Going Beyond Key Words to Make Sense of Word Problems, Grades 3-5
Mathematize It! shares a reasoning approach that takes the initial focus off specific numbers and computations and puts it on the actions and relationships expressed in the word problem.
Supporting and understanding your students' fractional knowledge is crucial to their overall grasp of numbers and mathematics. By centralizing around three key stages of development, this effective guide will help you to assess your students' understanding of fractions and modify your teaching accordingly. These key stages are identified as: Stage 1a: Fair Sharing Stage 1b: Part-Whole Stage 2a: Disembedding and IteratingStage 2b: Measuring with Unit Fractions Stage 2c: Reversing Fractions Stage 3a: Fractions as Numbers Stage 3b: Operating with Fractions As the newest addition to the bestselling Maths Recovery Series, this book will be a useful guide for all primary classroom teachers and assistants, including experienced Mathematics Recovery instructors.
Packed with effective instructional strategies, this book explores why certain K-5 students struggle with math and provides a framework for helping these learners succeed. The authors present empirically validated practices for supporting students with disabilities and others experiencing difficulties in specific areas of math, including problem ......
"Margie Pearse and Katie Walton have given us a rich treasury of research-based beat math practices. This book offers practical, engaging numeracy strategies to support our struggling students and sets the bar high for our advanced young mathematicians." -Mary Dunwoody, Director of Secondary Curriculum and Professional Development Southeast Delco School District, Folcroft, PA Transform mathematics learning from "doing" to "thinking" Do some of your students arrive at wildly wrong answers to mathematical problems but have no idea why? If so, they are not alone. Many students lack basic numeracy-the ability to think through the math logically, solve problems, and apply math outside the classroom. This book outlines nine critical thinking habits that foster numeracy and details practical ways to incorporate those habits into instruction. Referencing the new common core standards, NCTM standards, and established literacy practices, the authors include "How Can I Do This in My Math Class...Tomorrow?" applications throughout the book that shows you how to: Monitor and repair students' understanding Represent mathematics nonlinguistically Develop students' mathematics vocabulary Create numeracy-rich lesson plans Teaching Numeracy will help you move your students from simply "doing the math" to a deeper understanding of how to think through the math.
Problem solving has always been a fundamental element of mathematics. This innovative book challenges the perception that solving a problem is merely a means to an end. Focusing on problem solving as a subject in its own right, the contributors present a broad range of practical, theoretical, simple, intricate and purely mathematical examples.
The Strategies, Models, and Lessons to Teach the Big Ideas in Grades 6-8
Math is not rote-memorizable. Math is not random-guessable. Math is figure-out-able. Author Pamela Weber Harris argues that teaching real math-math that is free of distortions-will reach more students more effectively and result in deeper understanding and longer retention. This book is about teaching undistorted math using the kinds of mental ......
Equip your K-8 students with essential financial skills for a lifetime of smart choices More than 60% of young adults in the United States struggle with basic financial concepts. Now more than ever there is an urgent need to start financial education early, so that young adults are equipped to handle school loans, budgeting, and savings and ......
Transform your math instruction and reclaim your planning time by harnessing the power of generative AI As a middle school math teacher, you're already balancing a vast array of math content, while trying to navigate the ups and downs of adolescence. You need time to build relationships, drill down into the math, and support students at ......
5 Fundamental Understandings That Unleash Meaningful Student Thinking (Grades 6-12)
What mathematics truly matters for student success in middle and high school? Can we really declutter the content while accomplishing more? Too often, secondary mathematics instruction is cluttered with disconnected procedures, jargon, and "drill-and-kill" computational practice. This approach hands students a huge pile of tiny puzzle pieces ......
