Monograph No. 4:
Timeless Activities for Mathematics K – 12
June 1976
Publication of the Mathematics Council of The Alberta Teachers’ Association
Introductory Note
The present monograph was undertaken by Bruce Harrison in the fall of 1971 and proved to be too ambitious an undertaking to be completed that academic year under the time constraints imposed on him at that time. Consequently, when the manuscript was still not complete in the spring of 1975, on the threshold of a year-long sabbatical leave, Edward Carriger, graciously consented to complete the project in the absence of the initiator.
The intent of the monograph is to make available, in one place, a collection of mathematics activities put together by classroom teachers and found in Alberta mathematics curriculum guides. The monograph consists of the excellent lead articles, followed by sections on elementary and secondary school mathematics activities drawn from teacher-developed activities collected over the past four years.
Grateful thanks are extended to Mr. Carriger for bringing this project to its logical conclusion. We hope Alberta school teachers will fired the material contained herein useful in the demanding day-to-day challenges they face in trying to provide interesting, stimulating, productive mathematics learning experiences for their pupils.
Dr. Bruce D. Harrison and Edward Carriger
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Dr. Bruce D. Harrison and Edward Carriger
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4 – 20
Ed Irmis
21 – 33
ACTIVITIES INVOLVING THE GEOBOARD
Forrest Coltharp
34 – 35
PART TWO: MATHEMATICS ACTIVITIES FOR THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Usha Aggarwal, Judith Bortnik, Garry Bowman, J. Burton, Brenda Chidley, R.J. Eremko, Elizabeth Foran, James Feeney, Georgina Gregg, Marilyn Grigel, James Gunn, Carlotta Hamilton, Kenneth Hampel, Sharon Inkster, Malkiat Kang, Elizabeth Kanik, Evelyn Keddie, Elizabeth Keeler, Louise Kennedy, Lenora Koleyak, Jon Kommes, Ralph Krueger, Bernice Lenz, Merlin Leyshon, Susan MacAlister , Charles Merta, Janice Millar, Anna Misselbrook, Winsome Myers, Jeanette Penner, Gail Risvold, Sally Ritcey, George Seeger, Mina Simpson, Fred Sloan, Wilfrid West, David Willis, Penn Wong, Marina Woodeye
36 – 42
A.1 Cardinal and Ordinal Number Concepts
43 – 51
A.2 Fractional Number Concepts
52 – 61
A.3 Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division
62 – 96
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100 – 108
C.1 Three- and Two-Dimensional Shapes
109 – 111
112 – 113
PART THREE: MATHEMATICS ACTIVITIES FOR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Beth Balshaw, Leonie Bourassa, Eunice Davidson, Ron Dougan, R.J. Eremko, M.R. Falk, D.N. Fisher, Marion Florence, Sandor Gajdos, K.S. Gee, J.B. Gunn, G. Herman, R.D. McIntyre, Elizabeth Keeler, Peter Klopp, H.R. Mikkelson, R.H. Robinson, Robert Schaeffer, L.W. Shimp, Fred Sloan, Francis Somerville, Judy Steiert, Wilfred West
114 – 116
117 – 121
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138 – 150
C.2 Regular Polygon Relationships
112 – 113
PART THREE: MATHEMATICS ACTIVITIES FOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Dorothy Burton, Herman Connolly, Elaine Dufresne, Rod Dyrholm, M.J. Farndale, Patricia Gordon, Merlin Leyshon, Judy Loose, V.M. Moynihan, P.N. Webber
151 – 152
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