Articles from Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom (December 22, 2007)

Title	Author	Type	Words
2, 4, 8: doubling snakes, caterpillars and goats made easy! Kathy Kartambis presents three complete lesson ideas designed to introduce and develop young children's confidence in the computation strategies associated with doubling numbers.	Kartambis, Kathy		1744
ADMC: hot ideas: direct a robot.	Way, Jenni		660
Developing an understanding of the concept of area: Tracey Muir provides insight into the types of experiences needed to establish a sound understanding of area measurement in middle primary years.	Muir, Tracey		1965
Editorial.	Bobis, Janette; Way, Jenni		609
From here to there: the path to computational fluency with multi-digit multiplication: Janette Bobis highlights the critical links between number sense and a child's fluency with mental and written computation when learning how to perform multi-digit multiplication.	Bobis, Janette		2755
Magic squares from primary classroom to postgraduate research in 10 simple exercises: Tim Roberts invites students and their teachers to engage with the mathematics of magic squares.	Roberts, Tim		1310
Using spatial skills to interpret maps problem solving in realistic contexts: Tom Lowrie and Tracy Logan use realistic contexts to engage upper primary students in substantive mathematical thinking.	Lowrie, Tom; Logan, Tracy		1763