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The number series provides
lessons for first through middle school grades and gives students
rich experiences with number concepts. Programs focus on reasoning
and generalizations. Pre and
Post Tests are available.
Staff Development:
Teaching
Number Concepts (K-8)
One 60-minute staff development program
This staff development
program helps teachers identify important properties of number
that help build a firm foundation for understanding geometry
and algebra. Program design, teacher guides, and online opportunities
for students, teachers, and parents are explored. Strategies
and resources are presented to help students learn how to use
technology as a tool for processing information, visualizing
and solving problems, exploring and testing conjectures, accessing
data, and verifying solutions.
Student Programs:
Number
Concepts for Primary Grades (Grades 1-2)
Six 30-minute student programs
This module introduces primary students to the properties of number. Lessons
help them develop an understanding of the multiple relationships among
whole numbers and the effects of operations on those numbers. Topics
include: Representing Numbers, Part-Part-Whole Concepts, Operations on
Numbers and Understanding Place Value.
Related Assessment
Tools: Grades
1-2, Number Concepts for Primary Grades
Student Programs:
Number
in My World (Grades 3-4)
Six 30-minute student programs
This module focuses on understanding fractions. Students in grades 3 and
4 are introduced to a variety of models that include an area model, linear
model and a sharing model. Throughout the module, students represent
and compare fractions. Students add and subtract simple fractions in
context. They compare fraction equivalence represented by drawings or
concrete materials. Topics include: Representing Fractions (area model),
Understanding Fractions (area model, Adding & Subtracting Fractions,
Working with Fractions (sharing model), Equivalent (linear model), Fractions
and Fractions/Decimals Connection.
Related Assessment
Tools: Grades 3-4,
Number in My World
Student Programs:
Turn
On to Number (Grades 5-6)
Six 30 minute student programs
This module introduces students in grades 5 and 6 to the properties of number
with an emphasis on fractions and decimals. Students use concrete models
to build their understanding of concepts. They solve problems encountered
in their world that involve multiplication and division of fractions.
Topics include: Multiples, Primes, and Composites, Composing & Decomposing
Fractions, Understanding Fractional Relationships, Operations on Fractions
(multiplication & division), comparing Fractions and Decimals and
Everyday Fractions.
Related Assessment
Tools: Grades 5-6,
Turn On to Number
Student Programs:
Number
Concepts for Middle School (Grades 6-8)
Six 30 minute student programs
This module introduces students in grades 6-8 to several ways of representing
numbers and relationships among numbers. Lessons build and expand on
heir informal experiences with numbers. Students develop the ability
to make comparisons of quantitative information. Topics include: Powers &Exponents,
Factors & Multiples, Generalizations, Rational Numbers, Proportional
Reasoning, and Problem Solving Involving Proportions.
Related Assessment
Tools: Grades
6-8, Number Concepts for Middle School
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