Concepts to Mathematical Tools to References Elementary (D-F)

Data collection/management/graphing/interpretation -- counters, attribute blocks, balance scale, base-ten blocks, capacity containers, color tiles, thermometers, geoboards, candy/food, counters, books/journals/newspapers/portfolios, money, geometric shapes, games/puzzles/toys, chalkboard/metal chalkboard/flannel board/magnet board, paper/origami/stencil patterns/graph paper, polyhedrons/nets, computers/Internet/software/spreadsheets, dice/number cubes, pattern blocks, fabrics/beadwork, marbles, pentablocks, toothpicks/rods/sticks, soap, drinking straws

Mrs. Whatsit "Socks" It to Probability.
Virginia Usnick, Jane McCarthy, and Shirley Alexander.
Teaching Children Mathematics, December 2001, 8:4, 246-249.
Grade: Elementary

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

Cont "rolling" Variables.
Juli K. Dixon, Thomasenia Lott Adams, and Mary Ellen Hynes.
Teaching Children Mathematics, November 2001, 8:3, 160-164.
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Integrating Measurement Projects: Sand Timers.
Barbara Lemme.
Teaching Children Mathematics, November 2000, 7:3, 132-135.
Grade: 2

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

Basketball Math.
Deborah M. Walters.
Teaching Children Mathematics, May 2000, 6:9, 556-559.

Grade: 6

Using Probability Experiments to Foster Discourse.
Thomas G. Edwards and Sarah M. Hensien.
Teaching Children Mathematics, April 2000, 6:8, 524-529.
Grade: 5

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

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

Weather Mathematics: Integrating Science and Mathematics.
David T. Chia.
Teaching Children Mathematics, September 1998, 5:1, 19-22.
Grade: 3

A Data "Eggs"ploration.
Martha S. Chambless, Sarah Blackwell, Carol Redding, and Angie Oswalt.
Teaching Children Mathematics, April 1998, 4:8. 448-451.
Grade: 2

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

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

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

Mining Mathematics through the Internet!
Kristine Tynes.
Teaching Children Mathematics, March 1997, 3:7, 394-396.
Grade: 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

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

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

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

Pictures, Tables, Graphs, and Questions: Statistical Processes.
Andrew C. Isaacs and Catherine Randall Kelso.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 1996, 2:6, 340-345.
Grade: 2

Using Data to Make Decisions About Chance.
Graham R. Jones, Cynthia W. Langrall and Carol A. Thornton.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 1996, 2:6, 346-350.
Grade: Elementary

What Do Children Understand About Average?
Susan Jo Russell and Jan Mokros.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 1996, 2:6, 360-364.
Grade: Upper elementary

Polishing a Data Task: Seeking Better Assessment.
Judith S. Zawojewski.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 1996, 2:6, 372-378.
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

Plotting Margo's Party.
Debra Grummer.
Teaching Children Mathematics, November 1995, 2:3, 176-179.
Grade: 1

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

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

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

Grade-Number Themes for High-Profile Math.
Judy Barford.
Teaching Children Mathematics, December 1994, 1:4, 234-241.
Grade: 1-6

Helping Students Understand Subtraction.
Anita Page.
Teaching Children Mathematics, November 1994, 1:3, 140-143.
Grade: 1

Using Technology to Enhance "My Travels with Gulliver."
Teaching Children Mathematics, November 1994, 1:3, 188-191.
Grade: 6

Data Buddies: Primary-Grade Mathematicians Explore Data.
Stephen J. Bloom.
Teaching Children Mathematics, October 1994, 1:2, 80-86.
Grade: Primary (K-2)

Telling Tales: Creating Graphs Using Multicultural Literature.
Karen S. Karp.
Teaching Children Mathematics, October 1994, 1:2, 87-91.
Grade: Primary

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


Decimals -- base-ten blocks, money, calculators, dice/number cubes, spinners, pattern blocks, calculators, candy/food, hundreds chart/math tables/number lines/10x10 grid/circle chart, balance scale/weights/scales

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

The Decimal Dilemma.
Robert Glasgow, Gay Ragan, Wanda M. Fields, Robert Reys, and Deanna Wasman.
Teaching Children Mathematics, October 2000, 7:2, 89-93.
Grade: Elementary

