Making Sense out of Cents.

Wiener, Claire; Smith, Carolyn

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Publication Date: 2004-Nov-1

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Making Sense out of Cents

Wiener, Claire; Smith, Carolyn

Teaching Children Mathematics, v11 n4 p188 Nov 2004

Recognition of the relevance of mathematics in their daily lives is essential for students. A second grade class was engaged in an economics unit in which they had discussed the use of money with various combinations of coins equivaling 15 cents.

Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 2, Mathematics Skills, Economics Education, Experiential Learning, Relevance (Education), Mathematics Education

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 1906 Association Dr, Reston, VA 20191-1502. Web site: http://www.nctm.org.

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