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Exploring Mathematical Practices with Young Children
The Standards for Mathematical Practice are written in clear, concise language. Even so, to interpret them and visualize what they mean for your teaching practice isn’t always easy. In this practical, easy-to-read book, Mike Flynn provides teachers with a clear and deep sense of these standards and shares ideas on how best to implement them in K–2 classrooms.
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The Standards for Mathematical Practice are written in clear, concise language. Even so, to interpret them and visualize what they mean for your teaching practice isn’t always easy. In this practical, easy-to-read book, Mike Flynn provides teachers with a clear and deep sense of these standards and shares ideas on how best to implement them in K–2 classrooms.
Each chapter is dedicated to a different practice. Using examples from his own teaching and vignettes from many other K–2 teache...read more
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Table of Contents
- Foreword by Deborah Schifter
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Lost in Boston: A Case for Meaningful Math Instruction
- Chapter 1: Mathematical Practice 1: Make Sense of Problems and Persevere in Solving Them
- Chapter 2: Mathematical Practice 2: Reason Abstractly and Quantitatively
- Chapter 3: Mathematical Practice 3: Construct Viable Arguments and Critique the Reasoning of Others
- Chapter 4: Mathematical Practice 4: Model with Mathematics
- Chapter 5: Mathematical Practice 5: Use Appropriate Tools Strategically
- Chapter 6: Mathematical Practice 6: Attend to Precision
- Chapter 7: Mathematical Practice 7: Look For and Make Use of Structure
- Chapter 8: Mathematical Practice 8: Look For and Express Regularity in Repeated Reasoning
- Chapter 9: Putting It All Together
- References
- Index