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ERIC Number: EJ376162
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Playing with Infinity in the Sixth Grade.
Cordeiro, Patricia
Language Arts, v65 n6 p557-66 Oct 1988
Describes how a sixth grade teacher and her eleven students (with a typical range of math abilities) explored the mathematical concept of "infinity" through play. Discusses the pedagogy of critical/creative thinking. (SR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Concept Formation, Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking, Elementary Education, Grade 6, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Instruction, Play, Teacher Participation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Collaborative Learning; Infinity; Writing to Learn
Note: Themed Issue: Critical Literacy/Critical Thinking.