Sophisticated medical instruments have provided a unique glimpse into the learning brain. Educators can take that knowledge and apply it to teaching in their classrooms. With the advantage of brain research, instructional techniques that facilitate the brain's innate learning capacity have been able to be developed. The more teachers know about how the brain learns, the more instructional options they have. Brain-Compatible Activities for Mathematics, Grades 4-5 provides ready-to-use, brain-compatible lessons for mathematics instruction. Each step-by-step lesson includes detailed instructions for the teacher, maths activities, and all the necessary reproducibles. Correlated with the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics' standards and Focal Points, this classroomresource shows teachers how to apply the principles discussed in Sousa's bestseller, How the Brain Learns Mathematics. INDICE: Introduction / Links to Focal Points and Standards / Multiplication and Division: The Mystery of the Mixed-Up Party Lists Meet the Fact Family Guess-timate Estimates Point and Play 200 Catch Game Blocks of Division Words of Division Divisibility Dash Scuba Division Show the Order / Fractions and Decimals: Fraction Friends Fun with Fractions Decimal Days Put the Dot on the Spot Dollars and Sense A Portrait of Parts Grocery Bill Math Party Planners Fraction Cooking Calling all Construction Workers / Geometry and Measurement: Detective Angle Tricky Triangles Silly Symmetry Trouble at the Tangram Zoo Magic Carpets for Sale Geo Puppet Designer Pets A Hole in the Roof From Farm to Factory Wrapping Up Math / Algebra: Simplify, simplify Weigh to Go! What's the Score? Sunken Treasure / Data Analysis: Terrific T's Our Favorite Things Book Bonanza Too Many Ants! Survey Study Fast Food Comparisons Parachute Drop Plot the Treasure Animal Olympics / Journal Page / Answers / References
- ISBN: 978-1-4129-6787-7
- Editorial: Sage Publications
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 200
- Fecha Publicación: 28/02/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés