Effective Teaching Practices

To access module materials and support documents, use links in the left column of the table below.

Primary Emphasis

Secondary Emphasis

Elementary School*

Click on the topics below for resources Grade Level Establish mathematics goals to focus learning Implement tasks that promote reasoning and problem solving Use and connect mathematical representations Facilitate meaningful mathematical discourse Pose purposeful questions Build procedural fluency from conceptual understanding Support productive struggle in learning mathematics Elicit and use evidence of student thinking
3D Shapes 1
Alike or Different K
Comparing Fractions 4
Measure Me 1
Plastic Building Blocks 4
Sort and Count K
The Locker Game 4
The Very Hungry Caterpillar 1

*Additional Support Documents for All Modules (click here)

Middle School*

Click on the topics below for resources Grade Level Establish mathematics goals to focus learning Implement tasks that promote reasoning and problem solving Use and connect mathematical representations Facilitate meaningful mathematical discourse Pose purposeful questions Build procedural fluency from conceptual understanding Support productive struggle in learning mathematics Elicit and use evidence of student thinking
Fermi Problems 6
Fitting Boxes into Boxes 6
Hot Sauce 7
Planning a Pizza Party 7
Tesselate This 8
Two Storage Tanks 8
Wagon Trails 7

*Additional Support Documents for All Modules (click here)

High School*

Click on the topics below for resources Grade Level Establish mathematics goals to focus learning Implement tasks that promote reasoning and problem solving Use and connect mathematical representations Facilitate meaningful mathematical discourse Pose purposeful questions Build procedural fluency from conceptual understanding Support productive struggle in learning mathematics Elicit and use evidence of student thinking
A Fossil Puzzle 9
Analyzing Data 9
Bagel Shop 9
Flag Raising 9
Trail Mix 9

*Additional Support Documents for All Modules (click here)