MATHEMATICS TEACHING STRATEGIES

“The Creative Curriculum: Teaching Mathematics in the 21st Century”

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 MANIPULATION
TOOLS

BASIC MATH
PAIR WORK
TEACHING TIMED
TESTING

STRATEGIES
REPITITION MATH GAMES

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Repetition

By repeating and reviewing previous formulas,

lessons, and information, students are better able to
comprehend concepts at a faster rate.

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Timed testing

When the test shows that students are answering

more questions correctly within time period,
teachers are able to determine that students have
mastered the basic skills.

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Pair work

Since the pairs are working as a team, the students

can discuss the problems and work together to
solve the issues.

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Manipulation Tools

The use of blocks, fruits, balls, or other manipulation

tools help students learn the basics of place value,
addition, subtraction, and other areas of basic math.

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Math Games

Math games provide the opportunity to make the

lesson interesting and encourage students to
remember the concepts.

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ALGEBRA TILES
Prepared by:
Michael C. Morre Jr.

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Algebra Tiles

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Manipulative

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Manipulative

Manipulatives are concrete objects that students can

physically arrange or operate in some way to
represent a variety of mathematical relationships.
(Cass et al., 2003)

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Manipulative
Piaget’s theory speaks to the idea that children should
learn through their senses; and, that it is necessary
for them to experience and manipulate the ideas
that they are learning. Increased student
engagement in the learning process can lead to
higher achievement (Ross & Willson, 2012).
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Algebra Tiles

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Algebra Tiles

Algebra tiles are used to model integers and

variables to aid in learning addition, subtraction,
multiplication, and division of positive and negative
values.

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Algebra Tiles Pieces

The RED pieces are additive inverses for their

counterparts. When used together, a “zero pair” is
created (they cancel each other out).

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