Brain-Compatible Activities for Mathematics, Grades 4-5 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781634507349)

Brain-Compatible Activities for Mathematics, Grades 4-5 provides brain-friendly, ready-to-use mathematics lessons for the classroom. Teachers will find step-by-step guidance and all the necessary reproducible materials for mathematics instruction that involves group work, reflection, movement, and visualization. Through activities such as Scuba Division, Party Planners, Sunken Treasure, and Parachute Drop, intermediate learners will enjoy developing skills connected with multiplication and division, fractions and decimals, geometry and measurement, algebra, data analysis, and more.

Aligned with NCTM standards and focal points, the instructional strategies enhance motivation and content retention, while addressing individual intelligences. Also included is instruction to:

Promote writing as an important learning tool
Use concrete models to make concepts meaningful
Connect mathematical ideas to the real world
Incorporate graphic organizers to help students organize their thinking

Deepen and revitalize instruction using Sousa's proven brain-compatible approach for helping every student develop self-confidence in mathematics!

Author: David A. Sousa
ISBN-10: 1634507347
ISBN-13: 9781634507349
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Language: English
Published: 01/24/2017
Pages: 200
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.62lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.70d