Senior Project Advisor
Rebecca Borowski
Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Fall 2023
Keywords
time, lesson plan, math, number lines, circles, clocks, linear, abstract, concrete
Abstract
This is a math education project that included research, a lesson plan, and actual in the classroom work with students. Under the advisement of Dr. Rebecca Borowski, I looked into how time, an abstract idea, is taught to young children who are just starting to learn what measurement is, and examined how teachers can better teach time as a more concrete topic. This focused on the idea of turning the abstract time concepts that are thrown at children into the more abstract ideas of both circular and then linear number lines, using physical materials to help guide the process.
Department
Mathematics
Recommended Citation
Stenner, Rachel Mae, "Time as a Line: Helping Children Make Abstract Ideas Concrete" (2023). WWU Honors College Senior Projects. 756.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/wwu_honors/756
Type
Text
Rights
Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author’s written permission.
Language
English
Format
application/pdf