Putting Essential Understanding of Addition and Subtraction Into Practice in Prekindergarten-Grade 2

by Janet H. Caldwell

Do your students have the incorrect idea that addition "makes numbers bigger" and subtraction "makes numbers smaller"? Do they believe that subtraction is always "taking away"? What tasks can you offer - what questions can you ask - to determine what your students know or don't know - and move them forward in their thinking? This book focuses on the specialized pedagogical content knowledge that you need to teach addition and subtraction effectively...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0873537300
• ISBN13: 9780873537308
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.