Patterns, Relationships, and Multiplication as Worthwhile Mathematical Tasks.
Barbara E. Armstrong.
Teaching Children Mathematics, March 1995, 446-450.
Grade: Elementary


Algorithms -- computers/Internet/software/spreadsheets, games/puzzles/toys, calculators

Culture in the Curriculum: Enriching Numeration and Number Operations.
Carla C. Moldavan.
Teaching Children Mathematics, December 2001, 8:4, 238-243.
Grade: 4

Multiplying Fractions.
Zhijun Wu.
Teaching Children Mathematics, November 2001, 8:3, 174-177.
Grade: Elementary

Connecting Mathematics Instruction with the Families of Young Children.
Diane W. Kyle, Ellen McIntyre, and Gayle H. Moore.
Teaching Children Mathematics, October 2001, 8:2, 80-86.
Grade: Elementary

Teaching Addition and Subtraction Facts: A Chinese Perspective.
Wei Sun and Joanne Y. Shang.
Teaching Children Mathematics, September 2001, 8:1, 28-31.
Grade: Elementary

Alternative Algorithms: Increasing Options, Reducing Errors.
Tamela D. Randolph and Helene J. Sherman.
Teaching Children Mathematics, April 2001, 7:8, 480-484.
Grade: Elementary

There Are No Algorithms for Teaching Algorithms.
Frances R. Curcio and Sydney L. Schwartz.
Teaching Children Mathematics, September 1998, 5:1, 26-30.
Grade: Elementary


Angles -- protractors, compasses, geoboards, miras/mirrors/reflective material, pattern blocks, books/journals/newspapers/portfolios, paper/origami/stencil patterns/graph paper, tangrams, rulers/straightedge/tape measures/meter sticks/trundle wheels/callipers, pentablocks, toothpicks/rods/sticks, soap, drinking straws

Geo-Dolls: Traveling in a Mathematical World.
Karen S. Karp and E. Todd Brown.
Teaching Children Mathematics, November 2001, 8:3, 132-138.
Grade: Elementary

Bubble-Mania!
Laura J. Cline.
Teaching Children Mathematics, September 2001, 8:1, 20-23, 25-26.
Grade: K-5

And Then There Was Luke The Geometric Thinking of a Young Mathematician.
Janet M. Sharp and Karen Bush Hoiberg.
Teaching Children Mathematics, March 2001, 7:7, 432-439.
Grade: Elementary

Tackling Tangrams.
Deanna Rigdon, Jolyn Raleigh, and Shari Goodman.
Teaching Children Mathematics, January 2000, 6:5, 304-305.
Grade: Elementary

Geometric Flips Via the Arts.
Donald H. Sellke.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 1999, 5:6, 379-383.
Grade: 5-6

Young Children Deal with Data.
Judith V. Taylor.
Teaching Children Mathematics, November 1997, 4:3, 146-149.
Grade: 2

Making Connections: From Paper to Pop-Up Books.
Vanessa Evans Huse, Nancy Larson Bluemel and Rhonda Harris Taylor.
Teaching Children Mathematics, September 1994, 1:1, 14-17.
Grade: Elementary


Area/surface area -- geoboards, color tiles, base-ten blocks, cubes/Unifix cubes, tangrams, pattern blocks, rulers/straightedge/tape measures/meter sticks/trundle wheels/callipers, fraction models/circles, color tiles, cubes/Unifix cubes, games/puzzles/toys, geometric shapes, paper/origami/stencil patterns/graph paper, fabrics/beadwork, pentablocks

Multiplying Fractions.
Zhijun Wu.
Teaching Children Mathematics, November 2001, 8:3, 174-177.
Grade: Elementary

Mouse Maze Tournament: Connecting Geometry and Measurement.
Shirley Curtis.
Teaching Children Mathematics, May 2001, 7:9, 504-509.
Grade: 5

Children Play Mathematics at Camp Invention.
Jo Ann Uslick and Susan G. Barr.
Teaching Children Mathematics, March 2001, 7:7, 392-394.
Grade: Elementary

Mathematics Instruction Developed from a Garden Theme.
Marta Civil and Leslie H. Khan.
Teaching Children Mathematics, March 2001, 7:7, 400-405.
Grade: Elementary

March Ahead to Basics.
Regina Mistretta.
Teaching Children Mathematics, March 2001, 7:7, 416-417.
Grade: Elementary

