Product Description: NOTE:  This ISBN is a standalone book, does not include access card. Trust this market-leading text to give you a thorough introduction to mathematics methods and to provide you with a practical resource guide to teaching pre-school through sixth grade level mathematics...read more

Product Description: Every student should have equitable and optimal opportunities to learn mathematics free from bias-intentional or unintentional-based on race, gender, socioeconomic status or language. In order to close the achievement gap, all students need the opportunity to learn challenging mathematics from a well-qualified teacher who will make connections to the background, needs and cultures of all learners...read more

Provides coverage of mathematical concepts, activities, resources, and teaching methods for middle school teachers.

Product Description: This text is a thorough and practical guide to teaching pre-school through sixth grade level mathematics for the pre-service and in-service elementary school teacher. Kennedy, Tipps, and new co-author Art Johnson have perfected a combination math methods/resource book that is consistent with the 2000 National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Standards...read more

Product Description: This must-have resource is widely acknowledged for helping teachers, coordinators, and college faculty deepen their understanding of the mathematical concepts they teach. Math Matters provides an in-depth study with 14 chapters covering number sense, computation, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, decimals, percents, ratios, algebra, geometry, spatial sense, measurement, statistics, and probability...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Presents brief stories about the life and work of famous mathematicians, including Euler, Fermat, Fibonacci, Fourier, Gauss, Moebius, and Pythagoras, and introduces their theories with puzzles and tasks for students to solve.

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Product Description: Challenging and fun, these 40 hands-on activities in geometry and visual thinking help students discover patterns in shapes, numbers and colors; study polyhedra and their nets; improve spatial visualization; and analyze perspective and shadow...read more

Product Description: Classic Math draws upon historical data from a variety of cultures and periods through five sections: Quote of the Week-50 quotes, each with a one-page description, Historical Event of the Week, Historical Problems-24 activities with solutions, Historical Symbols-meanings and origins, Historical Origins of Mathematical Terms...read more