I'm proud to be a toy teacher: Using CRA to become an even more effective teacher

Authors

Derek Hurrell, The University of Notre Dame AustraliaFollow

Publication Details

Hurrell, D. (2018). I'm proud to be a toy teacher: Using CRA to become an even more effective teacher. Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 23 (2), 32-36.

Abstract

The role of manipulative materials in mathematics can be a contentious one. It seems that in the mind of some teachers, manipulatives are fine in the early years but have no place in a rigorous maths classroom as the students get older. It is a topic worth our consideration.

Keywords

teaching, mathematics, Concrete-Representational-Abstract (CRA), manipulative materials

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