About Teaching Mathematics, 3rd Edition, Grades K-8: A K-8 Resource

I have reviewed a lot of homeschooling math curricula and 'living books'. We have a few good puzzle and problem solving books, and we also really like Life of Fred, but "About Teaching Mathematics" is going to make a great spine! Now, I feel like our math program is complete.1. Broad and thorough, covering all all concepts K-8.2. Easy to read, not an excess of information that can tend to weigh us home-schoolers down. This is written for elementary teachers who, as the author said, aren't always comfortable teaching math. There is some classroom guidance that is easy enough to skip.3. There are a lot of fantastic sample problems for each concept.4. Trustworthy, quality. Everything 'rings true' to me. Approaches math as more than computation and exercises. This was surprisingly hard to find for homeschooling.Highly recommend!

My daughter is homeschooled . I did o.k. in school--But math for me got alot harder after 5th grade. I really needed a book that would give me info. on not only WHAT to teach but, HOW to teach. This book is going to be such a big help for me. My daughter was in the talented & gifted program at her old school. I want to make sure that she keeps on getting the straight A's that she was getting. This book takes some of the pressure off of me by giving me ideas, activities, and (really important to me) ways to assess my daughter's understanding of new concepts. Because if she doesn't understand it, she will in no way excel. Anyone that homeschools, that didn't get straight A's in math will benefit from this book. I paid $38 for this book and after reading it I would have paid alot more! Marilyn Burns is great!

I’ve used Marilyn Burns activities in my classroom for years. This book is not as grade specific as the others which is good and bad. I prefer her books that are grade specific especially for Kindergarten. The hand on activities are wonderful but this book doesn’t really have enough for a kindergartener.

Marilyn Burns' 23 years' experience teaching math is found in this great resource book. The first section is organized in NCTM strands: measurement, probability and statistics, geometry, logic, patterns and functions, and number. The second section (a little less than half the book) is about teaching arithmetic: number concepts, place value, addition and subtraction, mulitplication, division, fractions, decimals, and percents. Each concept has whole class lessons, independent activities (menu), and assessing understanding.This is a teacher resource, not a curriculum book. Burns' approach is half-way in between the two poles of math education: algorithmic math and conceptual math. Her point of view is "practical," with the teacher in mind....

The book was required for a Master's methods class and as such covered basics including lots of activities.However, many of the activities seemed more like eyewash to impress parents and principles instead of getting to the point and moving along through the curriculum. Were I to use this kind of 'entertaining' lessons, I would never finish the required material in a year. Sadly, teaching has degenerated into this kind of 'activity and entertaining' instead of fundamentals.I would never have purchased the book if I had reviewed it in a bookstore beforehand. There are many better.

I'm replacing a book I left in Taiwan (too much $ to pack and bring back home!) It has great explanations of everyday math, logical progressions and activities that drive home the concepts to the student.

A gem that helps students acquire math understanding! Fun games that are easily produced, help children build their own conceptual knowledge of math so they can apply it to real-life situations.I'd throw out every math text book ever created & use this instead! We'd have a country of children with much stronger math skills!I use this book a lot in my teaching! It, along with De Walle's book, are my mentors & partners in giving my students conceptual success!

This is a timeless treasure of mathematical understandings generated by Marilyn Burns and her associates. These activities, coupled with hands-on training for teachers, can make a tremendous difference in the mathematical understanding of elementary and early middle school teachers. Most important in this edition are the addition of Burns' revised thinking on Teaching Arithmetic (part 3), and her compilation of discussions for 40 activities (part 4). These two additions have rounded this meaningful math resource into a powerful tool for on-going staff development.

Book arrived in a timely fashion and is just what I expected.

Awesome book with some real (k-6 appropriate) thinking questions.