Measuring and Visualizing Space in Elementary Mathematics Learning

-Explores the development of elementary students’ understanding of the mathematics of measure, demonstrating how measurement can serve as an anchor for supporting a deeper understanding of future mathematics learning, as well as learning in other STEM disciplines.

-Describes a learning progression built on benchmarks of student learning about measure in length, angle, area, volume, and rational number, exploring related concepts, classroom experiences, and instructional practices at each stage—an approach relevant for scholars, teacher educators, and specialists in math education.

-Written by two leading researchers in math and science education, who draw from decades of experience in K-5 classroom research.

-Accompanied by online resources developed for practitioners, including instructional guides, examples of student thinking, and other teacher-focused materials, helping clarify how to bring concepts of measure and rational number to life in classrooms.