Danger! Animals in the Mathematics Classroom

Author: Stefanie D. Livers, Kristin E. Harbour, and Lindsey Fowler
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Volume/Issue:
Volume 25: Issue 7
Page(s):
406–414
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5951/teacchilmath.25.7.0406
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Subjects:
Grade(s) or Audience, All grades PK-12, Grades 3-5, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Grades 6-8, Sixth, Grades PK-2, Pre-kindergarten, Kindergarten, First, Second, Math Topic, Algebra, Algebraic Thinking/Pre-algebra Concepts, Algebraic Thinking, Geometry, Measurement, Perimeter/Area/Volume, Number, Counting & Cardinality, Number & Operations, Number & Operations in Base Ten, Number & Operations—Fractions, Number Sets and Systems
Keywords:
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In our attempts to make a concept easier, we may hinder student learning.

Contributor Notes

Stefanie D. Livers, stefanielivers@missouristate.edu, is an assistant professor at Missouri State University

Kristin E. Harbour, KHARBOUR@mailbox.sc.edu, is an assistant professor at the University of South Carolina. Both have collaborated during the past four years to support teachers, including co-author Fowler, and teacher candidates in choosing meaningful tasks, building conceptual understanding, and incorporating inclusive mathematics practices.

Lindsey Fowler, lfowler@tcss.net, has taught for eleven years at Englewood Elementary School in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. She is a lifelong learner of best teaching practices and a conceptual mathematics enthusiast.

(Corresponding author is Livers stefanielivers@missouristate.edu)
(Corresponding author is Harbour KHARBOUR@mailbox.sc.edu)
(Corresponding author is Fowler lfowler@tcss.net)
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Copyright:
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Inc. All rights reserved. 2019
Page Count:
9
Article Category:
Research Article
Print Publication Date:
01 May 2019
Online Publication Date:
May 2019
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