Kristine Reed
First graders' mathematical investigation of the number of spots on a cheetah. Young children invented counting and estimation strategies, and a spirit of mathematical inquiry grew in the classroom.
Thomas Banchoff
A mathematician reflects on his experiences as a young mathematician in grade school and describes his experiences working with K-6 teachers and students.
Hollylynne Drier
How third graders worked together to investigate relationships between fractions and percents using a spreadsheet tool. Highlights a student's creative approach to a proportion task.
Carla Moldavan
Relates some mathematical episodes involving a young child and discusses implications for teachers.
Dominic Peressini and Eric Knuth
Examines students' responses to a mathematically rich task and explores approaches for using such tasks to foster inquiry that engages children in mathematical practice.
Jane Schielack, Dinah Chancellor, and Kimberly Childs
Suggestions for an elementary school activity and questions to promote five types of mathematical thinking: modeling, logical analysis, inference, optimization, and abstraction.
Rochelle Kaplan, Bonnie King, Nancy Dickens, and Viola Stanley
How teachers can use clinical interviewing techniques to bring out the mathematician in at-risk students.
Maryann Wickett
How dyads and group discussions can build student confidence and bring out the mathematical abilities of students.
Linda Sheffield
A method for helping children become powerful thinkers who explore mathematical ideas deeply and creatively as they develop their mathematical promise.