Untangling Geometric Ideas

Claudia R. Burgess

doi:10.5951/teacchilmath.20.8.0508

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Volume/Issue:: Volume 20: Issue 8

Page(s):: 508–515

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.5951/teacchilmath.20.8.0508

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Subjects:: Grade(s) or Audience, All grades PK-12, Grades 3-5, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Grades 6-8, Grades PK-2, Pre-kindergarten, Kindergarten, Math Topic, Geometry, Shapes, Measurement, Perimeter/Area/Volume, Other Topic, Problem Solving, Teaching and Learning Instruction, Conceptual Development

Keywords:: CCSS.Math.Content.K.MD.B.3; CCSS.Math.Content.5.G.B.4; CCSS.Math.Content.5.G.B.3; CCSS.Math.Content.4.MD.A.3; CCSS.Math.Content.4.G.A.2; CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.D.8; CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.C.7b; CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.C.5b; CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.C.5a; CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.C.6; CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.C.7a

This geometry lesson uses the work of abstract artist Wassily Kandinsky as a springboard and is intended to promote the conceptual understanding of mathematics through problem solving, group cooperation, mathematical negotiations, and dialogue.

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^*Claudia R. Burgess, crburgess@salisbury.edu, teaches elementary mathematics methods courses and mathematics content courses at Salisbury University in Salisbury, Maryland. She is interested in peoples' perceptions of mathematics, integrating mathematics into other content areas, and engaging diverse learners in inquiry-based instruction.

(Corresponding author is Burgess crburgess@salisbury.edu)

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Teaching Children Mathematics

Page Count:: 8

Article Category:: Research Article

Print Publication Date:: 01 Apr 2014

Online Publication Date:: Apr 2014

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