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Zusatztext “The entire time I was reading this, I thought of the various ways that I could bring this resource into our district. I love how it breaks it down easily and explains how to embed the SMP and strategies into the everyday language of the classroom. The use of the book is almost scripted, allowing the teacher easy entry into the practice standard.” --Aubrey Carpenter, Instructional Math Coach, Danville District 118, Danville, Illinois“This book helps students make connections with children’s literature and the Mathematical Practices. The author provides examples of specific stories and related activities to encourage problem solving and real-life application. Each chapter presents an in-depth look at one of the eight Mathematical Practices, offering fun, engaging challenges for all students. The directions and questions provide teachers with easy access to complex processes and proficiencies such as perseverance, critical thinking, and abstract reasoning. If you want to help your students develop a positive mathematical mindset, you should add this resource to your collection!” –Jennifer Taylor-Cox, Educational Consultant and Author of Math Intervention P-2 and Math Intervention 3-5"This is an inspirational and motivating way of approaching problem solving in contemporary mathematics education...Although the picturebook market is vast and rich, teachers do not often come across recommendations for about 50 mathematics picturebooks in one book, accompanied by didactical comments and guides on how to use these picturebooks in mathematics education.The book Using Children’s Literature to Teach Problem Solving in Math helps fill this gap."-Dubravka Glasnovic Gracin, Libri & Liberi Informationen zum Autor Jeanne White has been an educator since 1992 when she began teaching elementary school in the south suburbs of Chicago. She is currently a Professor of Education at Elmhurst College. Klappentext This user-friendly book shows how to use stories to engage students in building critical reasoning, abstract thinking, and communication skills, all while helping students understand the relevance of math in their everyday lives. Zusammenfassung This user-friendly book shows how to use stories to engage students in building critical reasoning, abstract thinking, and communication skills, all while helping students understand the relevance of math in their everyday lives. Inhaltsverzeichnis About the Author Acknowledgements Introduction-Addressing the Standards for Mathematical Practice in K-5 Breaking Down the Practice Standards Creating a Problem Solving Community Chapter 1-Make Sense and Persevere What Does This Standard Mean for Grades K-2 Problem Solvers? 7 Blind Mice-K.OA Decompose numbers into pairs MATH-Terpieces: The Art of Problem Solving-1.OA Use 2 and 3 addends to find a sum Splash!-2.OA Represent addition and subtraction problems What Does This Standard Mean for Grades 3-5 Problem Solvers? The Warlord's Kites-3.MD Use the formula for the area of a rectangle A Remainder of One-4.OA Solve multi-step word problems with whole numbers Multiplying Menace-5.NF Multiply a whole number by a fraction Wrapping It Up Chapter 2- Reason Abstractly What Does This Standard Mean for Grades K-2 Problem Solvers? Each Orange Had 8 Slices-K.OA Count to answer, How many? Ten Flashing Fireflies-1.OA Explore the Commutative Property of Addition Rooster's Off to See the World -1.OA Explore the Associative Property of Addition Spaghetti and Meatballs for All!-2.G Partition rectangles into rows and columns What Does This Standard Mean for Grades 3-5 Problem Solvers? Racing Around-3.MD Solve problems involving perimeters of polygons Fractions, Decimals and Percents-4.NF Understand decimal notation for fractions
