Mathodology FAQs

think! Mathematics

Q: What is the difference between the Essential Teacher Resources and the Premium Teacher Resources?

A:

The Essential Teacher Resource contains a subscription to the following:

  • Digital Teacher Guide A & Teacher Guide B

  • Digital Student Textbook A & Student Textbook B

  • Digital Student Workbook A & Student Workbook B

The Premium Teacher Resource contains a subscription to the following:

  • Digital Teacher Guide A & Teacher Guide B

  • Digital Student Textbook A & Student Textbook B

  • Digital Student Workbook A & Student Workbook B

  • Digital Online Question Bank-Question bank allows the teacher to create assessments, exit tickets, journal questions by dragging dropping questions that meet one's objective

  • Printable Chapter Assessment

  • Curriculum Maps- Curriculum maps for each chapter outline the Common Core alignment, stage within the learning cycle, and vertical alignment for conceptual development of content

  • Learning Goals and Scales-Provides checklist for student self-reflection with each chapter.

  • Home Links- Team up with home by providing goals, vocabulary, methods of solving, and practice games for each chapter.

  • Teacher Video Library- Chapter by Chapter videos, taught by the authors, that capture the key ideas for delivering content

  • *Student Resources-Chapter by Chapter video support bundled with downloads, journal prompts, activities, and more.

  • Teacher downloads for each chapter

  • Photos of our young mathematicians in action

Q: What is the difference between the ebook and printed Teacher’s Resource Materials?

A: The printed Teacher Resource Materials does not allow the teacher to digitally alter the anchor task. Other than that, the materials in both are the same.

Q: What books are a must?

A: Student textbooks and workbooks are the core of our program. Teaching guides are also an invaluable tool for classroom teachers as they outline the learning objectives, additional classroom activities and the schemes of work. The student books (textbooks) have many examples of concrete and pictorial activities which are meant to be performed in a guided practice environment (guided by an adult but performed by the student). This formulates the basis for learning. In a classroom children would typically use the textbooks to reflect on methods their "friends" in the book used to solve a given task. The workbook is meant for individual work: the students answer and solve a series of questions designed to reinforce what they have just learned.

Q: What standards does the think! Mathematics series adhere to?

A: The think! Mathematics series follows National Standards.

Q: Does think! Mathematics offer a Kindergarten Curriculum?

A: Mathodology offers a Kindergarten program, Developing Roots, that integrates the philosophy of the Singapore approach.

Q: How Can I Help My Students Do Better On Novel/Complex Assessment Problems?

A: 5 opportunities to build problem solvers each unit:

1) Give the Mind Workout from the textbook [Solved in Groups] 

2) Give the Mind Workout from the workbook [Solved Independently] 

3) Review the Mind Workout Strategies from the workbook [Solved in Groups] 

4) The Novel/Complex Problems on the Unit Assessment [Solved Independently] 

5) Review the Novel/Complex Problems Strategies from the Unit Assessment [Solved in Groups]

We get better when we have more opportunities to build the thinking around these types of problems. Remember to create anchor charts with strategies, model the metacognitive thought process, and take time to reflect after the experience to allow students to hear other thinking and ways to attack novel problems. The worst thing you can do is skip the Mind Workouts as well as remove the problems from the assessment. Each time this happens, we have robbed the child of the opportunity to build the thought process required to attack these problems. If we capitalize on 5 opportunities per unit, we are providing approximately 60 opportunities a year that we focus on this practice. We can expect better outcomes!

Q: Why Choose think! Mathematics?

A: Whether you are new to teaching or an experienced educator, think! Mathematics equips you with the skills to meet the demands of today’s dynamic instructional landscape. We have fully integrated think! Mathematics with Mathodology, utilizing videos, workshops, and hands-on, on-site training to implement customized strategies for incredible student success.

Learn more about think! Mathematics here.

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