Mindset Mathematics: Visualizing and Investigating Big Ideas, Grade 2

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Engage students in mathematics using growth mindset techniques 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 in second grade 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 inquiry, with tasks that reflect the latest brain science on learning. Open, creative, and visual math tasks have been shown to support student learning, 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: There is no such thing as a math person and anyone can learn mathematics to high levels. Mistakes, struggle, and challenge are opportunities for brain growth. Speed is unimportant, and even counterproductive, in mathematics. Mathematics is a visual and beautiful subject, and our brains want to think visually about mathematics. 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. Cover Title Page Copyright Page Contents Introduction Low-Floor, High-Ceiling Tasks Youcubed Summer Camp Memorization versus Conceptual Engagement Mathematical Thinking, Reasoning, and Convincing Big Ideas Structure of the Book Visualize Play Investigate References Note on Materials Manipulatives and Materials Used in This Book Activities for Building Norms Encouraging Good Group Work How Many Do You See? Learning to Reason, Convince, and Pose Questions Reference Big Idea 1 Partitioning Shapes into Equal Parts Reference Equal or Same? Snapshot Agenda To the Teacher Activity Four Fourths Snapshot Agenda To the Teacher Activity Rows and Columns Snapshot Agenda To the Teacher Activity Big Idea 2 Making and Using Equal Groups References The Groups Inside Snapshot Agenda To the Teacher Activity Skipping down the Hall Snapshot Agenda To the Teacher Activity Array Museum Snapshot Agenda To the Teacher Activity Big Idea 3 What Is 100? References The Many Ways to See 100 Snapshot Agenda To the Teacher Activity Scoop and Count Snapshot Agenda To the Teacher Activity Making a Dollar, Revisited Snapshot Agenda To the Teacher Activity Big Idea 4 Composing and Decomposing Numbers Reference Array Talks Snapshot Agenda To the Teacher Activity Which Is More? Snapshot Agenda To the Teacher Activity Reference Coin Grab Snapshot Agenda To the Teacher Activity Big Idea 5 Using Patterns in Place Value References What’s in Your 12? Snapshot Agenda To the Teacher Activity Reference Reach for It! Snapshot Agenda To the Teacher Activity Window Mysteries Snapshot Agenda To the Teacher Activity Big Idea 6 Thinking on the Number Line References Long Lives Snapshot Agenda To the Teacher Activity Reference Life-Span Puzzles Snapshot Agenda To the Teacher Activity Reference Living on the Number Line Snapshot Agenda To the Teacher Activity Reference Big Idea 7 Rulers and Clocks Are Number Lines References Noticing the Ruler and Clock Snapshot Agenda To the Teacher Activity Walking the Clock Snapshot Agenda To the Teacher Activity A Sea of Sharks Snapshot Agenda To the Teacher Activity Big Idea 8 Using Units to Estimate Reference Foot by Foot Snapshot Agenda To the Teacher Activity Length Scavenger Hunt Snapshot Agenda To the Teacher Activity School-Day Walkabout Snapshot Agenda To the Teacher Activity Big Idea 9 Using Data to Visualize and Wonder about Our World Fruit around the World Snapshot Agenda To the Teacher Activity Eat Your Roots Snapshot Agenda To the Teacher Activity Dear Data Snapshot Agenda To the Teacher Activity Reference Water I Use in 24 Hours Time Helping Out Emotions in a Day Appendix Grid Paper About the Authors Acknowledgments Index EULA