Mathematics for Elementary Teachers 6e with Studen t Resource Handbook Set (Hardback)

Textbook: All the essential mathematics teachers need for teaching at the elementary and middle school levels! This best seller features rich problem-solving strategies, relevant topics, and extensive opportunities for hands-on experience. The coverage in the book moves from the concrete to the pictorial to the abstract, reflecting the way math is generally taught in elementary classrooms. Hallmark Features: Appropriate Topical Sequence: Moves from the concrete to the pictorial to the abstract, reflecting the way math is generally taught in elementary schools. Problem Solving Emphasis: Features the largest collection of problems (over 3,000!), worked examples, and problem-solving strategies in any text of its kind. Extensive Geometry Coverage: Comprehensive, five-chapter treatment of geometry based on the van Hiele model provides students with the necessary, and often neglected, background in geometry. Integrated Technology: Technology and content are integrated throughout the text in a meaningful way. The technology includes activities from the expanded eManipulative activities, spreadsheet activities, Geometer's Sketchpad activities, and calculator activities using a graphics calculator and Math Explorer. Student Resource Handbook: This handbook is designed to enhance student learning as well as begin to model effective classroom practices. With many instructors working with students to create a personalized journal, this edition of the Handbook is three-hole punched for easy customization. Included in this invaluable handbook are: Warm Ups: Short problem solving activities Hands on Activities: Activities that help develop initial understandings at the concrete level. Two Dimensional Manipulatives. Exercises, Mental Math, and Self-tests. Solutions to all items in the handbook to enhance self-study. Resource Articles: Up-to-date references from journals for elementary teachers to help provide a connection to the classroom. Directions in Education: Specifically written articles that provide insights into major issues of the day, including the Standards of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.