The Elementary Math Teacher's Book of Lists: With Ready-to-Use Patterns and Worksheets (J-B Ed: Book of Lists) [Paperback]

Sonia M. Helton (Author), Stephen J. Micklo (Author)

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Publication Date: April 18, 1997 | ISBN-10: 0876281315 | ISBN-13: 978-0876281314 | Edition: 1

This unique, time-saving resource for teachers offers lists of concepts, topics, algorithms, activities, and methods of instruction for every aspect of K-6 mathematics.

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For all elementary math teachers and specialist, this unique information source and time-saver is packed with 155 reproducible lists covering every area of the K-6 math curriculum plus over 100 ready-to-use worksheets and patterns to teach and reinforce specific math concepts and skills.

Also included are practical suggestions for presenting each math topic...organizing the content of a lesson...selecting appropriate teaching/learning aids...and building your knowledge of particular math concepts.

For easy use, all of these lists, worksheets, and teaching ideas are printed in a big 8-1/4" x 11" format ready to be photocopied as many times as needed and organized into 14 sections. Here's a rundown of each section along with sample list and activities.

• Standards and methodologies— NCTM Curriculum Standards for Grades K-4 and 5-8 Communicating and writing in elementary mathematics, Occupations and careers: People who use math in their jobs
• Beginning mathematics— Classification, Estimation, Measurements, Spatial relationships
• Geometry— How children learn geometric concepts, Vocabulary for polygons, 28 Symmetry patterns
• Numeration and counting— Ancient number systems, Cardinal and ordinal numbers, Counting up to 10 in other languages, Prime numbers, Scientific notation
• Basic operation— basic fact families for addition, Story problems, Finger multiplication
• Fractions— Fraction vocabulary, Subtracting Fractions, Ratios, Fraction activity books
• Number theory— Rules of divisibility, Prime factorization, Making factors trees, Finding the square roots
• Decimals— Changing fractions to decimals, multiplication and division of decimals, Changing percent into a fraction and changing decimal into a percent
• Measurements— Equations, Vectors: sailing activity, Dividing on a grid, Multiplying mixed numbers
• Problem solving— Developing a problem-solving heuristic, Guess and check problems, Writing numbers sentence problems, Draw a picture problem
• Technology— computer math programs for grades K-12, How to use the internet, WWW sites, Search engines
• Patterns— Geometric patterns, Tangrams, Pattern blocks, Pentominoes, and Rods, Fraction strips and circles

In short, Elementary Math Teacher's Book of Lists places in your hands a ready store of good examples, math vocabulary, teachable content, and teaching ideas and activities that will save you hours of planning and preparation time and help you better meet the learning needs of your students.

About the Author

Sonia M. Helton, Ph.D., is a professor of Childhood Education at the University of South Florida at St. Petersburg. She currently teaches courses in elementary math and language arts, and is the author of Math Activities for Every Month of the School Year (1990, The Center for Applied Research in Education).

Stephen J. Micklo, Ph.D., is a professor of Childhood Education at the University of South Florida at St. Petersburg. He currently teaches early childhood and elementary math methods courses.

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 1 edition (April 18, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0876281315
• ISBN-13: 978-0876281314
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,058,850 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: The Elementary Math Teacher's Book of Lists: With Ready-to-Use Patterns and Worksheets (J-B Ed: Book of Lists) (Paperback)

At first I thought this would be a very good book.

That was based on the table of contents, and on quickly reading some content, and on wishful thinking that this would be a good source to guide how kids should be taught.

Having read the entire book, my opinion has altered. This is nuts. They don't think a teacher should ever teach - they want students to discover mathematics on their own, guided by things like playing with geometric figures. For example, they seem to have the idea that students must master symmetry groups and space filling figures - advanced college level mathematics - before they can learn to count. And apparently you should learn ancient Egyptian, Roman, Chinese, Greek, and Mayan counting systems before you learn ours.

If this is typical of where "new math" eventually went, it is easy to see why there has been a call to return back to basics.

A large fraction of the material is frankly irrelevant to most students, even college level math students.

Some places list this as having a 2008 edition. It was published in 1997, and the publisher says there have been no more recent editions. The bibliography, web links and National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Standards are accordingly out of date.

Find a better book.