And Then There Was Luke The Geometric Thinking of a Young Mathematician.
Janet M. Sharp and Karen Bush Hoiberg.
Teaching Children Mathematics, March 2001, 7:7, 432-439.
Grade: Elementary

Representation: An Important Process for Teaching and Learning Mathematics.
Francis (Skip) Fennell and Tom Rowan.  
Teaching Children Mathematics, January 2001, 7:5, 288-292.
Grade: Elementary

Celebrate Metric Day.
Regina Mistretta and Joseph A. Porzio.
Teaching Children Mathematics, October 2000, 7:2, 96-97.
Grade: Elementary

Midpoint Shapes.
Rosamond Welchman and Josephine Urso.
Teaching Children Mathematics, April 2000, 6:8, 506-509.
Grade: 2-6

Tackling Tangrams.
Deanna Rigdon, Jolyn Raleigh, and Shari Goodman.
Teaching Children Mathematics, January 2000, 6:5, 304-305.
Grade: Elementary

Developing Geometric Thinking Through Activities that Begin with Play.
Pierre M. van Hiele.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 1999, 5:6, 310-316.
Grade: Elementary

Young Children's Developing Understanding of Geometric Shapes.
Mary Anne Hannibal.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 1999, 5:6, 353-357.
Grade: Pre-school -- Primary (age 3 to 6)

Shape Up!
Christine D. Oberdorf and Jennifer Taylor-Cox.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 1999, 5:6, 340-345.
Grade: Elementary

Finding the Number of Cubes in Rectangular Cube Buildings.
Michael Battista and Douglas H. Clements.
Teaching Children Mathematics, January 1998, 4:5, 258-264.
Grade: Elementary (3-5)

Interpreting the Standards: Translating Principles into Practice.
Deborah E. Schifter and Deborah Carey O-Brien.
Teaching Children Mathematics, December 1997, 4:4, 202-205.
Grade: 3

Recognizing the Mathematics.
Birgitta Corneille.
Teaching Children Mathematics, October 1997, 4:2, 112-115.
Grade: Pre-primary

Exploring Area with Geoboards.
Patricia A. Trafton and Christina Hartman.
Teaching Children Mathematics, October 1997, 4:2, 72-75.
Grade: 2

Breathe O2 into Your Mathematics Program -- Promote Openness and Ownership.
Gay S. Pitts.
Teaching Children Mathematics, May 1997, 3:9, 496-498.
Grade: Elementary

Bilingual Lessons in Early-Grades Geometry.
Alfinio Flores.
Teaching Children Mathematics, March 1995, 1:7, 420-424.
Grade: K-3


Cardinal/ordinal/nominal numbers -- counters, calculators, games/puzzles/toys, marbles

Nominals: Numbers as Names.
Lawrence Shirley.
Teaching Children Mathematics, December 1995, 2:4, 242-245.
Grade: Pre-kindergarten - elementary


Classification/sorting/making sets -- attribute blocks, cubes/Unifix cubes, pattern blocks, tangrams, counters, Cuisenaire rods, geometric solids, money, base-ten blocks, cardboard/boxes, geoboards, books/journals/newspapers/portfolios, toothpicks/rods/sticks, miras/mirrors/reflective material, paper/origami/stencil patterns/graph paper, games/puzzles/toys, geometric shapes, dice/number cubes, balance scale/weights/scales, building blocks/Lego, play centers, color tiles, capacity containers, computers/Internet software, polyhedrons/nets, fraction models/circles, fabrics/beadwork, chalkboard/metal chalkboard/flannel board/magnet board, calculators, marbles, pentablocks

Geo-Dolls: Traveling in a Mathematical World.
Karen S. Karp and E. Todd Brown.
Teaching Children Mathematics, November 2001, 8:3, 132-138.
Grade: Elementary

Early Number Instruction.
Arthur J. Baroody and Alexis Benson.
Teaching Children Mathematics, November 2001, 8:3, 154-158.
Grade: Preschool

Connecting Mathematics Instruction with the Families of Young Children.
Diane W. Kyle, Ellen McIntyre, and Gayle H. Moore.
Teaching Children Mathematics, October 2001, 8:2, 80-86.
Grade: Elementary

Consumer Investigations: What Is the "Best" Chip?
Dixie Methany.
Teaching Children Mathematics, March 2001, 7:7, 418-420.
Grade: Elementary

