Introducing Difficult Mathematics Topics in the Elementary Classroom

<p>This exciting text for the pre-service elementary teacher provides hands on mathematics lessons they can use to introduce mathematical concepts and skills that students find particularly challenging. Each chapter is divided into four sections:</p><li> The Activity employs an engaging thought experiment to help the reader visit a classroom to understand how the lesson used to introduce the concept or skill would materialize in the class. </li><li> The Mathematics provides the necessary mathematical background used in the lesson to make the actual teaching/learning situation comfortable for both the teachers and the learner. </li><li> The Plan provides the reader with an actual lesson plan to engage the Activity in the classroom setting. </li><li> Putting It All Together pulls the previous sections together with a summary of the chapter as well as further information for making the lesson successful.</li><p>By providing models of what excellent lessons on a given topic look like knowledge of the mathematics involved and a concrete lesson plan structure this much-needed resource is the definitive mathematics planning vehicle that every teacher will want before they set foot in their own elementary classroom. </p>