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Activities encourage students to think about numbers in a sense making way.
The four book series is designed to promote thinking and reflection about numbers with primary through middle school students. The underlying philosophy is that visualization is integral to many activities and number sense is often developed from visual experiences. Teacher notes explain the intent of each component section while each experience lists the number focus, needed mathematical background, and suggests ways to use the activities in the classroom. Also found are solutions and extensions to the activities. In a sample experience for this level, students engage in four activities that encourage them to think about doing computations mentally and to reflect on appropriate computational alternatives.