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Teaching Elementary Mathematics With Children's Literature
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-06-15)
The goal of this paper is to investigate and evaluate children’s literature in terms of its use within mathematics curriculum. I have laid out criteria for assessing literature to be used in mathematics, as well as provided ...
Broadening Mathematics Curriculum: Linking Children’s Literature to Mathematics
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-06-15)
Children’s literature provides connections across all content areas. When incorporated within mathematics, it provides an engaging, accessible, and authentic context for learning. The literary experience can lead to ...
Multicultural Mathematics:What is the Importance of Incorporating Diverse Understandings in the Contemporary Elementary Classroom?: A Practical Application of Measurement through the Cultural Context of the Native Yup’ik People
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-06-15)
Multicultural mathematics acts as a link between the contributive notions of ethnomathematics and the practices of culturally relevant pedagogy. It challenges the common disconnect between mathematical concepts and the ...