Multiply with MI: Using Multiple Intelligences to Master Multiplication.
Jody Kenny Willis and Aostre N. Johnson.
Teaching Children Mathematics, January 2001, 7:5, 260-267, 269.
Grade: Elementary

Mathematics in the Preschool.
Douglas H. Clements.
Teaching Children Mathematics, January 2001, 7:5, 270-275.
Grade: Elementary

From Habitats to Legs: Using Science-Themed Counting Books to Foster Connections.
Pamela O. Fleege and Denisse R. Thompson.
Teaching Children Mathematics, October 2000, 7:2, 74-78.
Grade: Pre-K-3

Using Manipulatives to Show What We Know.
Regina Mistretta and Joseph A. Porzio.
Teaching Children Mathematics, September 2000, 7:1, 32-33.
Grade: Elementary

Implications of Research on Children's Understanding of Geometry.
Thomas B. Fox.
Teaching Children Mathematics, May 2000, 6:9, 572-576.
Grade: Elementary

Transportation.
Janel E. Helms, Matthew J. Hinks, Michelle V. Goodman, Shelly R. Leiby, Luke J. Verna, and Cheryl A. Wetzel.
Teaching Children Mathematics, March 2000, 6:7, 452-453.
Grade: K-2

Mathematics Workshop: Mathematics Class Becomes Learner Centered.
Daniel Heuser.
Teaching Children Mathematics, January 2000, 6:5, 288-295.
Grade: Elementary

Why Are Some Solids Perfect? Conjectures and Experiments by Third Graders.
Richard Lehrer and Carmen L. Curtis.
Teaching Children Mathematics, January 2000, 6:5, 324-329.
Grade: 3

Check Out these Checkbooks: Real-life Banking for the Classroom.
Abby Tuch.
Teaching Children Mathematics, March 1999, 5:7, 422-429.
Grade: 2-6

Educating Hannah: It's a What?
Sir Wilfred H. Cockcroft and John Marshall.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 1999, 5:6, 326-329.
Grade: Elementary

Young Children's Developing Understanding of Geometric Shapes.
Mary Anne Hannibal.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 1999, 5:6, 353-357.
Grade: Pre-school -- Primary (age 3 to 6)

Shape Up!
Christine D. Oberdorf and Jennifer Taylor-Cox.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 1999, 5:6, 340-345.
Grade: Elementary

Developing Geometric Thinking Through Activities that Begin with Play.
Pierre M. van Hiele.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 1999, 5:6, 310-316.
Grade: Elementary

Solving Geometric Problems by Using Unit Blocks.
Angela Giglio Andrews.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 1999, 5:6, 381-323.
Grade: K-Primary

Teaching the Values of Coins.
Randell L. Drum and Wesley G. Petty Jr.
Teaching Children Mathematics, January 1999, 5:5, 264-268.
Grade: Primary

What Comes Next? The Mathematics of Pattern in Kindergarten.
Karen Economopoulos.
Teaching Children Mathematics, December 1998, 5:4, 230-233.
Grade: Kindergarten

Parents as Partners: Supporting Children's Mathematics Learning Prior to School.
Ann G. Anderson.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 1998, 4:6, 331-337.
Grade: Pre-kindergarten -- 6

Books + Manipulatives + Families = A Mathematics Lending Library.
Diane McCarty.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 1998, 4:6, 368-375.
Grade: Elementary

Parents, Board Games and Mathematical Learning.
Marion Lee Caldwell.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 1998, 4:6, 365-367.
Grade: Elementary

Finding the Number of Cubes in Rectangular Cube Buildings.
Michael Battista and Douglas H. Clements.
Teaching Children Mathematics, January 1998, 4:5, 258-264.
Grade: Elementary (3-5)

Recognizing the Mathematics.
Birgitta Corneille.
Teaching Children Mathematics, October 1997, 4:2, 112-115.
Grade: Pre-primary

Assessment Through Incredible Equations.
Diana A. D'Aboy.
Teaching Children Mathematics, October 1997, 4:2, 76-80.
Grade: 1

Exploring Area with Geoboards.
Patricia A. Trafton and Christina Hartman.
Teaching Children Mathematics, October 1997, 4:2, 72-75.
Grade: 2

Place Value as the Key to Teaching Decimal Operations.
Judith Sowder.
Teaching Children Mathematics, April 1997, 3:8, 448-453.
Grade: Elementary and Middle

