Shirlee Angerame
An activity in which students use geometry, measurement, estimation, and graphs in creating mathematical jack-o'-lanterns.
Mollie MacGregor and Kaye Stacey
How number work in elementary school can be extended to prepare students for algebra.
Thomas O'Brien and Ann Moss
Shares observations of nontraditional problem solving done by fifth graders and asks teachers to consider the observations in their teaching.
Ellen Clay
Describes a mathematical investigation in a fifth-grade unit on the United States. Provides a method of using mathematics by applying it to other content areas.