Success of a tutoring program depends on class preparation, tutor selection, tutor preparation, monitoring by the teacher, and continuous assessment of student progress. Describes the structure of a program in which fourth graders successfully tutored first graders. (MKR)

Suggests ways to translate ideas in the book, "The Story of Z," into data analysis activities in kindergarten and second-grade classrooms. (MKR)

Proposes using cookies (recipe included) and pizza to help Chapter I students, grades two through five, understand basic fraction concepts. (MKR)

Describes data analysis activities for grades three through six using unshelled peanuts. Includes two reproducible student worksheets. (MKR)

This article shares activities that fourth, fifth, and sixth graders can enjoy as they discover relationships among fractions, decimals, and percents, including the 100-penny chart. (MKR)

Using sequential chains of regular n-gons in a row with one side touching, as for example, one triangle, two triangles, three triangles, and so on, students graph the length of the perimeter versus the number of n-gons and determine the functional relationship for different values of n. (MKR)

Contrasts nominal, cardinal, and ordinal uses of numbers with linguistic and historical examples. (MKR)

Explores how teachers and parents who currently use worksheets might do so in more meaningful and creative ways, including children creating worksheets, storytelling, and role playing. (MKR)

Describes a school-wide project using popcorn to gain number sense by learning more about a million. Used the books "How Much Is a Million?" and "If You Made a Million" to introduce the project. (MKR)

Discusses and illustrates the difference between traditional and creative problem solving. (MKR)

This month's investigations deal with patterns and the importance of looking at data from more than a single perspective. The investigations focus upon ordering animals in some way. Includes reproducible student worksheets. (MKR)

Describes a case study of a first-grade class in fractions, presents preliminary findings suggesting that students in others grades can learn fractions in similar ways, and offers ideas for action research. (MKR)

Provides vignettes of self-directed discovery time in a preprimary classroom to see how to generate mathematically valuable experiences. (MKR)

Discusses Project MATH: Good Beginnings, a staff development project for teachers in grades K-3. The staff of the program models teaching strategies used in a problem-driven curriculum that encourages student engagement. (MKR)