Mathography Introduction (295 words)

After completing the required readings from Kiss my Math (McKellar, 2009) and Elementary and Middle School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally (Van de Walle, Karp, & Bay-Williams, 2013), discuss the following:
• In Elementary and Middle School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally (Van de Walle, Karp, & Bay-Williams, 2013) Kaput argues that generalizations and symbolization are essential aspects to algebraic thinking.
• What do each of terms, generalizations and symbolization, mean?
• What examples of generalization and symbolization might we find in your curriculum?
• What strategies do you use, or could use, to develop an understanding of symbols? Utilize the McKellar (2009) text for ideas.

Generalizations and symbols in Mathematics are very important and they are the entities which gives the discipline of Math shape and form (McKellar, 2009). Generalizations are rules which govern the discipline of Math and makes the subject empirical and absolute in nature (McKellar, 2009). An example of generalizations include, but are not limited to: Pythagorean ...

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