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

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

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

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

Connecting Decimals and Other Mathematical Content.
Charles S. Thompson and Vicki Walker.
Teaching Children Mathematics, April 1996, 2:8, 496-502.
Grade: Elementary -- Middle

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

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

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

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


Dimensionality/2D/3D -- attribute blocks, calculators, protractors, compasses, geometric solids, balloons, computers/Internet/software/spreadsheets, cubes/Unifix cubes, games/puzzles/toys, geometric shapes, paper/origami/stencil patterns/graph paper, pattern blocks, candy/food, maps, rulers/tape measures/trundle wheels/callipers, books/journals/newspapers/portfolios, polyhedrons/nets, video technology/multi-media, cardboard/boxes, building blocks/Lego, miras/mirrors/reflective material, toothpicks/rods/sticks, soap, drinking straws

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

Elastic Geometry and Storyknifing: A Yup'ik Eskimo Example.
Jerry Lipka, Sandra Wildfeuer, Nastasia Wahlberg, Mary George, and Dafna R. Ezran.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 2001, 7:6, 337-343.
Grade: Elementary

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

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

Predicting Pattern Blocks on and off the Computer.
Douglas H. Clements and Julie Sarama.
Teaching Children Mathematics, March 2000, 6:7, 458-461.
Grade: Primary

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

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
 


Equality/equivalence/inequality/equations -- calculators, counters, balance scale, color tiles, money, cubes/Unifix cubes, Cuisenaire rods, fraction models/circles, geoboards, hundreds chart/math tables/number lines/10x10 grid/circle chart, games/puzzles/toys, polyhedrons/nets, candy/food, computers/Internet/software/spreadsheets, marbles, fabrics/beadwork, 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

Equal Sharing and the Roots of Fraction Equivalence.
Susan B. Empson.
Teaching Children Mathematics, March 2001, 7:7, 421-425.
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

Incredible Equations Develop Incredible Number Sense.
Sally B. Schneider and Charles S. Thompson.
Teaching Children Mathematics, November 2000, 7:3, 146-148, 165-168.
Grade: Elementary

Three-Way Sharing.
Melfried Olson and Judith Olson.
Teaching Children Mathematics, May 2000, 6:9, 590.
Grade: Elementary

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

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

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

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

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

Ben's Understanding of One-Half.
Tad Watanabe.
Teaching Children Mathematics, April 1996, 2:8, 460-464.
Grade: K-2

Using Data to Make Decisions About Chance.
Graham R. Jones, Cynthia W. Langrall and Carol A. Thornton.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 1996, 2:6, 346-350.
Grade: Elementary

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


Estimation -- color tiles, geoboards, balance scale/weights/scales, capacity containers, rulers/tape measures/trundle wheels/callipers, Cuisenaire rods, calculators, counters, building blocks/Lego, money, paper/origami/stencil patterns/graph paper, cubes/Unifix cubes, fabrics/beadwork, games/puzzles/toys, fraction models/circles, hundreds chart/math tables/number lines/10x10 grid/circle chart, computers/Internet/software/spreadsheets, maps, toothpicks/rods/sticks, soap, drinking straws

How Many Marbles in the Jar? Estimation in the Early Grades.
Jennifer Taylor-Cox.
Teaching Children Mathematics, December 2001, 8:4, 208-214.
Grade: Elementary

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

What Is a "Good Guess," Anyway? Estimation in Early Childhood.
Frances Kuwahara Lang.
Teaching Children Mathematics, April 2001, 7:8, 462-466.
Grade: Pre-kindergarten - Kindergarten

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

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

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

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

Predicting Pattern Blocks on and off the Computer.
Douglas H. Clements and Julie Sarama.
Teaching Children Mathematics, March 2000, 6:7, 458-461.
Grade: Primary

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

100 Activities for the Day.
Cynthia S. Thomas.
Teaching Children Mathematics, January 2000, 6:5, 276-280.
Grade: Pre K-6

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

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

Incredible Comparisons: Experiences with Data Collection.
Vicki L. Oleson.
Teaching Children Mathematics, September 1998, 5:1, 12-17.
Grade: 6

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

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)

