Adapted from Beyond ArithmeticBy Jan Mokros, Susan Jo Russell, Karen Economopoulous, p.14Mathematics is a way of approaching a problem by using one’s ownlogic and powers of observation.
The teacher should be careful not to
“give away” any of the mathematics, leavingplenty for the students to discover.
(see Teacher
Checkpoints and Observing the Studentsfor example questions.)Exploration(lesson / choice time stations)The bulk of the class time is spent here.
• Children may…
… share their thinking or approaches … discuss game strategies … relate today’s lessons to previously taughtmathematics concepts.
Allowed
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