Monograph No. 11 (Mislabeled)
Making Math Make Sense in the Primary Classroom
February 2000
Publication of the Mathematics Council of The Alberta Teachers’ Association
Using this Monograph
Each of the following activity pages is divided into several sections. It must be noted that the descriptions in each of the boxes are written for teachers — the reading level required on each of these pages surpasses that reasonably expected at the lower elementary level.
At the top of the each page you will find the Objective behind each of the activities on that page. The code in the top right comer of the page shows the strand and substrand in which the objective is found, as well as the number of the objective. For example, the code N(NC)-04 stands for the fourth objective in the Number Concepts substrand of the Number strand. Each objective is quoted directly from the Grade 2 list in the Western Canadian Protocol document.
The largest box on the page (checkerboard pattern) contains a hands-on Representation or Activity for each objective. The graphic in the fop right corner of the page identifies the materials used in this activity representation.
Some activities may be completed as a whole class; some may be more effective when completed individually or in small groups. The box at the bottom left of the page provides two Adaptations: upward, for students needing a greater challenge, and downward, for students who might find the activity too challenging.
Each page also contains a Problem Solving box with a single problem. It is intended that each problem require the student to engage the objective listed at the top of Ihe page in order to successfully solve the problem. The problems range widely in level of difficulty, with some being fairly easy for Grade 2 students while others represent a more significant challenge. In the balloon superimposed over the problem box, the teacher will find a suggested strategy
for solving the problem, and the answer. Complete solutions (where possible) are listed at the back of the monograph.
Finally, in the bottom right corner of each activity page the teacher will find a Writing Corner.Each writing activity represents a sample activity that could be given to students when leaching the given objective. There is a broad range of writing ability in the primary grades, and teachers may find that they need to adapt the activities to suit the writing levels within their particular class.
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Understanding Mathematics Some Ways of Knowing
2 – 4
Manipulatives Are Powerful Mathematical Models
5 – 6
Problem Solving Is More than Just Solving Problems
7 – 8
Writing Activities In the Mathematics Classroom
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10 – 21
Activities for Number Strand – Number Concepts
22 – 26
Activities for Number Strand – Number Operations
27 – 31
Activities for Patterns & Relations Strand – Patterns
32 – 48
Activities for Shape & Space Strand – Measurement
49 – 53
Activities for Shape & Space Strand – Three-Dimensional & Two-Dimensional Shapes
54 – 55
Activities for Shape & Space Strand – Transformations
56 – 61
Activities for Statistics and Probability Strand – Data Analysis
62 – 63
Activities for Statistics and Probability Strand – Chance & Uncertainly
64 – 69
70 – 90