What if mathematics were taught in the same way as language arts-in a classroom where natural learning processes were respected and celebrated? Natural Learning and Mathematicsexplores the possibilities. Firmly based on practical classroom experience, this book applies the idea of "natural learning processes" to the teaching of mathematics in primary schools. Suggestions are made about ways in which children can be challenged to explore mathematics in their own ways, to refine their thinking, to explain it orally and in writing, and to publish the best of their mathematical writing for their classmates to read and build upon. Full of classroom scenarios and activities, Natural Learning and Mathematicshas much to offer primary teachers looking for ways of teaching mathematics that involve children more vigorously in their own learning.