MATHEMATICS...A WAY OF THINKING (SOFTBOUND) 02015 (INNOVATIVE LEARNING PRODUCTS) [Paperback]

Robert Baratta-Lorton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1977 | ISBN-10: 020104322X | ISBN-13: 978-0201043228 0

Mathematics... A Way of Thinking

This activity-centered program contains lessons and blackline masters that visually present concepts to students struggling with math. Teaching ideas and hands-on activities cover problem solving, computation, geometry, measurement, probability and graphing.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: DALE SEYMOUR PUBLICATIONS (January 1, 1977)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 020104322X
• ISBN-13: 978-0201043228
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #430,815 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Teaches the teacher and the student!, July 29, 2001

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Susan Shedd (South Woodbury, VT USA) - See all my reviews
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There is a lot to appreciate in this book, especially for the classroom teacher. Robert Baratta-Lorton put a lot of time and effort into developing classroom management ideas as well as math teaching concepts, and they're still worth looking at. The math teaching ideas are very sound and apply to lots of situations -- I've used them in summer school, classrooms, tutoring, with adult learners -- and I always learn something myself.

With many states requiring standards-based math lessons, and the constructivist approach preferred by most math gurus, this way of teaching is not currently fashionable. It's still an excellent supplement in a classroom that's using a program like "Mathland," and a very sound teaching system for home schoolers, adults and the significant minority of kids who just don't get the constructivist method. If your child has become thoroughly confused by whatever math program s/he has at school, and you want to help but aren't sure how, this would be the book I'd recommend. It's logical, well-sequenced, works in small steps, and the activities are fun and have practical applications -- just clear a BIG space on the dining room table!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars mathematics... a way of thinking, June 13, 2000

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Lisa Musovich (US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: MATHEMATICS...A WAY OF THINKING (SOFTBOUND) 02015 (INNOVATIVE LEARNING PRODUCTS) (Paperback)

This is a great book to use with a hands on learner. Kids may view the lessons as games rather than work.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mathematics a Way of Thinking, April 17, 2011

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I bought this book because a friend and teacher uses it with her high school students with math challenges and I was in her class when she used this method. She'd gone to a training and I must say I wish had the same opportunity.

The instructions are quite clear but you need time to gather and prepare materials.(I'd wanted to use the method with students who are having a difficult time with division). I will use this next school year as the items needed are readily available, inexpensive and I can prepare over the summer.

If I find a work shop I will plan to attend. I recommend this book for parents and teachers whose students need clarification with math.