Arithmetic in the Total School Program

Abstract

Effective arithmetic instruction is not confined solely to arithmetic periods. The demands placed upon the arithmetical knowledge of the children are inherent in all subjects in the elementary school curriculum. In some areas of study these demands are enormous while in others they are less significant. However, if we can generalize at all, we can say that knowledge of arithmetic or a knowledge of quantity is necessary in every subject that is taught in the elementary school. Indeed, we might go further to say that the understandings derived from studying the sciences, social studies, even spelling, music and art are dependent in some measure upon the quantity involved.