Experiences with Patterning.
Joan Ferrini-Munday, Glenda Lappan, and Elizabeth Phillips.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 1997, 3:6, 282-288.
Grade: K-6

Patterns as Tools for Algebraic Reasoning.
Kristen Herbert and Rebecca H. Brown.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 1997, 3:6, 340-344.
Grade: 6

What Does Algebraic Thinking Look Like and Sound Like with Preprimary Children?
Frances R. Curcio and Sydney L. Schwartz.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 1997, 3:6, 296-300.
Grade: Pre-primary

Making Cents.
Nancy J. Larsen.
Teaching Children Mathematics, May 1996, 2:9, 520-522.
Grade: 2

Cooking Up Mathematics in the Kindergarten.
Elizabeth Partridge, Sue Austin, Elizabeth Wadlington, and Joe Bitner.
Teaching Children Mathematics, April 1996, 2:8, 492-495.
Grade: K

Hidden Messages in Teacher Talk: Praise and Empowerment.
Sydney L Schwartz.
Teaching Children Mathematics, March 1996, 2:7, 396-401.
Grade: Pre-kindergarten -- Kindergarten

Manipulatives for the Metal Chalkboard.
Janet M. Sharp.
Teaching Children Mathematics, January 1996, 2:5, 280-281.
Grade: Elementary

What's In A Glyph?
Patricia E. Cartland.
Teaching Children Mathematics, January 1996, 2:5, 324-328.
Grade: Elementary

Using Concept Diagrams to Promote Understanding in Geometry.
Jean M. Shaw, Conn Thomas, Ann Hoffman, and Janis Bulgren.
Teaching Children Mathematics, November 1995, 2:3, 184-189.
Grade: Intermediate -- Middle

Communicating About Fractions with Pattern Blocks.
Janet H. Caldwell.
Teaching Children Mathematics, November 1995, 2:3, 156-161.
Grade: 5-6 (upper elementary -- middle)

The Role of Self-Directed Discovery Time in the Development of Mathematics Concepts.
Angela Giglio Andrews.
Teaching Children Mathematics, October 1995, 2:2, 116-120.
Grade: Pre-primary

Developing Spatial Abilities in the Early Grades.
Werner W. Liedtke.
Teaching Children Mathematics, September 1995, 2:1, 12-18.
Grade: Elementary

Planting Mathematics in the Classroom.
Sydney L. Schwartz.
Teaching Children Mathematics, September 1995, 2:1, 42-46.
Grade: Pre-kindergarten - Kindergarten

Authentic Mathematics in the Classroom.
Sydney L. Schwartz.
Teaching Children Mathematics, May 1995, 1:9, 580-584.
Grade: Pre-kindergarten -- Kindergarten

En-chanting, Fascinating, Useful Number.
Sydney L. Schwartz.
Teaching Children Mathematics, April 1995, 1:8, 486-491.
Grade: Pre-kindergarten

Bilingual Lessons in Early-Grades Geometry.
Alfinio Flores.
Teaching Children Mathematics, March 1995, 1:7, 420-424.
Grade: K-3

Problem Solving: Dealing With Data in the Elementary School.
Harry Bohan, Beverly Irby and Dolly Vogel.
Teaching Children Mathematics, January 1995, 1:5, 256-260.
Grade: K-4

Geometry Game.
Enrique Ortiz.
Teaching Children Mathematics, December 1994, 1:4, 231-233.
Grade: K-2

Making Connections: From Paper to Pop-Up Books.
Vanessa Evans Huse, Nancy Larson Bluemel and Rhonda Harris Taylor.
Teaching Children Mathematics, September 1994, 1:1, 14-17.
Grade: Elementary

Improving Students' Sense of Three-Dimensional Shapes.
Neville J. Leeson.
Teaching Children Mathematics, September 1994, 1:1, 8-11.
Grade: 5-6


Coordinate/analytic geometry -- geoboards, paper/origami/stencil patterns, graph paper

The Earliest Geometry.
Doublas H. Clements and Julie Sarama.
Teaching Children Mathematics, October 2000, 7:2, 82-86.
Grade: Elementary

Transportation.
Janel E. Helms, Matthew J. Hinks, Michelle V. Goodman, Shelly R. Leiby, Luke J. Verna, and Cheryl A. Wetzel.
Teaching Children Mathematics, March 2000, 6:7, 452-453.
Grade: K-2

