Big Ideas For Growing Mathematicians: Exploring Elementary Math With 20 Ready-to-go Activities

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Introducing sophisticated mathematical ideas like fractals and infinity, these hands-on activity books present concepts to children using interactive and comprehensible methods. With intriguing projects that cover a wide range of math content and skills, these are ideal resources for elementary school mathematics enrichment programs, regular classroom instruction, and home-school programs. Reproducible activity sheets lead students through a process of engaged inquiry with plenty of helpful tips along the way. A list of useful terms specific to each activity encourages teachers and parents to introduce students to the vocabulary of math. This second Big Ideas book covers more advanced concepts, with projects including “One in a Million,” where children use grains of rice to model the probability of astronomical odds; “Triangular Tessellations,” in which students investigate the geometry and variations created by repeating patterns; and “Fractions of Salaries,” where kids use a real-world scenario to multiply and divide fractions. 

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Grades 5–8 Probability, fractals, and exponents€.€.€. in elementar y school? You bet! One in a Million€Children use grains of rice to model the probability of astronomical odds. Fractional Salaries€Kids use a real-world scenario to multiply and divide fractions. Kaleidocycles€Students build and investigate their own geometric hexaflexigons. Each unit includes a brief overview, objectives, materials, vocabulary, and step-by-step procedures. Reproducible student activity sheets are included for instruction and assessment. Ann Kajander is the founder of the Kindermath Enrichment Project and an adjunct professor in the Mathematics Department of Lakehead University. $19.95 (CAN $24.95) for Growing Mathematicians Projects include Triangular Tessellations€Students investigate the geometry and variations created by repeating patterns. Big Ideas E lementary school mathematics doesn’t have to be all skill and drill. Occasionally students need to see the big picture. Children are capable of understanding relatively advanced concepts, from pre-algebra to infinity, when they are properly presented through engaging inquiry. Big Ideas for Growing Mathematicians is an ideal resource for elementary school mathematics enrichment programs, regular classroom instruction, or a home enrichment or home school program. Twenty intriguing projects cover a wide range of math content and skills. Kajander Educational Resource Big Ideas for Growing Mathematicians Ages 10–14 Exploring Elementary Math with 20 Ready-to-Go Activities Ann Kajander Big Ideas for Growing Mathematicians Big Ideas for Growing Mathematicians Exploring Elementary Math with 20 Ready-to-Go Activities Ann Kajander Chicago Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kajander, Ann, 1960– Big ideas for growing mathematicians : exploring elementary math with 20 ready-to-go activities / Ann Kajander. p. cm. ISBN-13: 978-1-56976-212-7 ISBN-10: 1-56976-212-0 1.╇ Mathematics—Study and teaching (Elementary)—Activity programs.╇╇ I.╇ Title. QA135.6.K349 2003 372.7'2—dc22  2006100397 All rights reserved. The purchase of this book entitles the individual teacher to reproduce the forms for use in the classroom. The reproduction of any part for an entire school or school system or for commercial use is strictly prohibited. No form of this work may be reproduced, transmitted, or recorded without written permission from the publisher. Cover and interior design: Monica Baziuk Interior images © Ann Kajander © 2007 by Ann Kajander All rights reserved Published by Zephyr Press An imprint of Chicago Review Press, Incorpora
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