Teaching Number Sense

Abstract

Of all the Standards in the K–4 component of NCTM's working draft of Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics , the one concerning number en e raised the most questions from teachers, parents, and administrators in session held to acquaint our educational community with the Standards. These four questions were most frequently asked: What is number sense? Why is number sen e important? How is number cnse taught? How is number sense measured?