Frequently Asked Questions Thousands of web sites for educators and students. Support for long-term classroom planning and professional development. Information covering important topics for today's educators and parents. Math by all means. It is intended to provide a broad range of experiences to help children make sense of large numbers and develop understanding of the place value system.
Writing is incorporated as an integral part of childrens mathematics learning.
The whole class lessons are designed to provide a common set of introductory experiences on which children can build their understanding of the unit topic. Menu activities allow children to work independently, whether in pairs, groups, or individually. These activities do not build on each other, but rather pose problems, set up situations and ask questions that help children interact with the unit topic. Woven through each unit are descriptions of what happened when the unit was taught to an actual class at the appropriate grade level. These vignettes provide a view of how the lessons were organized, how children reacted, and how a teacher responded in one classroom, but are not intended as a standard of what should happen.