Here’s how I sequence my lesson to develop pupil’s understanding of the meaning of the equal sign. Actually the lesson uses the context of the meaning of equal sign to
Category: Elementary School Math
English edition Japanese Grades 1- 6 Math textbooks 50% off until September
Last year I had the chance to do a few days work for a Japanese Mathematics textbook series translated in English. I just received an e-mail from one of the editors that
How should students understand the subtraction operation?
Studies show that students whose understanding of subtraction is only to take away will have difficulty learning other mathematical concepts. There are three ways by which subtraction can be understood:
“New Math” curriculum
In the video below, Tom Lehrer ‘explains’ and ‘criticizes’ the New Math curriculum in a funny way. I think the New Math curriculum was not that bad really. It helped