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

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

Ben's Understanding of One-Half.
Tad Watanabe.
Teaching Children Mathematics, April 1996, 2:8, 460-464.
Grade: K-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

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

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

Student-Authored Minimath.
Becky Fox, Jean Guenther, and Diane Lubarski.
Teaching Children Mathematics, December 1994, 1:4, 208-212.
Grade: 1-5

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


Fact strategies/turnaround facts -- ten-frames, counters, games/puzzles/toys, cubes/Unifix cubes, spinners, dice/number cubes, money, calculators, hundreds chart/math tables/number lines/10x10 grid/circle chart, fraction models/circles, geoboards

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)

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

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

Ben's Understanding of One-Half.
Tad Watanabe.
Teaching Children Mathematics, April 1996, 2:8, 460-464.
Grade: K-2

The 100s Chart: A Stepping Stone to Mental Mathematics.
Carol A. Thornton, Graham A. Jones, and Judy L. Neal.
Teaching Children Mathematics, April 1995, 1:8, 480-483.
Grade: 2

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

Promoting Calculator Use In Elementary Classrooms.
Carola C. Drosdeck.
Teaching Children Mathematics, January 1995, 1:5, 300-305.
Grade: Elementary


Fractions -- fraction models/circles, pattern blocks, base-ten blocks, geoboards, capacity containers, clocks/stopwatches/calendars/sand timers, color tiles, cubes/Unifix cubes, Cuisenaire rods, thermometers, money, tangrams, calculators, dice/number cubes, spinners, counters, pattern blocks, candy/food, hundreds chart/math tables/number lines/10x10 grid/circle chart, marbles, computers/Internet/software/spreadsheets, books/journals/newspapers/portfolios, rulers/tape measures/trundle wheels/callipers, paper/origami/stencil patterns/graph paper, fabrics/beadwork

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

Let's Eliminate Fractions from Primary Curricula.
Tad Watanabe.
Teaching Children Mathematics, October 2001, 8:2, 70-72.
Grade: K-2

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

Learning through Problems: A Powerful Approach to Teaching Mathematics.
Paul R. Trafton and Carol Midgett.
Teaching Children Mathematics, May 2001, 7:9, 532-536.
Grade: Elementary

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

Equal Sharing and the Roots of Fraction Equivalence.
Susan B. Empson.
Teaching Children Mathematics, March 2001, 7:7, 421-425.
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

Oil and Water Don't Mix, but They Do Teach Fractions.
Cindy L. Anderson, Kevin M. Anderson, and Edward J. Wenzel.
Teaching Children Mathematics, November 2000, 7:3, 174-178.
Grade: Elementary

The Decimal Dilemma.
Robert Glasgow, Gay Ragan, Wanda M. Fields, Robert Reys, and Deanna Wasman.
Teaching Children Mathematics, October 2000, 7:2, 89-93.
Grade: Elementary

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

Three-Way Sharing.
Melfried Olson and Judith Olson.
Teaching Children Mathematics, May 2000, 6:9, 590.
Grade: Elementary

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

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

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

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

Weather Mathematics: Integrating Science and Mathematics.
David T. Chia.
Teaching Children Mathematics, September 1998, 5:1, 19-22.
Grade: 3

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

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

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

Portraits of Susie: Matching Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment.
Diane L. Parker and Anthony J, Picard.
Teaching Children Mathematics, March 1997, 3:7, 376-382.
Grade: Elementary

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

Computers Support Algebraic Thinking.
Douglas H. Clements and Julie Sarama.
Teaching Children Mathematics, February 1997, 3:6, 320-325.
Grade: Elementary

Ben's Understanding of One-Half.
Tad Watanabe.
Teaching Children Mathematics, April 1996, 2:8, 460-464.
Grade: K-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

Connecting Decimals and Other Mathematical Content.
Charles S. Thompson and Vicki Walker.
Teaching Children Mathematics, April 1996, 2:8, 496-502.
Grade: Elementary -- Middle

Seamless Assessment/Instruction = Good Teaching.
Diana V. Lambolin and Clare Forseth.
Teaching Children Mathematics, January 1996, 2:5, 294-299.
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

Plotting Margo's Party.
Debra Grummer.
Teaching Children Mathematics, November 1995, 2:3, 176-179.
Grade: 1

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

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

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

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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