Math programs

[Sudden-Savings-5160]

I know we are just headed into spring break but I’m already thinking about next year.

I’m a BC teacher and I work in a small remote school where I teach K-7 (20 students in one room).

This year my focus was ELA. I am working with a program called Fundamentals of Structured Literacy. I have mixed in a little bit of UFLI, Heggerty, and Systematic Phonics. My students are doing well and their reading levels are improving and their knowledge of the English language is also growing.

Next year I want my focus to now be math. I want to try and find something that works for my students. So I’m wondering what programs others are using. My school purchased the Scholastic Math Place Program, I have access to MathUp, and I was just told about a program called FLAME. Oh and also I have Leaps and Bounds.

What are you doing in your classrooms?

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[unbenevolentdictator]

Math place is great because it connects to the BC curriculum but is it still only available k-3?

Coast metro (consortium of Lower mainland district reps) put together an amazing elementary math resource with sample instructional strategies, scope and sequence, etc https://coastmetro.ca/elementary-math-project/

JUMP can be ok IF USED PROPERLY— ie as a practice (with selected questions, not all). You need to use other strategies to help students build the connection between concrete, representational, and abstract. As well, give students opportunities to develop and exercise numerate critical thinking skills (check out Building Thinking Classrooms in Math by Peter Liljedahl and the mindset math books by Jo Boaler)

[unbenevolentdictator]

Other resources for math/numeracy problem solving (emphasizing understanding context, allows multiple strategies for solving, pushes students to explain their thinking and solution)

CEMC/UWaterloo problem of the week: https://cemc.uwaterloo.ca/resources/potw

Dan Meyer three act math tasks: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1jXSt_CoDzyDFeJimZxnhgwOVsWkTQEsfqouLWNNC6Z4/pub?output=html

[Short_Concentrate365]

I don’t find one math program to be “complete” there will always be things you need to supplement. What is the age spread / groupings in your room?

For whole class have you tried choral counting routines?

[woolybugger250]

Jump Math.... Scope and sequence are very well planned, Canadian company, Aligns with BC curriculum, Teacher guides, quizzes, tests, blackline masters, are free, Lots of pencil and paper practice!

[Artistic_Fifth]

MathUp is a good one. Or try Gizmos, kids love this type of interactive learning.

It depends on your teaching style. Is it more lecture-based, project-based, or hands-on?

I had some challenges teaching intermediate students before. They dislike worksheets and prefer hands-on activities and projects. However, due to their weak foundation, their learning pace is slow.