Product Description

Math Essentials, Elementary School Level gives elementary school teachers the tools they need to help prepare all types of students for mathematics testing in grades 3 through 5. Math Essentials highlights Dr. Thompson's proven approach to teaching math and covers 40 key objectives correlated to the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) standards, including rounding whole numbers, finding equivalent fractions, multiplying two-digit whole numbers, solving word problems, interpreting line graphs, identifying polygons, estimating length and volume, and understanding time.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #368785 in Books
• Published on: 2006-12-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 400 pages

Review
"A clear blueprint for teachers to progress from the manipulative experiences they provide for their classes to pictorial opportunities to an abstract level of thinking."
—Jacqueline Weilmuenster, coordinator ofmathematics, Grapevine-Colleyville ISD, Grapevine, Texas

"Effectively uses visual, verbal, and tactile methods in well-designed assessment activities."
—Thomas Butts, Science and Mathematics Education, University of Texas at Dallas

"A valuable resource for providing teachers the tools to develop independent math students."
—Sandy Turner, elementary math coordinator,Irving ISD, Irving, Texas

From the Back Cover
Math Essentials, Elementary School Level gives elementary school teachers the tools they need to help prepare all types of students for mathematics testing in grades 3 through 5. Math Essentials highlights Dr. Thompson's proven approach to teaching math and covers 40 key objectives correlated to the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) standards, including rounding whole numbers, finding equivalent fractions, multiplying two-digit whole numbers, solving word problems, interpreting line graphs, identifying polygons, estimating length and volume, and understanding time.

The book is divided into five main sections, with each section containing eight objectives. Each objective includes three developmental lessons—one concrete, one pictorial, and one independent practice—and more than 100 related activity sheets. Practice tests are available at the end of each section, with an explanation of common errors made by students, to help teachers map their students' progress and to help students learn to perform in standardized testing situations.

Praise for Math Essentials, Elementary School Level

"A clear blueprint for teachers to progress from the manipulative experiences they provide for their classes to pictorial opportunities to an abstract level of thinking."
—Jacqueline Weilmuenster, coordinator ofmathematics, Grapevine-Colleyville ISD, Grapevine, Texas

"Effectively uses visual, verbal, and tactile methods in well-designed assessment activities."
—Thomas Butts, Science and Mathematics Education, University of Texas at Dallas

"A valuable resource for providing teachers the tools to develop independent math students."
—Sandy Turner, elementary math coordinator,Irving ISD, Irving, Texas

About the Author
Frances McBroom Thompson, Ed.D. has taught mathematics at the junior and senior high school levels and has served as a K-12 mathematics specialist. She holds a B.S. in mathematics education from Abilene Christian University (Texas), a master's degree in mathematics from the University of Texas in Austin, and a doctoral degree in mathematics education from the University of Georgia at Athens. Dr. Thompson has published numerous articles and conducts workshops for teachers at the elementary and secondary levels.