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Starting Points.
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Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 1997
Presents four lessons on tessellations which create environments for children to engage in exploration and working mathematically. (ASK)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Geometric Constructions, Lesson Plans
Mathematical Games for Primary Students.
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Badham, Val – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 1997
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)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Educational Games, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
Starting Points: Tangrams.
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Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 1998
Presents mathematics activities on tangrams to study geometrical shapes such as polygons, symmetrical shapes, and tangram jigsaws. (ASK)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Geometric Constructions, Mathematics Activities
Reflections on Assessment.
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Rowlands, Margaret – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 1998
Shares some thoughts on and successes in assessment practices. Provides a collage of possible techniques from the literature that teachers might like to try in their classrooms in an attempt to broaden their assessment practices. (Contains 13 references.) (ASK)
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Educational Assessment, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods
Playing Mathematical Games: When Is a Game Not a Game?
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Gough, John – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 1999
Discusses the features of a good educational game. Describes mathematics that can be developed from playing games and introduces a strategy board game called Mancala. (ASK)
Descriptors: Educational Games, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Activities
First of All, I Split the 24: Strategies for Mental Computation.
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Vale, Colleen – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 1999
Computation activities focusing on speed and accuracy do not provide children with the opportunity to learn or develop their own mental computation strategies. Sets out some goals and ideas for teaching mental computation and introduces a card game for helping children compute mentally. (ASK)
Descriptors: Computation, Educational Games, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
Using Visual Images To Support Young Children's Number Learning.
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Gervasoni, Ann – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 1999
Provides opportunities for children to develop visual images of the number situations they are exploring in order to develop powerful number sense. Illustrates two visual teaching aids to help young children develop number images. (ASK)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction
Playdough Pays Off.
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Else, Natalie; Thompson, Kerry; Thompson, Don – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 1998
Considers the use of playdough as a manipulative to help children learn mathematics. Provides snapshots of various lessons using playdough. (Author/CCM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Lesson Plans
How Do You Subtract?
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Brinkworth, Peter – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 1998
Compares methods of subtraction used by children and teachers. Suggests ways to encourage children to invent their own subtraction algorithms. (CCM)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Arithmetic, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Design a Pattern.
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Baratta-Lorton, Mary – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 1998
Describes an activity in which students learn to recognize patterns and explain roles for the patterns. (CCM)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Geometric Concepts, Mathematics Education
I'll Take a Double Scoop of Chocolate, Please.
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Quinn, Robert – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 1998
Presents a lesson that provides students in the early primary grades with the opportunity to explore counting techniques and develop an informal sense of permutations and combinations. (Author/CCM)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Lesson Plans, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Education
The Language of Chance.
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Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 1998
Describes a lesson in which students develop a knowledge of the principles of chance and apply them to real world events. (CCM)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, Integrated Activities
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