IM Geometry is problem-based core curriculum rooted in content and practice standards to foster learning and achievement for all. Students learn by doing math, solving problems in mathematical and real-world contexts, and constructing arguments using precise language. Teachers can shift their instruction and facilitate student learning with high-leverage routines that guide them in understanding and making connections between concepts and procedures.
Illustrative Mathematics K-5 MathTM is an IM Certified product providing trusted, highly rated materials to ensure students thrive in mathematics. Each Illustrative Mathematics lesson has four phases, from pre-unit practice modules to cool downs, focusing students’ attention on definitions, notations, and graphical conventions contributing to the development of real numbers.
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More Than Just Leading: Working with Others to Make Things Happen is an introduction to the concept of leadership for young readers. We assume we know how leadership works and the skills it takes to be successful because the concept is such a familiar one. But leadership is actually a complex topic and ther
Cycles exist in every part of our world—in math, nature, art, music, and even in our own day-to-day activities. Look at the picture: from the mesmerizing brilliance of the full moon to the mysterious allure of the crescent moon, the lunar phases follow a cyclical pattern of change. Also, as the moon circles the Earth, the moon’s gravitational pull changes the height of ocean tides on Earth. What other cycles of change do you see happening around you?
Bud, Not Buddy, a Newberry Medal Winner, is a dynamic story about the experiences of a young African American boy growing up in Michigan during the Great Depression. Students will venture into the story’s plot as Bud shares his insights on life and learning as he meets and interacts with many different people suffering the effects of the Depression. Bud’s mother has been dead for several years, and he has been living in orphanages and foster homes since her death. Now ten years old, Bud runs away to tr
In this unit, students are introduced to numbers from 1,000 to 1,000,000 using a variety of models and operations. They will apply their previous understanding of place value and extend their learning of the relative size of numbers in each place up to one million.
The Teacher Guide is designed to provide background information on the mathematics being taught in this unit, the learning environment,