Mindset Mathematics: Visualizing and Investigating Big Ideas, Grade 3

The most challenging parts of teaching mathematics are engaging students and helping them understand the connections between mathematics concepts In this volume, you'll find a collection of low floor, high ceiling tasks that will help you do just that, by looking at the big ideas at the third-grade level through visualization, play, and investigation

During their work with tens of thousands of teachers, authors Jo Boaler, Jen Munson, and Cathy Williams heard the same message-that they want to incorporate more brain science into their math instruction, but they need guidance in the techniques that work best to get across the concepts they needed to teach So the authors designed Mindset Mathematics around the principle of active student engagement, with tasks that reflect the latest brain science on learning Open, creative, and visual math tasks have been shown to improve student test scores, and more importantly change their relationship with mathematics and start believing in their own potential The tasks in Mindset Mathematics reflect the lessons from brain science that:

With engaging questions, open-ended tasks, and four-color visuals that will help kids get excited about mathematics, Mindset Mathematics is organized around nine big ideas which emphasize the connections within the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and can be used with any current curriculum