Gardella, Francis J. <br/><br/>
Introducing difficult mathematics topics in the elementary classroom  a teacher's guide to initial lessons /  [electronic resource] : 
Francis J. Gardella 
 - New York :  Routledge,  2009 
 - 1 online resource (vii, 157 p.) :  ill. 
<br/><br/> Description based on print version record 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 153) and index 
<br/><br/>How children learn mathematics (and why it doesn't happen!) -- Median : finding what's in the middle -- Rounding : the mystery of "rounding up for 5" -- Skipping multiplication (or at least through it) -- Learning to use division -- Fractions : what's it all about? -- Fractions : adding unlike things? Impossible! -- Fractions : dividing into small pieces? -- Decimals : operations before rules -- Measurement : make your own ruler -- Area : skipping through the rows -- Volume : it's like looking at an apartment house-- -- Mean : how much does each get? -- Percent : leveling the field of comparison -- Order of operations? : an agreement? Did you get the memo? 
<br/><br/><br/>Mode of access: Internet 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780203891179 (electronic bk.) 0203891171 (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Mathematics--Study and teaching (Elementary)<br/>Logic, Symbolic and mathematical--Study and teaching (Elementary)<br/>Curriculum planning