Bøger af Sonia M. Helton

For all elementary math teachers and specialist, this unique information source and time-saver is packed with 155 reproducible lists covering every area of the K-6 math curriculum plus over 100 ready-to-use worksheets and patterns to teach and reinforce specific math concepts and skills. Also included are practical suggestions for presenting each math topic...organizing the content of a lesson...selecting appropriate teaching/learning aids...and building your knowledge of particular math concepts. For easy use, all of these lists, worksheets, and teaching ideas are printed in a big 8-1/4" x 11" format ready to be photocopied as many times as needed and organized into 14 sections. Here's a rundown of each section along with sample list and activities. Standards and methodologies-- NCTM Curriculum Standards for Grades K-4 and 5-8 Communicating and writing in elementary mathematics, Occupations and careers: People who use math in their jobs Beginning mathematics-- Classification, Estimation, Measurements, Spatial relationships Geometry-- How children learn geometric concepts, Vocabulary for polygons, 28 Symmetry patterns Numeration and counting-- Ancient number systems, Cardinal and ordinal numbers, Counting up to 10 in other languages, Prime numbers, Scientific notation Basic operation-- basic fact families for addition, Story problems, Finger multiplication Fractions-- Fraction vocabulary, Subtracting Fractions, Ratios, Fraction activity books Number theory-- Rules of divisibility, Prime factorization, Making factors trees, Finding the square roots Decimals-- Changing fractions to decimals, multiplication and division of decimals, Changing percent into a fraction and changing decimal into a percent Measurements-- Equations, Vectors: sailing activity, Dividing on a grid, Multiplying mixed numbers Problem solving-- Developing a problem-solving heuristic, Guess and check problems, Writing numbers sentence problems, Draw a picture problem Technology-- computer math programs for grades K-12, How to use the internet, WWW sites, Search engines Patterns-- Geometric patterns, Tangrams, Pattern blocks, Pentominoes, and Rods, Fraction strips and circles In short, Elementary Math Teacher's Book of Lists places in your hands a ready store of good examples, math vocabulary, teachable content, and teaching ideas and activities that will save you hours of planning and preparation time and help you better meet the learning needs of your students.