Developing Essential Understanding of Algebraic Thinking for Teaching Mathematics in Grades 3â 5

Maria Blanton; Linda Levi; Terry Crites; Barbara Dougherty; Rose Mary Zbiek

ISBN 10: 0873536681 / ISBN 13: 9780873536684

Published by NCTM, 2011

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This book is in good condition. The cover has minor creases or bends. The binding is tight and pages are intact. Some pages may have writing or highlighting.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Developing Essential Understanding of Algebraic Thinking for Teaching Mathematics in Grades 3â 5
• Publisher: NCTM
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0873536681
• ISBN 13: 9780873536684
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

Like algebra at any level, early algebra is a way to explore, analyze, represent, and generalize mathematical ideas and relationships. This book shows that children can and do engage in generalizing about numbers and operations as their mathematical experiences expand. The authors identify and examine five big ideas and associated essential understandings for developing algebraic thinking in grades 3–5. The big ideas relate to the fundamental properties of number and operations, the use of the equals sign to represent equivalence, variables as efficient tools for representing mathematical ideas, quantitative reasoning as a way to understand mathematical relationships, and functional thinking to generalize relationships between covarying quantities. The book examines challenges in teaching, learning, and assessment and is interspersed with questions for teachers’ reflection.