Pre-Algebra Out Loud: Learning Mathematics Through Reading and Writing Activities

An essential guide for teaching students in grades 5-9 how to write about math

Learning 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.

• Includes dozens of classroom tested  strategies and techniques
• Shows how reading and writing can be incorporated in any math class to improve math skills
• Provides  unique, fun activities that will keep students interested and make learning stick

This important guide offers teachers easy-to-apply lessons that will help students develop a deeper understanding of mathematics.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: The Basic Tools of Algebra
Chapter 2: Exploring Infinite Sets
Chapter 3: Topics in Integers
Chapter 4: Number Theory
Chapter 5: Fractions, Decimals, and Percents
Chapter 6: Equations and Inequalities
Chapter 7: Visualizing Algebra by Graphing Lines
Chapter 8: Geometry