Lessons for Algebraic Thinking, Grades 6-8

by Ann Lawrence and Charlie Hennessy

Book Overview

These lessons show how to maximize instruction that prepares students for formal algebra. Through a series of investigations, students build their proficiency with key algebraic concepts. Connections... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0941355497
• ISBN13: 9780941355490
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Math Solutions Publications
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.3" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

LOVE IT!!

If you're a fan of Marilyn Burns, as I am, then you'll love this book! It provides hands-on activities and walks you through the teacher's lessons over several days, then you can modify to fit your needs. I often use the activities at the beginning of a unit/chapter to get the kids thinking on their own about the concepts before providing formulas and methods. If you're new to the constructivist approach to teaching math, know that the room is never silent. It is about students' discussing and debating and working to find the answers, with the teacher acting more as a guide. It's not for everyone, but I get amazing results and absolutely live for those "ah-ha" moments. Thank you to these authors for adding another fantastic book to my resources. =)

Math is hard!

Our math teechur Miss Pippi Von Rottenpants made us do our math from this book. I don't get it. I thought math had numbers. This math has a bunch of letters. I'm totally confused by it. So A is worth 1 and X is worth 24? X + Y = 49 right? What if you're from Russia and you have like backwards R's and your E's look like N's? Letters DO NOT belong in math!