This text provides preservice prekindergarten through grade eight teachers with ideas, techniques, and approaches to teaching mathematics appropriate for the 21st century, and strongly integrates technology with hands-on experience. This is the only text to include practice Praxis II-style test questions to prepare teacher candidates to pass the high-stakes test used for teacher certification. The new sixth edition has been updated with the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Curriculum Focal Points, which provide focus on significant concepts for each grade level.