Brain-Compatible Activities for Mathematics, Grades 45 provides brain-friendly, ready-to-use mathematics lessons for the classroom. Teachers will find step-by-step guidance and all the necessary reproducible materials for mathematics instruction that involves group work, reflection, movement, and visualization. Through activities such as Scuba Division, Party Planners, Sunken Treasure, and Parachute Drop, intermediate learners will enjoy developing skills connected with multiplication and division, fractions and decimals, geometry and measurement, algebra, data analysis, and more.Aligned with NCTM standards and focal points, the instructional strategies enhance motivation and content retention, while addressing individual intelligences. Also included is instruction to:Promote writing as an important learning toolUse concrete models to make concepts meaningfulConnect mathematical ideas to the real worldIncorporate graphic organizers to help students organize their thinkingDeepen and revitalize instruction using Sousa’s proven brain-compatible approach for helping every student develop self-confidence in mathematics!
Format: Paperback / softback
CONTRIBUTORS: David A. Sousa
EAN: 9781634507349
COUNTRY: United States
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WEIGHT: 290 g
HEIGHT: 235 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Skyhorse Publishing
DATE PUBLISHED: 2017-02-09
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GENRE: EDUCATION / Teaching / General, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Language Arts, EDUCATION / Professional Development, EDUCATION / Teacher Training & Certification, EDUCATION / Arts in Education
WIDTH: 156 cm
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Teachers’ classroom resources and material, Educational: Mathematics and numeracy
Dr. David A. Sousa is an international consultant in educational neuroscience and author of fifteen books. A member of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society, he has conducted workshops in hundreds of school districts on brain research, instructional skills, and science education at the Pre-K to 12 and university levels. He lives in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
