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ERIC Number: EJ552797
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-4056
What Is the Math Moral of the Story?
Friedman, Jane E.
Childhood Education, v74 n1 p33-35 Fall 1997
Presents the use of children's literature to teach mathematics, encouraging children to identify, discuss, and extend "math morals" of the stories. Provides examples of using literature and classroom activities to identify principles regarding incomplete information, the need for standard units, commutative operations, and the rapidity of exponential growth. (KB)
Descriptors: Children, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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