Tips for Teaching Cartesian Graphing: Linking Concepts and Procedures.
Cathy G. Schloemer.
Teaching Children Mathematics, September 1994, 1:1, 20-23.
Grade: Elementary -- Middle


Constructions -- compasses, protractors, rulers/straightedge/tape measures/meter sticks/trundle wheels/callipers, miras/mirrors/reflective material, books/journals/newspapers/portfolio/learning logs, building blocks/Lego, geoboards, tangrams, fabrics/beadwork, toothpicks/rods/sticks

Geometric Flips Via the Arts.
Donald H. Sellke.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 1999, 5:6, 379-383.
Grade: 5-6

Developing Spatial Abilities in the Early Grades.
Werner W. Liedtke.
Teaching Children Mathematics, September 1995, 2:1, 12-18.
Grade: Elementary

Newspapers: Connecting the Mathematics Classroom to the World.
Susan R. O'Connell.
Teaching Children Mathematics, January 1995, 1:5, 268-274.
Grade: Elementary


Counting/skip-counting/one-to-one correspondence -- cubes/Unifix cubes, counters, color tiles, Cuisenaire rods, spinners, ten-frames, dice/number cubes, money, calculators, maps, building blocks/Lego, candy/food, play centers, base-ten blocks, geometric solids, geometric shapes, polyhedrons/nets, pattern blocks, geoboards, games/puzzles/toys, capacity containers, marbles, computers/Internet software, balance scale/weights/scales, books/journals/newspapers/portfolios, tangrams, fabrics/beadwork, rulers/tape measures/trundle wheels/callipers

Early Number Instruction.
Arthur J. Baroody and Alexis Benson.
Teaching Children Mathematics, November 2001, 8:3, 154-158.
Grade: Preschool

Developing Mathematical Thinking Using Codes and Ciphers.
Lisa J. Evered and Serigne Gningue.
Teaching Children Mathematics, September 2001, 8:1, 8-15.
Grade: Elementary

Teaching Addition and Subtraction Facts: A Chinese Perspective.
Wei Sun and Joanne Y. Shang.
Teaching Children Mathematics, September 2001, 8:1, 28-31.
Grade: Elementary

Are Rules Interfering with Children's Mathematical Understanding?
Jean L. Behrend.
Teaching Children Mathematics, September 2001, 8:1, 36-40.
Grade: Elementary

Turning the Tables.
Mary Swarthout, Robert Mann, and Kim Hartweg.
Teaching Children Mathematics, September 2001, 8:1, 42-43.
Grade: K-6

Achievable Numerical Understandings for All Young Children.
Karen C. Fuson, Laura Grandau, and Patricia A. Sugiyama.
Teaching Children Mathematics, May 2001, 7:9, 522-526.
Grade: Elementary

Summer Fun.
Jolyn Raleigh, Deanna Rigdon, and Shari Goodman.
Teaching Children Mathematics, May 2001, 7:9, 528-529.
Grade: Elementary

Mathematics Instruction Developed from a Garden Theme.
Marta Civil and Leslie H. Khan.
Teaching Children Mathematics, March 2001, 7:7, 400-405.
Grade: Elementary

March Ahead to Basics.
Regina Mistretta.
Teaching Children Mathematics, March 2001, 7:7, 416-417.
Grade: Elementary

Developing Number Sense: What Can Other Cultures Tell Us?
Claudia Zaslavsky.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 2001, 7:6, 312-319.
Grade: Elementary

On the Road with Cholo, Vato, and Pano.
Frederick L. Silverman, Abbilynn B. Strawser, Donna L. Strohauer, and Noel Nevada Manzano.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 2001, 7:6, 330-333.
Grade: Elementary

Seeding Ethnomathematics with Oware: Sankofa.
Arthur B. Powell and Oshon L. Temple.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 2001, 7:6, 369-375.
Grade: Elementary

Mathematics in the Preschool.
Douglas H. Clements.
Teaching Children Mathematics, January 2001, 7:5, 270-275.
Grade: Elementary

From Habitats to Legs: Using Science-Themed Counting Books to Foster Connections.
Pamela O. Fleege and Denisse R. Thompson.
Teaching Children Mathematics, October 2000, 7:2, 74-78.
Grade: Pre-K-3

Celebrate Metric Day.
Regina Mistretta and Joseph A. Porzio.
Teaching Children Mathematics, October 2000, 7:2, 96-97.
Grade: Elementary

Using Language and Visualization to Teach Place Value.
Joan A. Colter.
Teaching Children Mathematics, October 2000, 7:2, 108-114.
Grade: Elementary

Fractions Attack! Children Thinking and Talking Mathematically.

