Getting Smarter Everyday: Grades 5-7

Download or read book Getting Smarter Everyday: Grades 5-7 written by Dale Seymour and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Getting Smarter Every Day is a selection of activities, puzzles, ideas, information, and graphics to excite, enrich, challenge, instruct, amaze, and entertain students. This program aims to broaden student perspectives on what mathematics really is and its application in the real world.This program will help students develop the ability to understand an apply mathematics in everyday life, also known as numeracy. Four major instructional approaches are used to develop numeracy, leading to student success in mathematics: Discussion and interaction Active exploration Visualization and estimation Interrelating conceptsActivities can be used to supplement an existing program in the form of homework or in-class. The program is also flexible and can be used in group settings, as extra practice for individual students, or for whole-class.To view sample lessons and pages, click on the appropriate ISBN # below.