5 Steps for a Balanced Math Program

Resources

Math Review and Mental Math
Daily Review:
  • 5 Teacher-generated questions
  • Every Day Counts
  • Lonestar Learning Target Practice (KISD allows only this one to replace Every Day Counts)
Mental Math:
  • Mental Math in the Primary Classroom
  • Mental Math in the Middle Grades
  • enVision
  • Mentoring Minds Mental Math Loops
  • These Marcy Cook books and others:
  • (Grades K & 1) 30 Chart: Covering, Coloring & Numbering
  • (Grades K-2) Picture I Have
  • (Grades K-2) Primarily Speaking…Who Has?
  • (Grades 1-3) Color It on the Hundred Chart, Book 1
  • (Grades 3-6) Color It on the Hundred Chart, Book 2
  • (Grades 4-6) 100 Cooperative Chart Explorations
  • (Grades 3-8) Mental Math with Tiles & the Hundred Chart
/ Problem Solving
  • Write to Know Series – Nonfiction Writing Prompts for Math, Lower Elementary
  • Write to Know Series – Nonfiction Writing Prompts for Math, Upper Elementary
  • Exemplars
  • Read It, Draw It, Solve It
  • Problem Solving Experiences
  • Ms. Fritzie
  • enVision
  • Manipulatives
  • Klein Problem Solving Boards

Conceptual Understanding:
  • Investigations
  • enVision
  • Hands On Standards by ETA
  • EDC Partner Games
  • Super Source
  • Elementary and Middle School Mathematics Teaching Developmentally by John Van De Walle
  • Developing Number Concepts series by Kathy Richardson
  • Center Stage
  • CompassLearning Odyssey
  • Manipulatives
  • Kamico Developmental activities and games
/ Mastery of Math Facts:
  • (PK-2) Teaching Number by Robert Wright
  • (PK-2) Teaching Number in the Classroom with 4-8 Year Olds by Robert Wright
  • First in Math
  • Triangle math flash cards
  • Center Stage
  • Math Songs by Kay Smitherman or comparable math songs
  • Many websites
/ Common Formative Assessments:
  • District provides 10-question common assessments every 3 weeks, except for each 9 week period when it provides 20-question benchmarks
  • Resources to add questions:
  • ExamView
  • Acess
  • Pearson SuccessNet (choose carefully, these aren’t always aligned with the TEKS)
  • Kamico Developmental
  • See district list of approved-not approved resources