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Extending Children's Mathematics: Fractions & Decimals

Susan Empson , Linda Levi

Pub Date: 3/29/2011
Product Type: Paperback
Grade: 1st - 6th

“With the collaboration of a number of dedicated teachers and their students, Susan Empson and Linda Levi have produced a volume that is faithful to the basic principles of CGI while at the same time covering new ground with insight and innovation.” —Thomas P. Carpenter This highly anticipated follow-up volume to the landmark Children’s... more

Investigate Fractions

Catherine Fosnot

Pub Date: 10/8/2010
Product Type: PREPACK
Grade: 4th - 6th

“The rich, open investigations we’ve developed allow children to engage in mathematizing in a variety of ways. We honor children’s initial attempts at structuring and modeling their world mathematically, while at the same time supporting and challenging them to ensure that important big ideas and strategies are being developed progressively.”... more

Minilessons for Operations with Fractions, Decimals, and Percents

Catherine Fosnot , Willem Uttenbogaard , Kara Imm

Pub Date: 3/7/2008 1
Product Type: Paperback
Grade: 5th - 6th

Minilessons for Operations with Fractions is a yearlong resource guide in Contexts for Learning Mathematics’ Investigating Fractions, Decimals, and Percents (4–6)    Minilessons for Operations with Fractions, Decimals, and Percents is a resource of approximately 75 minilessons that you can choose from throughout the year. In contrast... more

Field Trips and Fund-Raisers

Catherine Fosnot

Pub Date: 3/5/2008 1
Product Type: Paperback
Grade: 4th - 5th

  Field Trips and Fund-Raisers: Introducing Fractions is one of five units in the Contexts for Learning Mathematics’ Investigating Fractions, Decimals, and Percents (4–6)    The focus of this unit is the development of fractions. It begins with the story of a class field trip. The class is split into... more

The California Frog-Jumping Contest

Catherine Fosnot , William Jacob

Pub Date: 3/5/2008 1
Product Type: Paperback
Grade: 4th - 5th

  The California Frog-Jumping Contest: Algebra is one of five units in the Contexts for Learning Mathematics’ Investigating Fractions, Decimals, and Percents (4–6)    This unit uses the context of the famous short story by Mark Twain—The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County—to develop... more

Best Buys, Ratios, and Rates

Catherine Fosnot , William Jacob

Pub Date: 3/5/2008 1
Product Type: Paperback
Grade: 5th - 6th

  Best Buys, Ratios, and Rates: Addition and Subtraction of Fractions is one of five units in the Contexts for Learning Mathematics’ Investigating Fractions, Decimals, and Percents (4–6)    The focus of this unit is the development of equivalence of fractions, proportional reasoning, and rates. It begins... more

The Mystery of the Meter

Catherine Fosnot , William Jacob , John Michael Siegfried

Pub Date: 3/5/2008 1
Product Type: Paperback
Grade: 5th - 6th

  The Mystery of the Meters: Decimals is one of five units in the Contexts for Learning Mathematics’ Investigating Fractions, Decimals, and Percents (4–6)    This unit begins with the story of Zig—who discovers five mysterious dials on the side of his house. The dials are part of the electric meter... more

Exploring Parks and Playgrounds

Catherine Fosnot , Lynn Tarlow

Pub Date: 3/5/2008 1
Product Type: Paperback
Grade: 5th - 6th

  Exploring Parks and Playgrounds: Multiplication and Division of Fractions is one of five units in the Contexts for Learning Mathematics’ Investigating Fractions, Decimals, and Percents (4–6)    The focus of this unit is the development of students’ understanding of multiplication with rational... more

Contexts for Learning Mathematics Teacher Pack 3-4

Catherine Fosnot

Pub Date: 3/5/2008 1
Product Type: PREPACK
Grade: 3rd - 4th

  The Contexts for Learning Mathematics Teacher Pack: Grades 3–4 contains 1 Getting Started guide, 3 unit books, and 9 context-setting posters.   The 3 unit books and their related posters are:   Unit Book: The Big Dinner: Multiplication with the Ratio Table 2 Posters: The Turkey, The Big Dinner In The... more

Contexts for Learning Mathematics Teacher Pack 4-5

Catherine Fosnot

Pub Date: 3/5/2008 1
Product Type: PREPACK
Grade: 3rd - 4th

  The Contexts for Learning Mathematics Teacher Pack: Grades 4–5 contains 1 Getting Started guide, 3 unit books, and 11 context-setting posters.   The 3 unit books and their related posters are:   Unit Book: The Box Factory: Extending Multiplication with the Array 3 Posters: Cube Boxes, Box of Oranges,... more