Teacher Resources

Writing in Math Class

This text describes five different types of writing assignments for math: keeping journals, solving math problems, creative writing, explaining mathematical ideas, and general writing assignments. Includes tips and suggestions for teachers who want to m... More.

Teaching Arithmetic: Lessons for Introducing Fractions, Grades 4-5

Students will learn to name fractional parts of wholes and sets, standard notation to represent fractional parts, understand equivalence, compare and order fractions, and make reasonable estimates when solving problems involving fractions. 192 pages. More.

Teaching Arithmetic: Lessons for Introducing Multiplication, Grade 3

Students will learn how multiplication can be interpreted geometrically. They’ll calculate products up to 12 x 12, engage in explorations, and solve real-world problems. 208 pages. More.

Teaching Arithmetic: Lessons for First Grade

Helps students learn to estimate, understand numerical relationships, develop number sense, compute mentally and manually, and use arithmetic as a tool to solve problems. 176 pages. More.

Teaching Arithmetic: Lessons for Addition and Subtraction, Grades 2-3

Students learn and use basic facts, experience making appropriate estimates, and apply addition and subtraction to problem-solving situations. 200 pages.

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Teaching Arithmetic: Lessons for Extending Multiplication, Grades 4-5

Students learn to multiply by tens, multiples of tens, and powers of tens. They’ll increase their skills with estimation and mental multiplication, learn to use the distributive property for multi-digit multiplication, and develop many paper&#... More.

Teaching Arithmetic: Lessons for Introducing Place Value, Grade 2

Helps students understand and recognize that the number of objects always remains the same despite different ways of grouping. 200 pages. More.

Teaching Arithmetic: Lessons for Introducing Division, Grades 3-4

Students will learn how to recognize the two types of division problems, represent the remainder in different ways, and use division to solve real-world problems. 216 pages. More.

Teaching Arithmetic: Lessons for Multiplying and Dividing Fractions, Grades 5-6

Develops students’ skills by helping them understand these complex operations rather than expecting them to follow procedures by rote (i.e., multiply by the tops and bottoms; dividing by inverting fractions, then multiplying, etc.). 200 pages.

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Classroom Discussions: Using Math Talk to Help Students Learn, Grades 1-6

It’s not enough to have a math class filled with conversation – what matters is that the talk, skillfully guided by the teacher, results in deeper mathematical understanding for the students and clearer insight on the part of the teacher int... More.