Outlines some ways in which games such as board games, card games, trading games, or match the rule may be used to improve students' mathematical skills while maintaining a positive classroom atmosphere. (ASK)

Describes some of the many worthwhile activities to be done with Poly Plug, an activity board that engages children in mathematics. (Author/CCM)

Uses the history of China to present examples of mathematics that can be usefully employed in primary classrooms. Challenges teachers to translate these ideas into practical activities for children. (Author/CCM)

Finds that many activities that have been called "problems" are merely exercises or tricks. Offers a clearer definition of the word "problem". Notes some of the classroom implications of the new insight. (Author/CCM)

Offers insight as to why children switch back to their mother tongue in mathematics classes. Discusses implications for teachers of mathematics in such settings. (Author/CCM)

Offers practical suggestions to help children learn their multiplication tables. (Author/CCM)

Discusses the role of project work in primary mathematics using a junior primary class example to illustrate the role of the teacher in creating a climate for effective mathematics learning. (Author/CCM)

Discusses the history of the abacus. (Author/CCM)

Assesses the use of manipulative aids and how they are used in primary mathematics classrooms. (Author/CCM)

Describes a mathematical autobiography as a written history of a person's journey of learning and using mathematics either in or out of the classroom setting. Explores the idea of using mathematics autobiographies to enhance student learning in mathematics. (Contains 11 references). (ASK)

Reviews the assessment practices of a classroom teacher using a different focus. Discusses the reasons for assessment, what needs to be assessed, and managing the assessment recording and reporting. (ASK)

Tells stories of children in their first year of school (mostly age five) who were using calculators for the first time. Implications are that children's thinking moves from a rough to a more thorough and refined grasp of the whole. Learning mathematics with calculators is more like the learning of language than traditional classroom mathematics.…

Describes the development of a mathematics profile to assess students in terms of intended outcomes. Ideas incorporated into the profile include determining what counts as progress; justifying the curriculum in terms of expected outcome rather than teaching specific curricula; and basing judgments about the success of the system, school, and…

Explores what is important when choosing a mathematics word problem and when modifying it to suit particular students' backgrounds and cultures. For example, potentially good problems have multiple entry and exit points which can have several right answers, blending of different mathematical ideas, linkages to problems in other situations, and…

Hypothesizes that exploring the mathematical ideas behind mathematical terms enables children to gain insight into the structure of a number system and provides a basis for powerful playing with this structure. Describes visualizing mathematical ideas for exploring aspects of mathematics. Offers rectangular numbers to link and explore structures…