The MathWings program involves all students in a combination of whole class, small team, and individualized activities. The threads of communication, problem-solving, reasoning, representation, and connections weave through MathWings , bringing together the standards addressed by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. In MathWings home assignments are included for each lesson to reinforce concepts and skills learned that day. In intermediate MathWings problems are also included to reinforce and maintain previously learned skills and to challenge and extend students' problem solving skills. Concepts are developed within a problem-solving perspective.
Lessons begin with a problem to solve.
In MathWings a Parent Peek is included in every home assignment. This provides the family with information about what is being learned in mathematics. It also provides parents with ideas of what can be done at home to reinforce these mathematical ideas. Both oral and written communication are integral parts of MathWings . Every day, students talk about and write or draw about mathematics concepts and skills that they are learning.