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The first and only text of its kind, <i>Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers,</i> 2/e, offers a comprehensive, content approach designed to foster hands-on, discovery-based mathematics instruction. The unique two-volume format, featuring a text plus Explorations Manual, continues to model a constructivist/discovery approach to teaching and learning. Students first encounter new concepts through hands-on activities in the Explorations Manual, enabling them to construct their own understanding of the material. The text then serves as a resource for further investigation, explanation, and clarification.<br> <br> <p>Unlike most texts, which present exercises very similar to examples, Bassarear demonstrates how real-life problems are generally complex and often filled with ambiguity and that non-routine and multistep problems are the norm. Students learn that there may be more than one way to find an answer and even more than one answer.</p> <ul> <li>A special 16-page insert includes actual pages from Houghton Mifflin's best-selling K-6 basal series, demonstrating material currently used in the classroom.</li> <li>Bassarear supports his big picture approach by weaving six big idea

Author
TOM BASSAREAR
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Published
2001
Language
EN
ISBN
9780618051113
Subjects
Education, Mathematics
Rating
3 / 5 (1 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-24

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