by Maureen D. O’Connell | Nov 16, 2020 | Grades 3–5, Grades K–2, Grades K–5
“Slow down, you’re moving too fast, you got to make the morning last…” When we consider early childhood mathematics this familiar song comes to mind. In our hurried society where more is more, childhood expectations have been pushed to earlier and earlier ages....
by Deborah Peart | Oct 27, 2020 | Grades 3–5, Grades K–2, Grades K–5
by Deborah Peart, Grade 2 Lead Many people have an aversion to word problems. They cringe at the mention of them. In elementary classrooms, teachers often report that this is what their students struggle with most. When word problems show up in math class, even...
by LaToya Byrd and 1 more | Aug 18, 2020 | Grades 3–5, Grades K–2, Grades K–5
by LaToya Byrd and Jenna Laib School looks different this year. It’s easy to focus on the changes that will need to be made—the new practices, the new routines, the new technologies—but we must first focus on our central beliefs about teaching and learning, and use...
by Dionne Aminata | Feb 29, 2020 | Grades 3–5, Grades K–2, Grades K–5
By Dionne Aminata Before I joined the K–5 curriculum writing team at IM, I was a K–8 regional math content specialist for a public charter organization that largely consisted of Title I schools, or schools receiving federal funding to support a large concentration of...
by Kristin Gray | Jun 4, 2019 | Grades 3–5, Grades K–2, Grades K–5
By Kristin Gray, Director of K–5 Curriculum & Professional Learning Curriculum “An excellent mathematics program includes a curriculum that develops important mathematics along coherent learning progressions and develops connections among areas of...
by Kristin Gray and 1 more | Feb 26, 2019 | Grades 3–5, Grades K–2, Grades K–5
By Noelle Conforti Preszler and Kristin Gray In the following activity, think about the students in your classroom. How might each respond? What do you notice? What do you wonder? This activity is the drafted warm-up of the first lesson in Grade 3, Unit 1: Introducing...
