Teaching Aids in Mathematics: A Handbook for Elementary Teachers

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Chapter 1: Mathematics for Life-An Introduction, This chapter deals with the importance of mathematics in daily life different definitions and interpretation of the term mathematics. Chapter 2: Importance of Teaching Mathematics in School, in this chapter, the author discusses objectives of teaching mathematics at different levels i.e., primary and secondary levels. Chapter 3: Ways of Teaching of Mathematics, This chapter deals with the main aim of teaching of mathematics and how can we achieve this aim? Chapter 4: Teaching Aids in Mathematics, This chapter refers to the concept of teaching aids; their need and different principles for using them. Chapter 5: Types of Teaching Aids, This chapter deals with different types of teaching aids. Chapter 6: Real Object, This chapter provides the use of real objects as a teaching aid with examples. Chapter 7: Models, In this chapter, the author discusses 39 models, which can be used in teaching different concepts of mathematics. Chapter 8: Charts, This chapter deals with the importance of using charts in teaching of mathematics by giving examples. Chapter 9: Use of Paper, This chapter deals with the use of paper as an important teaching aid in mathematics teaching with examples. One of the highlights of this book is that of operational rules for each teaching aid, along with a description of its usage etc., has been incorporated. Chapter 10: Other Types of Teaching of Mathematics, Besides the teaching aids, This chapter, computer, has been discussed in detail by giving examples of lessons which can be taught with the help of computers.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Roohi Fatima

Dr. Roohi Fatima holds a postgraduate degree in Mathematics and a Doctorate in education from Jamia Millia Islamia. She is a lecturer in Education (Mathematics) in IASE, Faculty of Education and Jamia Millia Islamia. She is also having long experience in school teaching. She has published number of articles and research article in leading publication in the field of education. She attended several review workshops in NCERT during the process of development of Mathematics textbooks and also translated number of Mathematics textbooks developed by NCERT from English to Urdu. The idea of writing of this book comes in the mind of the author from her experiences in school teaching as well as during the teaching of B.Ed. and Elementary School Teachers in the Faculty. The author observed that concretization of the Mathematical abstract ideas is very essential to achieve the main goal of National Curriculum Framework that is mathematisation of the child's thought processes.