Patricia C. Alcaro, Alice S. Alston, and Nancy Katims.
Teaching Children Mathematics, May 2000, 6:9, 562-567.
Grade: 4

Selecting Books in Spanish to Teach Mathematics.
Victoria R. Jacobs, Tom R. Bennett, and Cathy Bullock.
Teaching Children Mathematics, May 2000, 6:9, 582-587.
Grade: Elementary

Notable Numbers.
Mary Lou Damjanovich and Jane S. Martain.
Teaching Children Mathematics, April 2000, 6:8, 504-505.
Grade: Elementary

Transportation.
Janel E. Helms, Matthew J. Hinks, Michelle V. Goodman, Shelly R. Leiby, Luke J.

Verna, and Cheryl A. Wetzel.
Teaching Children Mathematics, March 2000, 6:7, 452-453.
Grade: K-2

Amanda Bean and the Gator Girls: Writing and Solving Multiplication Stories.
Maryann S. Wickett.
Teaching Children Mathematics, January 2000, 6:5, 282-285,303.
Grade: 3

Check Out these Checkbooks: Real-life Banking for the Classroom.
Abby Tuch.
Teaching Children Mathematics, March 1999, 5:7, 422-429.
Grade: 2-6

Solving Geometric Problems by Using Unit Blocks.
Angela Giglio Andrews.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 1999, 5:6, 381-323.
Grade: K-Primary

Student's Explanations of Place Value in Addition and Subtraction.
Nancy G. Nagel and Cynthia Carol Swingen.
Teaching Children Mathematics, November 1998, 5:3, 164-170.
Grade: Elementary

Exploring Interplanetary Algebra to Understand Earthly Mathematics.
Robert M. Berkman.
Teaching Children Mathematics, October 1998, 5:2, 78-83.
Grade: 5

Critical Thinking Through Estimation.
Alfred C. Boucher.
Teaching Children Mathematics, April 1998, 4:8, 452-455.
Grade: 1

Games We Play: Connecting Mathematics and Culture in the Classroom.
James Barta and Diane Schaelling.
Teaching Children Mathematics, March 1998, 4:7, 388-393.
Grade: 2-3

Adventures in Statistics.
Thomas R. Scavo and Byron Petraroja.
Teaching Children Mathematics, March 1998, 4:7, 394-400.
Grade: 5-6

Parents as Partners: Supporting Children's Mathematics Learning Prior to School.
Ann G. Anderson.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 1998, 4:6, 331-337.
Grade: Pre-kindergarten -- 6

In the Comfort of Their Own Homes: Engaging Families in Mathematics.
Jean M. Ehnebuske.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 1998, 4:6, 338-343.
Grade: K-3

Parents, Portfolios, and Personal Mathematics.
Jacques Ensign.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 1998, 4:6, 346-351.
Grade: K-5

Parents, Board Games and Mathematical Learning.
Marion Lee Caldwell.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 1998, 4:6, 365-367.
Grade: Elementary

Finding the Number of Cubes in Rectangular Cube Buildings.
Michael Battista and Douglas H. Clements.
Teaching Children Mathematics, January 1998, 4:5, 258-264.
Grade: Elementary (3-5)

Assessment Through Incredible Equations.
Diana A. D'Aboy.
Teaching Children Mathematics, October 1997, 4:2, 76-80.
Grade: 1

Exploring Area with Geoboards.
Patricia A. Trafton and Christina Hartman.
Teaching Children Mathematics, October 1997, 4:2, 72-75.
Grade: 2

Young Students Investigate Number Cubes.
Alex Friedlander.
Teaching Children Mathematics, September 1997, 4:1, 6-11.
Grade: 1-3

Place Value as the Key to Teaching Decimal Operations.
Judith Sowder.
Teaching Children Mathematics, April 1997, 3:8, 448-453.
Grade: Elementary and Middle

Too Easy for Kindergarten and Just Right for First Grade.
Kathy Richardson.
Teaching Children Mathematics, April 1997, 3:8, 432-437.
Grade: K-2

Probing the Foundations of Algebra: Grade-4 Pattern Items in NAEP.
Patricia Ann Kenney and Edward A Silver.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 1997, 3:6, 268-274.
Grade: 4

