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Teaching mathematics creatively [electronic resource] / Linda Pound and Trisha Lee.

By: Pound, Linda.
Contributor(s): Lee, Trisha.
Publisher: New York : Routledge, 2011Edition: 1st ed.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 152 p.) : ill.ISBN: 9780203840504 (ebk : PDF).Subject(s): Curriculum planningGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: No title; No title; No title; No titleDDC classification: 510.71 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; Also available in print edition.
Contents:
1. Introduction : what is creative mathematics? -- 2. I hate maths! Positive feelings, creative dispositions and mathematics -- 3. Motivating children : problem finding and problem solving -- 4. Developing understanding : talking and thinking about mathematics -- 5. Teaching mathematics creatively : real maths! -- 6. Teaching mathematics creatively : using story to teach maths -- 7. Teaching mathematics creatively : giant maths -- 8. Cross-curricular teaching : mathematics at the heart of the curriculum? -- 9. Mathematics outdoors : the world beyond the classroom -- 10. Building mathematical understanding : construction and architecture -- 11. Exploring mathematics through music -- 12. Conclusion : learning mathematics through playful teaching.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [141]-148) and index.

1. Introduction : what is creative mathematics? -- 2. I hate maths! Positive feelings, creative dispositions and mathematics -- 3. Motivating children : problem finding and problem solving -- 4. Developing understanding : talking and thinking about mathematics -- 5. Teaching mathematics creatively : real maths! -- 6. Teaching mathematics creatively : using story to teach maths -- 7. Teaching mathematics creatively : giant maths -- 8. Cross-curricular teaching : mathematics at the heart of the curriculum? -- 9. Mathematics outdoors : the world beyond the classroom -- 10. Building mathematical understanding : construction and architecture -- 11. Exploring mathematics through music -- 12. Conclusion : learning mathematics through playful teaching.

Also available in print edition.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.