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Brain-Compatible Activities for Mathematics, Grades K-1

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David A Sousa

  • Brain-Compatible Activities for Mathematics, Grades K-1

200 pages
2009
ISBN: 9781412967839

Demonstrating instructional principles discussed in David A. Sousa’s bestseller, How the Brain Learns Mathematics, this resource provides brain-friendly, ready-to-use mathematics lessons for Grades K–1. Teachers will find step-by-step guidance and all the necessary reproducibles for mathematics instruction that involves partners, group work, and class movement. Through activities such as Number Jingle and Math Detective, young learners will enjoy developing skills connected with whole numbers, addition and subtraction, geometrical shapes, measurement, number patterns, and more.

Aligned with NCTM standards and focal points, the instructional strategies enhance motivation and content retention, address individual intelligences, and:

  • Promote writing as an important learning tool
  • Use concrete models to make concepts meaningful
  • Connect mathematical ideas to the real world
  • Incorporate graphic organisers to help students organise their thinking
  • Teach creative problem solving

Deepen and revitalise instruction using Sousa’s proven brain-compatible approach for helping every child develop self-confidence in mathematics!

Table of Contents

Introduction

Links to Focal Points and Standards

About the Author

  1. Whole Numbers
  2. Seeing Dots
  3. How Many?
  4. Number Path
  5. Counting Sets
  6. More or Less
  7. Who's First?
  8. Number Slap
  9. A Ten Count!
  10. Number Jingle!
    1. Addition and Subtraction
    2. Combining Sets
    3. Subtraction Action
    4. Spin to Win
    5. Take It Away
    6. "All Aboard" the Number Line
    7. Ready, Set...Add!
    8. Fact Family Tree House
    9. Math Detective
    10. Flip it!
    11. Number Grid
    12. Let's Go, Domino!
    13. Guide to Problem Solving
      1. Geometry
      2. Shifting Shapes
      3. Feel the Shapes
      4. Shape Sort Race
      5. Fishing for Triangles
      6. 3-D Shapes
      7. Shape Up
      8. Shapes Everywhere
      9. The Art of Shapes!
      10. Smart Shapes
      11. The Shape Museum
        1. Measurement
        2. Which is Longer?
        3. Measure it!
        4. Ordering Lengths
        5. How Far?
        6. Which Holds More?
        7. How Long? Measuring With Tens and Ones
        8. Going on a Measurement Hunt
        9. Comparison Center
        10. Tick-Tock at the Clock Shop
        11. Before or After?
          1. Algebra: Sorting and Patterning
          2. Number Patterns
          3. What Comes Next?
          4. Extending Patterns
          5. Pattern Necklaces
          6. Sorting Shoes
          7. Sort and Classify
            1. Data Analysis and Probability
            2. Ask Me a Question
            3. Way to Vote!
            4. Favorite Seasons
            5. Roll and Record
            6. Heads or Tails
            7. Collect and Sort Data
            8. Fun with Bar Graphs
            9. Likely or Unlikely?

              10. Journal Page

              Answer Key

              References


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