Activities Manual

By Dolan, Williamson, and Muri.
Provides hands-on, manipulative-based activities that involve future elementary and middle school teachers in discovering mathematical concepts, solving problems, and exploring mathematical concepts in interesting, stimulating, real-world settings. The activities are designed to be adapted for later use with elementary and middle school students.
* Purpose outlines the major mathematical concepts developed in the activity.
* Materials provides a list of supplies needed for the activity.
* Grouping describes the classroom setting for the activity.
* Getting Started provides an introduction to the activity and explains the preparation needed.
* Reflections help students bring closure to ideas.
* Extensions present suggestions and ideas for extending the activity to other mathematical topics or for making connections.
* Manipulatives in color and on heavy paper stock are included.
* Activity Masters contain models, activity recording sheets, graph paper, nets for polyhedrons, activity cards, etc.