Burns, Marilyn

Events, gags, magic tricks, and experiments to change one from a mathematical weakling into a mathematical heavyweight.

Contains six stories of how educators and administrators look at math instruction and how they can most effectively assist teachers improve their classroom techniques.

Explains how writing can be used to help children understand basic mathematics concepts, identifies four types of student writing assignments that can be used, and offers teachers tips and suggestions for integrating writing into math curriculum.

Offers inspiring, practical, classroom-tested ideas for helping students in grades six through eight learn mathematics through problem solving.

Explains to primary teachers how to connect mathematics with the ideas in children's books, presents classroom tested ideas for using children's literature in mathematical problem solving, and includes 10 classroom lessons.

Presents lessons for grades two and three that teach mathematics through activities related to popular children's books, such as "Little House in the Big Woods" and "One Hundred Hungry Ants.".

Provides a collection of lessons and activities for teaching mathematics using children's literature for kindergarten and first grade and includes blackline masters, references, and index.

An informative look at food and what it does for us.

Presents a variety of math games, experiments, and investigations that help students to predict outcomes, test predictions, and formulate probability theories.