Collections
Classroom collections are ideal for teachers to use in helping students understand concepts.
Each resource set includes an outstanding selection of interactives, games, videos and learning tools.
This collection of resources helps to guide students through the process of constructing viable arguments and critiquing the reasoning of others (CCSS Practice Standard 3). Students learn to use logical reasoning to solve problems and to explain their thinking, as well as to consider and reflect upon solutions offered by others. Initially teachers may need to model these practices but with experience, students eventually will be able to complete many of the activities independently. Additional resources for educators can be found in a companion Professional Development collection, "Incorporating CCSS Practice Standard 3."
The resources in this collection present students with problems, lessons, and activities in which they will create or use a model in order to understand and communicate the mathematical concept (CCSS Practice Standard 4). Students learn to apply math to everyday life by working with concrete, pictorial, and symbolic representations of the problems encountered in real situations. Additional resources for educators can be found in a companion Professional Development collection for CCSS Practice Standard 4.
The resources in this collection present students with problems, lessons, and activities in which they must look for and make use of structure in order to determine the answer and/or develop the mathematical concept (CCSS Practice Standard 7). Students learn to identify the structure of patterns, data displays, numerical quantities, operations, and geometric figures. Additional resources for educators can be found in a companion Professional Development collection, "CCSS Practice Standard 7."
The resources in this collection provide activities in a variety of math content areas that offer students rich problem solving experiences and afford opportunities to develop the habits of looking for and expressing regularity in repeated reasoning. Some resources provide tasks that call for repeated calculations and lend themselves to generalizations; others encourage pattern recognition and shortcut calculations. Some tasks require students to evaluate different strategies and monitor their own solving process. Educators looking for ways advance their own expertise in these areas should draw upon the companion PD collection for Practice Standard 8.
The resources in this collection are challenging puzzles that can be solved offline, and that call for some assembling and/or manipulating by the learner. The collection houses numerical, spatial and logic puzzles. The numerical puzzles not only develop number and operation sense, but involve reasoning skills as well. Some spatial puzzles involve working with shapes and some with transformations. Several resources suggest strategies for introducing and implementing puzzles in the classroom. Mathlanding also hosts a classroom collection of online, Interactive Puzzles.
The resources in this collection are challenging interactive puzzles for use on the computer or interactive whiteboard. The collection houses numerical, spatial and logic puzzles. Several puzzles make connections with science and other STEM topics. Some spatial puzzles involve working with shapes and some with transformations. The numerical puzzles not only develop reasoning skills but also provide repeated practice in basic arithmetic. Several resources suggest reasons for teaching with puzzles and strategies for introducing them into the classroom.
