{"product_id":"pre-algebra-out-loud-isbn-9780470539491","title":"Pre-Algebra Out Loud","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn essential guide for teaching students in grades 5-9 how to write about math\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eLearning to read and write efficiently regarding mathematics helps students to understand content at a deeper level. In this third book in the popular math 'Out Loud' series, Mower provides a variety of reading and writing strategies and activities suitable for elementary and middle school pre-algebra courses, covering such key skills as integers and exponents, fractions, decimals and percents, graphing, statistics, factoring, evaluating expressions, geometry and the basics of equations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes dozens of classroom tested  strategies and techniques\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows how reading and writing can be incorporated in any math class to improve math skills\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides  unique, fun activities that will keep students interested and make learning stick\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis important guide offers teachers easy-to-apply lessons that will help students develop a deeper understanding of mathematics.\u003c\/p\u003e  About the Author ix  \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 The Basic Tools of Algebra 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMini-Lesson 1.1 The Big Ideas of Algebra 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity 1.1 The Writing Is on the Wall 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity 1.2 Semantic Word Maps 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity 1.3 Math Glossary 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity 1.4 Concept Circles 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMini-Lesson 1.2 Solving Simple Equations 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity 1.5 Math Story 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity 1.6 Algorithm Writing 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity 1.7 One-Minute Summary 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Exploring Infinite Sets 25\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMini-Lesson 2.1 Infinite Sets 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity 2.1 Magic Square 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity 2.2 One-Minute Summary 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMini-Lesson 2.2 Properties of the Real Numbers 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity 2.3 Graphic Organizers 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity 2.4 Reading Math Symbols 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity 2.5 Math Glossary 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity 2.6 Semantic Feature Analysis 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity 2.7 In Your Own Words: A Paraphrasing Activity 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Topics in Integers 53\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMini-Lesson 3.1 Egyptian Multiplication 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity 3.1 The Writing Is on the Wall 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity 3.2 Concept Cards 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity 3.3 Frayer Model 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMini-Lesson 3.2 Integral Exponents 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity 3.4 What’s My Rule? 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity 3.5 Comparison-and-Contrast Matrix 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity 3.6 Knowledge Ratings 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Number Theory 77\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMini-Lesson 4.1 Divisibility Rules 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity 4.1 Number Riddles 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity 4.2 In Your Own Words: A Paraphrasing Activity 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity 4.3 Magic Square 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMini-Lesson 4.2 Greatest Common Denominator and Least Common Multiple 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity 4.4 Semantic Feature Analysis 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Fractions, Decimals, and Percents 99\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMini-Lesson 5.1 Pizza Math 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity 5.1 What’s My Rule? 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity 5.2 Writing Prompts 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMini-Lesson 5.2 Conversions 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity 5.3 Comparison-and-Contrast Matrix 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity 5.4 Semantic Word Maps 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Equations and Inequalities 115\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMini-Lesson 6.1 Solving Multistep Equations 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity 6.1 In Your Own Words: A Paraphrasing Activity 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity 6.2 Method of Operation 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMini-Lesson 6.2 Solving Linear Inequalities 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity 6.3 Translating Words into Algebra 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity 6.4 Writing Word Problems 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity 6.5 Math Glossary 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity 6.6 Biographies of Algebraists 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Visualizing Algebra by Graphing Lines 137\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMini-Lesson 7.1 The xy-Plane and Lines 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity 7.1 Muddiest Point 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity 7.2 Reading and Understanding Graphs 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity 7.3 K-W-L 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMini-Lesson 7.2 The Slope of a Line 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity 7.4 Semantic Feature Analysis 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity 7.5 Anticipation Guide 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Geometry 157\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMini-Lesson 8.1 Plane Figures 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity 8.1 Geometric Figure Description 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity 8.2 Semantic Feature Analysis 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMini-Lesson 8.2 Pyramids and Prisms 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity 8.3 Writing a Method of Operation 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity 8.4 Math Story 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity 8.5 In Your Own Words: A Paraphrasing Activity 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity 8.6 Biographies of Geometers 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePat Mower, Ph.D.,\u003c\/b\u003e an associate professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, prepares??teachers to teach mathematics in elementary, middle, and secondary schools. 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