Discusses the early development of data and probability concepts and shows teachers how to introduce some foundational ideas to young students.

The book shows teachers how the fundamental ideas of measurement can be introduced to very young students.

Discusses the development of data and probability concepts and shows teachers how to engage students in exploring and extending these concepts.

CD-ROM contains: Blackline masters for some of the activities illustrated in text -- Two applets for students to manipulate -- Resources for professional development.

The top-selling teacher resource line, The 100+ Series(TM) features over 100 reproducible activities in each book! --Focusing on data analysis and probability, this book includes activities on designing investigations, collecting and interpreting data, making inferences and predications, and understanding probability with these easy-to-use reproducible worksheets. It includes hands-on activities and timesaving teaching aids such as skill checks, cumulative assessments, and student-created problems. The vocabulary cards reinforce data analysis terms and figures and the correlation chart and icons on each page make it easy to identify which standards are being used. A pretest, post test, and answer key are also provided.

Shows teachers and other educators how they can incorporate NCTM's Curriculum Focal Points for PreK-8 into their current mathematics curricula. The book provides practical ideas for bringing focus to mathematics learning and instruction in the classroom. Intended as a professional development tool, it presents self and group reflection tasks, sample student work, a sample state mathematics curriculum organised around the Focal Points and other tools that teacher educators can use with the preservice teachers in their classes.