A Foundation for Algebraic Reasoning in the Early Grades.
Erna Yackel.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 1997, 3:6, 276-280.
Grade: K-12

Literature and Algebraic Reasoning.
Cheryl A. Lubinski and Albert D. Otto.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 1997, 3:6, 290-295.
Grade: K-4

Spreadsheets, Patterns, and Algebraic Thinking.
Don Ploger, Lee Klingler, and Michael Rooney.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 1997, 3:6, 330-334.
Grade: Elementary

Mathematics of Change: Ins and Outs or Ups and Downs.
Cornelia C. Tierney and Ricardo Nemirovsky.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 1997, 3:6, 336-339, 345.
Grade: Elementary

Multicultural Mathematics and Alternative Algorithms.
Randolph R. Philipp.
Teaching Children Mathematics, November 1996, 3:3, 128-133.
Grade: Elementary

Making Cents.
Nancy J. Larsen.
Teaching Children Mathematics, May 1996, 2:9, 520-522.
Grade: 2

An Alternative to Basic-Skills Remediation.
Judith E. Hankes.
Teaching Children Mathematics, April 1996, 2:8, 452-458.
Grade: Primary

Cooking Up Mathematics in the Kindergarten.
Elizabeth Partridge, Sue Austin, Elizabeth Wadlington, and Joe Bitner.
Teaching Children Mathematics, April 1996, 2:8, 492-495.
Grade: K

Look! How I Am Growing!
Carol Midgett.
Teaching Children Mathematics, March 1996, 2:7, 404-407.
Grade: Elementary

Hidden Messages in Teacher Talk: Praise and Empowerment.
Sydney L Schwartz.
Teaching Children Mathematics, March 1996, 2:7, 396-401.
Grade: Pre-kindergarten -- Kindergarten

What's In A Glyph?
Patricia E. Cartland.
Teaching Children Mathematics, January 1996, 2:5, 324-328.
Grade: Elementary

A Common-Cents Approach to Fractions.
Judy Rocke.
Teaching Children Mathematics, December 1995, 2:4, 234-236.
Grade: Middle (5-8)

Nominals: Numbers as Names.
Lawrence Shirley.
Teaching Children Mathematics, December 1995, 2:4, 242-245.
Grade: Pre-kindergarten -- Elementary

Pause, Prompt, and Praise: Cross-Age Tutoring.
Janie E. Eggers.
Teaching Children Mathematics, December 1995, 2:4, 216-218.
Grade: 1-4

Communicating About Fractions with Pattern Blocks.
Janet H. Caldwell.
Teaching Children Mathematics, November 1995, 2:3, 156-161.
Grade: 5-6 (upper elementary -- middle)

The Role of Self-Directed Discovery Time in the Development of Mathematics Concepts.
Angela Giglio Andrews.
Teaching Children Mathematics, October 1995, 2:2, 116-120.
Grade: Pre-primary

Using Sharing Situations to Help Children Learn Fractions.
Susan B. Empson.
Teaching Children Mathematics, October 1995, 2:2, 110-114.
Grade: 1-5

Planting Mathematics in the Classroom.
Sydney L. Schwartz.
Teaching Children Mathematics, September 1995, 2:1, 42-46.
Grade: Pre-kindergarten - Kindergarten

Multiplication and Division: Sense Making and Meaning.
Vicky L. Kouba and Kathy Franklin.
Teaching Children Mathematics, May 1995, 1:9, 574-577.
Grade: K-4

Authentic Mathematics in the Classroom.
Sydney L. Schwartz.
Teaching Children Mathematics, May 1995, 1:9, 580-584.
Grade: Pre-kindergarten -- Kindergarten

En-chanting, Fascinating, Useful Number.
Sydney L. Schwartz.
Teaching Children Mathematics, April 1995, 1:8, 486-491.
Grade: Pre-kindergarten

Assessing Young Children's Mathematical Understandings.
Laura A. Sgroi, Nancy Gropper, Mary Tom Kilker, Nancy M. Rambusch, and Barbara Semonite.
Teaching Children Mathematics, January 1995, 1:5, 275-277.
Grade: Primary (K-1)

Geometry Game.
Enrique Ortiz.
Teaching Children Mathematics, December 1994, 1:4, 231-233.
Grade: K-2

How Old Do You Want to Be?
Kenneth P. Goldberg.
Teaching Children Mathematics, November 1994, 1:3, 184-187.
Grade: 5-6


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