Patricia E. Swanson
Using wind-up toys to compare distance over time gave these children a stake in understanding how the numbers make sense.
Laura B. Kent, Susan B. Empson, and Lynne Nielsen
Fifth graders explore approaches to solving a division-of-fractions problem introduced within the context of hot chocolate servings.
Ana Stephens, Maria Blanton, Eric Knuth, Isil Isler, Angela Murphy Gardiner
Researchers find that these classroom activities and instructional strategies support the development of third-grade students’ algebraic thinking.
Sarah S. Pratt, Tina M. Lupton, and Kerri Richardson
Students can create an image of the measurement model of division as an alternative to the long-division algorithm.