Environmental Math in the Classroom: What Do Your Walls Say?
Abstract
This article shares a template and framework to help teachers see their classrooms in new ways by thinking about Environmental Math, a type of environmental print. Who, what, where, when, and how do the walls in your classroom talk about mathematics?
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