Most Recent Articles from Teaching Children Mathematics

• Postage Due.(Problem Solvers) 

  Problem The following is a true story. Barb needs to mail a letter. She has accumulated a rather unusual supply of stamps because she never...

  10/01/04 by Tayeh, Carla · More from publication

• Vive la difference! Gifted kindergartners and mathematics.(Early Childhood Corner) 

  "Two-fourths is the same as 1/2!" "Four-eighths is the same as 1/2!" The excited, engaged kindergarten students zoom around their...

  10/01/04 by Leff, Rebecca · More from publication

• Building responsibility for learning in students with special needs. 

  Ms. Alexander smiled excitedly at the beginning of her mathematics instruction. "I have a very interesting activity for you," she announced to...

  10/01/04 by Howell, Philip · More from publication

• Thinking beyond the box: responses to the Building a Box problem.(Problem Solvers) 

  The problem appearing in the November 2003 "Problem Solvers" section was stated as follows: Emma has a new job at the ACME box factory. Her...

  10/01/04 by Mann, Robert · More from publication

• Teaching mathematics to special needs students.(By Way of Introduction) 

  In 1997, the Individuals with Disabilities Act mandated access to the general education curriculum for children with disabilities. In response,...

  10/01/04 by White, Dorothy Y. · More from publication

• Differentiation for special needs learners. 

  With the advent of legislation such as the current Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the inclusion of students with...

  10/01/04 by Allsopp, David · More from publication

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