"In our work with schools and districts developing integrated STEAM infrastructures, we have found that STEAM instruction can deepen students’ mathematics and science learning, serve as an avenue to engage each and every student, and expose students to STEAM careers (Bush & Cook, 2019)."
Read more from Kristin Cook and Sarah Bush, authors of Step Into STEAM, Grades K-5, on Corwin Connect.
Learn hands-on strategies for teaching geometry, measurement, and data excerpted from Planting the Seeds of Algebra 3-5. (Elementary)
Use this lesson from Uncovering Student Thinking About Mathematics in the Common Core, Grades K-2, to probe student understanding of addition and subtraction.
Using Audrey & Bruce Wood's book Ten Little Fish, students learn to count backward from 10 by 1s, a precursor for subtraction. This lesson appears in Numbers & Stories. (Elementary)
Students extend their understanding of place value by bundling tens with this lesson from The Common Core Mathematics Companion, K-2. (Elementary)
Students apply and extend previous understanding of multiplication and division to multiply and divide fractions using this lesson from The Common Core Mathematics Companion, 3-5. (Elementary)
Learn how to use this Matrix featured in Realizing Rigor to refine strategies and select student actions. (Secondary)
Use this lesson from Uncovering Student Thinking About Mathematics in the Common Core, Grades 6-8, on linear equations to probe student understanding and misconceptions.
Use this lesson from Uncovering Student Thinking About Mathematics in the Common Core, High School, on equivalent expressions to probe student understanding and misconceptions.
Using this lesson from The Common Core Mathematics Companion, 6-8, students analyze proportional relationships and use them to solve real-world and mathematical problems (Secondary).
Learn how to design structured inquiry, guided inquiry, and open inquiry tasks on the topic of straight lines with this unit from Concept-Based Mathematics.
Students and teachers can use the “How Are You Intelligent?” Checklist from Gayle Gregory’s Differentiated Instructional Strategies to increase personal awareness around their areas of strength. (K-12)