Big Ideas in Math

If an overloaded math curriculum is getting the best of you and your students, return to the fundamentals with Big Ideas in Math. This series helps students build a solid foundation of skills and concepts by addressing the five NCTM process skills (see below) found in the Common Core’s Standards for Mathematical Practice. With these core ideas, students can build their knowledge base and take on more challenging work.

 

• Identification of the focal point covered 
• Introduction to the topic
• Guided example: Prompting questions guide student's thinking in a step-by-step fashion to reinforce reasoning skills. The last question is open ended, asking the student to respond in his/her own words. It focuses on reasoning, thus addressing both communication and reasoning process strands. 
• Independent practice: Questions grow progressively more difficult as students work through this section. In grades in which mastery of computation is central, questions also include computation problems in a variety of formats, including problem solving.

• Consumable student workbook sets
• Reproducible blackline masters books with CDs containing workbook PDFs. Material may be reproduced for single classroom use only. CDs are ideal for interactive whiteboard instruction.

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