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Brain-Compatible Activities for Mathematics, Grades K-1

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November 2012 | 200 pages | Corwin
Sophisticated medical instruments have provided us with a unique glimpse into the learning brain. As educators, we can take the knowledge and apply it to teaching in our classrooms. With the advantage of brain research, we have been able to develop instructional techniques that facilitate the brain's innate learning capacity.

The more teachers know about how the brain learns, the more instructional options they have. Brain-Compatible Activities for Mathematics, Grades K-1 provides ready-to-use, brain-compatible lessons for mathematics instruction. Each step-by-step lesson includes detailed instructions for the teacher, math activities, and all the necessary reproducibles. Correlated with the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics' standards and Focal Points, this classroom resource shows teachers how to apply the principles discussed in Sousa's bestseller, How the Brain Learns Mathematics.

 
Introduction
 
Links to Focal Points and Standards
 
About the Author
 
1. Whole Numbers
Seeing Dots

 
How Many?

 
Number Path

 
Counting Sets

 
More or Less

 
Who's First?

 
Number Slap

 
A Ten Count!

 
Number Jingle!

 
 
2. Addition and Subtraction
Combining Sets

 
Subtraction Action

 
Spin to Win

 
Take It Away

 
"All Aboard" the Number Line

 
Ready, Set...Add!

 
Fact Family Tree House

 
Math Detective

 
Flip it!

 
Number Grid

 
Let's Go, Domino!

 
Guide to Problem Solving

 
 
3. Geometry
Shifting Shapes

 
Feel the Shapes

 
Shape Sort Race

 
Fishing for Triangles

 
3-D Shapes

 
Shape Up

 
Shapes Everywhere

 
The Art of Shapes!

 
Smart Shapes

 
The Shape Museum

 
 
4. Measurement
Which is Longer?

 
Measure it!

 
Ordering Lengths

 
How Far?

 
Which Holds More?

 
How Long? Measuring With Tens and Ones

 
Going on a Measurement Hunt

 
Comparison Center

 
Tick-Tock at the Clock Shop

 
Before or After?

 
 
5. Algebra: Sorting and Patterning
Number Patterns

 
What Comes Next?

 
Extending Patterns

 
Pattern Necklaces

 
Sorting Shoes

 
Sort and Classify

 
 
6. Data Analysis and Probability
Ask Me a Question

 
Way to Vote!

 
Favorite Seasons

 
Roll and Record

 
Heads or Tails

 
Collect and Sort Data

 
Fun with Bar Graphs

 
Likely or Unlikely?

 
 
Journal Page
 
Answer Key
 
References

"A handy tool for teachers! The activities are clearly laid out with directions that will allow any teacher to implement academically rigorous math activities with our youngest students. It is wonderful to see a book dedicated to promoting strong number sense activities that are brain compatible. The activities presented in this book are fun and engaging for young students. This alternative method of developing number sense is likely to reach more students by focusing on different strategies that will engage the entire brain."

Rosamaria Murillo, Principal
Baldwin Lane Elementary School, Sugarloaf, CA

"This book gives educators the tools necessary to provide students with effective and enjoyable learning experiences. The author offers detailed yet easily applicable lessons that will benefit both teacher and students. Sousa effectively explains the importance of brain-based learning tasks and their role in the area of mathematics. Although the activities in this book are designed to be used with the brain-compatible lesson plan format, the teacher has the ability to choose the areas that best suit his or her classroom style. This book also connects the NCTM standards to each lesson. For the past 25 years, I have taught both kindergarten and first grade. I found Sousa’s book an effective as well as an enjoyable means of putting brain-compatible math into practice!"

Susan Schipper, First-Grade Teacher
Charles Street Elementary School, Palmyra, NJ

Sample Materials & Chapters

Introduction

Chapter 1


David Anthony Sousa

DR. David A. Sousa is an international consultant in educational neuroscience and author of more than twenty books that suggest ways educators and parents can translate current brain research into strategies for improving learning. A member of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society, he has conducted workshops in hundreds of school districts on brain research, instructional skills, and science education at the preK–12 and university levels. He has made presentations to more than two hundred thousand educators at national conventions of educational organizations and to regional and local school districts across the United States, Canada, Europe,... More About Author

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ISBN: 9781412967839
$24.95