by susanllovell | Apr 27, 2021 | Grades 3–5, Grades K–2, Grades K–5
By Dionne Aminata, Grade 2–5 Lead Writer and Sarah Caban, Grade 5 Lead Writer “We have to break from the notion that learning mathematics must be a linear and procedural endeavor mastered through rote practice and memorization. Instead, we must recognize and...
by Carrie Duncan | Mar 2, 2021 | Grades 3–5, Grades K–2, Professional Learning
By Jen Hawkins and Mike Nakamaye What do we do with curious students who are ready, willing, and able to go further with math ideas? Some students cannot wait to dig deeper into the mathematics they are studying in class. Their curiosity comes from working with a...
by Carrie Duncan | Feb 22, 2021 | Grades 3–5, Grades 6–8, Grades 9–12, Grades K–2, Professional Learning
By William McCallum Our vision at Illustrative Mathematics is a world where all learners know, use, and enjoy mathematics. In my last post I picked up that first verb and talked about what it means to know mathematics. In this post I’d like to talk about what it...
by Carrie Duncan | Feb 17, 2021 | Grades 3–5, Grades K–2
By Dionne Aminata “We are striving to . . . compose a country committed to all cultures, colors, characters, and conditions of man. And so we lift our gazes not to what stands between us, but what stands before us.” Poet Laureate, Amanda Gorman Amanda Gorman recited...
by Carrie Duncan | Jan 25, 2021 | Grades 3–5, Grades K–2
By Zack Hill The major work of grade 3 includes representing and solving problems that involve multiplication and division. Then, by the end of grade 3, students are expected to know from memory all products of two one-digit numbers. What does this look like and how...
