Activity Gems for the PK-2 Classroom


Book Description

"Activity Gems for the PK-2 Classroom is a collection of select tasks from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Navigations series that embody the research-informed, effective teaching practices described in Principles to Actions. The tasks illustrate how the selected activities provide opportunities for students to develop the mathematical understanding and proficiency that we value as goals for all students"--




Activity Gems for the PK-2 Classroom


Book Description

"Activity Gems for the PK-2 Classroom is a collection of select tasks from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Navigations series that embody the research-informed, effective teaching practices described in Principles to Actions. The tasks illustrate how the selected activities provide opportunities for students to develop the mathematical understanding and proficiency that we value as goals for all students"--




Activity Gems for the 3-5 Classroom


Book Description

"This book contains a carefully selected and adapted set of lessons from NCTM's Navigations series, with a special emphasis on incorporating the Effective Mathematics Teaching Practices in NCTM's Principles to Actions. Teachers of 3-5 students can use these activities to engage their students in exploring, thinking, connecting, discussing, justifying, and advancing in their mathematical understanding and confidence. Each of the 10 Activity Gems includes the following elements: * An overview of how the lesson can help 3-5 students develop their mathematical knowledge and abilities, with lists of goals to achieve and all needed materials * A detailed three-part lesson plan-designed to Engage, Explore, and Extend-including questions a teacher can pose, possible responses and challenges that students may present, and ways to continue the learning beyond the activity. * Activity sheets, classroom images and figures, and any other necessary materials, all available both in an appendix and in downloadable and printable form at NCTM's more4U website"--




Enemy Pie (Reading Rainbow Book, Children S Book about Kindness, Kids Books about Learning)


Book Description

A Reading Rainbow book for your child Recommend by experts for children who are reading independently and transitioning to longer books. Teach kindness, courtesy, respect, and friendship: It was the perfect summer. That is, until Jeremy Ross moved into the house down the street and became neighborhood enemy number one. Luckily Dad had a surefire way to get rid of enemies: Enemy Pie. But part of the secret recipe is spending an entire day playing with the enemy! In this funny yet endearing story one little boy learns an effective recipe for turning a best enemy into a best friend. Accompanied by charming illustrations, Enemy Pie serves up a sweet lesson in the difficulties and ultimate rewards of making new friends. The perfect book for kids learning how to make friends or deal with conflict Ideal as a read aloud book for families or elementary schools Created by Derek Munson who has directly shared his children's stories with over 100,000 kids across the globe Fans of Last Stop on Market Street, Have You Filled a Bucket Today, and First Day Jitters will love this Reading Rainbow classic, Enemy Pie. Recommend by experts for children who are reading independently and transitioning to longer books and perfect for the following reading categories: Elementary School Chapter Books Family Read Aloud Books Books for Kids Ages 5-9 Children's Books for Grades 3-5




Good Questions


Book Description

"Over 100 new tasks & questions"--Cover.




One-hundred Problems Involving the Number 100


Book Description

"Math educators always seek great problems and tasks for the classroom, and this collection contains many that could be used in various grades. By using this book, the reader will understand ways that great problems can be used to encourage student participation and to promote powerful mathematical ideas. In addition, suggestions for how problems can be presented in the classroom will provide professional development to teachers in the form of effective routines for promoting problem solving. This book would be both a fun read for NTCM's membership"--







Teaching Math at a Distance, Grades K-12


Book Description

Make Rich Math Instruction Come to Life Online In an age when distance learning has become part of the "new normal," educators know that rich remote math teaching involves more than direct instruction, online videos, and endless practice problems on virtual worksheets. Using both personal experience and those of teachers in real K-12 online classrooms, distance learning mathematics veteran Theresa Wills translates all we know about research-based, equitable, rigorous face-to-face mathematics instruction into an online venue. This powerful guide equips math teachers to: Build students’ agency, identity, and strong math communities Promote mathematical thinking, collaboration, and discourse Incorporate rich mathematics tasks and assign meaningful homework and practice Facilitate engaging online math instruction using virtual manipulatives and other concrete learning tools Recognize and address equity and inclusion challenges associated with distance learning Assess mathematics learning from a distance With examples across the grades, links to tutorials and templates, and space to reflect and plan, Teaching Math at a Distance offers the support, clarity, and inspiration needed to guide teachers through teaching math remotely without sacrificing deep learning and academic growth.




Henry's Freedom Box


Book Description

A stirring, dramatic story of a slave who mails himself to freedom by a Jane Addams Peace Award-winning author and a Coretta Scott King Award-winning artist. Henry Brown doesn't know how old he is. Nobody keeps records of slaves' birthdays. All the time he dreams about freedom, but that dream seems farther away than ever when he is torn from his family and put to work in a warehouse. Henry grows up and marries, but he is again devastated when his family is sold at the slave market. Then one day, as he lifts a crate at the warehouse, he knows exactly what he must do: He will mail himself to the North. After an arduous journey in the crate, Henry finally has a birthday -- his first day of freedom.




Big Pumpkin


Book Description

A little bat uses brains over brawn in this not-so-scary Halloween picture book. The witch has grown the biggest pumpkin ever, and now she wants to make herself a pumpkin pie for Halloween. But the pumpkin is so big she can't get it off the vine. It’s so big the ghost can’t move it, either. Neither can the vampire, nor the mummy. It looks as if there’ll be no pumpkin pie for Halloween, until along comes the bat with an idea to save the day. How can the tiny bat succeed where bigger and strong spooky creatures have failed? You'll be surprised!