Newest published book: 20 Days Math: Whole Numbers
ISBN-13: 978-1500999377
ISBN-10: 1500999377
For students, a successful experience with math begins with the basics: how to think like an active mathematician, how to speak mathematically, and how to record and share their thinking. This guide is intended for grades 3-5 but can be used for K-2 with modifications, and may be extended, condensed, or modified according to students’ needs. These 5-15 minute lessons are to be incorporated into the daily lesson. Some days are entire lessons in and of themselves. Clear statements and clear demonstrations of roles and procedures need to be established. All points and aspects need to be repeated, charts or anchors of support are to be posted and referred to again and again.
Goals
The goals of implementing the instructional strategies included in this book are to:
• Help students think of themselves as mathematicians who enjoy and actively participate in math;
• Give students another lens in which to view the world;
• Establish consistent classroom roles, routines and procedures that support teaching and learning;
• Allow students to connect their math learning to other disciplines and to technology;
• Increase rigor by having students explore, express, and better understand mathematical content though process skills (communication, connections, reasoning and proof, representations, and problem solving).
ISBN-10: 1500999377
For students, a successful experience with math begins with the basics: how to think like an active mathematician, how to speak mathematically, and how to record and share their thinking. This guide is intended for grades 3-5 but can be used for K-2 with modifications, and may be extended, condensed, or modified according to students’ needs. These 5-15 minute lessons are to be incorporated into the daily lesson. Some days are entire lessons in and of themselves. Clear statements and clear demonstrations of roles and procedures need to be established. All points and aspects need to be repeated, charts or anchors of support are to be posted and referred to again and again.
Goals
The goals of implementing the instructional strategies included in this book are to:
• Help students think of themselves as mathematicians who enjoy and actively participate in math;
• Give students another lens in which to view the world;
• Establish consistent classroom roles, routines and procedures that support teaching and learning;
• Allow students to connect their math learning to other disciplines and to technology;
• Increase rigor by having students explore, express, and better understand mathematical content though process skills (communication, connections, reasoning and proof, representations, and problem solving).