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SAILphotomasters1 PDF
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SAILphotomasters1 PDF
THROUGH
MATHEMATICS:
STRUCTURED
ACTIVITIES FOR
INTELLIGENT
LEARNING
Original (1989) Edition:
Published in England as
Structured Activities for Primary Mathematics, Volume 1a
Part of Routledge Education Books
Advisory Editor:
John Eggleston
Professor of Education
University of Warwick
Marilyn Harrison
Teacher and Mathematics Education Consultant
Calgary Board of Education and EEC Ltd.
Bruce Harrison
Professor of Curriculum and Instruction (Mathematics Education)
The University of Calgary and EEC Ltd.
SAIL
THROUGH
MATHEMATICS:
STRUCTURED
ACTIVITIES FOR
INTELLIGENT
LEARNING
Richard R. Skemp
Emeritus Professor, University of Warwick
Volume
1a
EEC Ltd.
Calgary
First published in 1989 by
Routledge
11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE
ISBN 0-9697190-1-9
Printed in Canada by
Mountain View Printing and Graphics Ltd.
Calgary
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CONTENTS
THE PHOTOMASTERS
Num 3 Addition
Num 5 Multiplication
vii
Num 6.1 Grouping
Num 6.1/1 Start, Action, Result: grouping 148-150
Num 6.1/2 Predictive number sentences (grouping) 149-152
Num 6.1/3 Word problems (grouping) 152-155
Num 7 Fractions
Space 1 Shape
Patt 1 Patterns
Meas 5 Time
Meas 6 Temperature
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ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF ACTIVITIES
Abstracting number sentences (addition), 43, “I predict-here” on the number track,
47-53 187-189
Abstracting number sentences (multiplication), Introducing commutativity, 92, 93
131, 139-144 Introducing non-commutativity, 92, 93
Abstracting number sentences (subtraction), Less than, greater than, 36-38
109-117, 124 Make a set. Make others which match, 131
Add and check, 201-203 Making equal parts, 164-169
Adding past 20, 201-203 Making patterns on paper, 103, 125
Adding past ten on the number track, 92, 93, Making sets in groups and units, 3
194-198 Match and mix: parts, 173-175
Adfacts practice, 76-89 Months acrostic, 218
Break into halves, and what will we get?, 13 Months of the year, in order, 217
“Can I fool you?” (Canonical form), 5 Mountain road, 212
Capture, 190 Mr. Taylor’s game, 161-163
Cashier giving fewest coins, 33-35, 37 Multiplying on a number track, 132-135
Colouring pictures, 185, 186 “My rods are parallel/perpendicular, 182-184
Counting two ways on the number square, 25 “My share is . . .” 149, 150, 157
Crossing, 108 or 199 “My share is . . ., and I also know the
Crossing back, 108 or 199 remainder, which is . . .”, 149, 150, 157
Days acrostic, 216 Number comparison sentences, 110, 119-121,
Days of the week, in order, 215 124
Different questions, same answer. Why?, 149 Number sentences for multiplication, 131, 135,
150, 160 140
Diver and wincher, 118 Number sentences for subtraction, 104-107
“Double this and what will we get?”, 13-15 Number stories (multiplication), 131, 135, 140
Doubles and halves rummy, 16 Number stories, and predicting from number
Drawing pictures with straight and curved sentences, 131, 139, 140, 145-147
lines, 176-178 Number targets, 26, 27
Escaping pig, 181 Number targets beyond 100, 28
Explorers, 90, 91 Number targets in the teens, 29
Front window, rear window, 127, 130 Number targets using place-value notation, 30
Giant strides on the number track, 133, 135, Numbers backwards, 23, 24
136 Odd sums for odd jobs, 99
Gift shop, 123 On to cubes, 3, 4
Grazing goat, 210, 211 Personalized number stories - predictive
handkerchief game, The, 94 (addition), 52-57
Honest Hetty and Friendly Fred, 213 Personalized number stories - predictive
Hopping backwards, 204 (subtraction), 109, 110, 115-117
“How many more must you put?, 40, 41, 43, Personalized number stories (addition), 43,
52 47-50, 52, 53
“How would you like it?”, 33-35, 37 Personalized number stories (subtraction),
“I have a straight/curved line, like . . .”, 179 109-114
“I predict -here” using rods, 137-139 Personalized number stories: what happened?,
43, 51-53, 68-71
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