The Elementary Mathematician Vol 2 Num 4 Winter 1988

The Elementary Mathematician, COMAP's award-winning K-6 newsletter is available for the first time in electronic format. Each issue contains a collection of K-6 mathematic lessons that are fun to teach and exciting to learn.

Each issue contains a Pull-Out section which includes thematic lessons based on the national census, wildlife, other cultures, technology, and provides a practical way to bring the concepts and pedagogy of the NCTM Standards into your classroom.

Table of Contents:

Editorial: Season's Greatings

On Queue Finding the fastest checkout route

Playing to Learn A guessing game for teaching estimation strategy

Pizza Pieces An appetizing way to learn fractions

Pullout Section: Gears Computer simulation of differentials

Beliefs Underlying UCSMP Getting the facts straight about the future of math education

Guinness Eggsceptional Facts Learning about eggs with a calculator