Contents

 

  PREFACE

Three "R'S"

Math thinking

Teaching by rote

Math tests

Restoration of the teacher's authority in the classroom

Conclusion

Glossary

IDEA OF A NUMBER

Introduction

Math symbols

Proposition

A digit, number, numeral

Tallying system of notation

Idea of a number

Units of measure

Zero (0)

Number two

Questions and answers

Word problems

Number thinking

Homework control

Numeration

Number three

Sets

Meaning of teaching / learning

Number four

Commutative law of addition

Number has many names

Reasoning

Number five

Number six

Word problem solution. Basic steps

Homework assignments

Review of the addition concept

Subtraction

Number seven

Vertical form of addition and subtraction

Number eight

Word problem solutions - thinking process

Number nine

Number ten

Number or numeral

Addition table

Review first ten

Number eleven

The base of the Arabic system of notation

Numbers twelve to nineteen

Number twenty

Nothing new under the sun

Multiplication

Use of parentheses ( ), brackets

Computation and word problem solving

Division by a single digit

The operation of division in solving word problems

Studying the tens.

Studying first one hundred

 



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