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

Title	Author	Type	Words
Dean's great discovery: multiplication, division and fractions: Colleen Vale and Anne Davies describe a child's powerful learning experience in discovering relationships between multiplication, division and fractions.	Vale, Colleen; Davies, Anne		2421
Editorial.	Bobis, Janette; Way, Jenni	Editorial	357
Functional thinking in a year 1 classroom: Elizabeth Warren, Samantha Benson and Sandra Green outline a series of activities that will assist young children understand the key ideas involved in the development of functional thinking.	Warren, Elizabeth; Benson, Samantha; Green, Sandra		1423
How does measurement apply to pigeons? Jane Skalicky tells the story of a girl's mathematical inquiry and the assessment opportunities it presented.	Skalicky, Jane		3903
Meaningful maths: teaching map skills: Miranda Pacaya Whittle presents ideas for engaging upper primary students in meaningful mathematics learning with maps.	Whittle, Miranda Pacaya		1320
Promoting repeating patterns with young children--more than just alternating colours! Marina Papic explains how experiences in the early years of schooling should focus on identifying, justifying and transferring various patterns using a variety of materials if a sound understanding of patterning is to develop in students.	Papic, Marina		2458
Racetract mapping engaging students in mathematics & geography.	Tromp, Calvin; Davis, Rob		1991