Math Matters, first published in 2000, quickly became an invaluable resource for math educators nationwide, helping them clarify their own understanding of the math concepts they are required to teach. This important book contains activities and discussions on key elementary topics such as whole number computation, fractions, algebra, geometry, and measurement. The scope in this second edition has now been expanded to address key topics in the middle school math curriculum as well, including sections on integers, exponents, similarity, the Pythagorean Theorem, and more.
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53 of 58 people found the following review helpful:
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thorough, if unexciting,
By The Accidental Reader "The Accidental Reader" (North Carolina) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Math Matters: Understanding the Math You Teach, Grades K-6 (Paperback)
Conceptual, rather than procedural teaching of math--that is what this book tries to encourage. Although elementary math teachers can often (but not always) find the right answers for math problems, they overwhelmingly are ignorant as to WHY they follow steps spelled out in the procedure they learned so long ago. A teacher who does not know why cannot teach why. This makes for students floating in a permanent math fog. This book tries to fill the gap by laying out math basics--the mathematical principles behind the steps. I am a bit disappointed that no mention is made of the identity properties, but all in all, this book does a good, if sterile job. If you want to get EXCITED about understanding elementary math, you need to read Liping Ma's Knowing and Teaching Elementary Math.
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This review is from: Math Matters: Understanding the Math You Teach Grades K-8, 2nd Edition (Paperback)
This is not just a text book approach to math for students. It offers teachers many options, ideas, and approaches to the math for students. It also provides reminders of the thought process and the math involved in given situations. I appreciated the "review" for me and therefore, for my students. Things I would have taken for granted, I now realize must be reviewed for the students. Thank you.
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A bit boring,
By kts1029 (MA, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Math Matters: Understanding the Math You Teach Grades K-8, 2nd Edition (Paperback)
The ideas in the book are great, but clear that the book was written by professors because it is a bit dry to read. The best part of the book is the activities and ideas which teachers can use to teach various ideas in the classroom.
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