Instructional Materials
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Our instructional materials provide ready-to-use tools that strengthen lessons, build student understanding, and simplify your workflow.
Instructional Materials
Math Materials
Documents
- Buy the book! Math Workshop: Five Steps to Implementing a Student-Centered Learning Environment (6-12)
- Math Workshop Book Study Questions
- Math Workshop Lesson Structures
- Math Workshop Sample Lesson Plan Template
- PLC Meeting Template
- Random Grouping Cards: 36 students | 33 students | 30 students | 27 students | 24 students | 21 students
- See, Think, Wonder Starters
- Sentence Starters | Half-Sheet Version
- Backwards Planning Blank Calendar (Fillable)
Reasoning Routines Links
- Always, Sometimes, Never
- Clothesline Math
- Clothesline Math Lessons
- Convince Me That
- Daresay’s Check-In Generator
- Elementary Mathematical Modeling Routines
- Estimation180
- Esti-Mysteries
- Fawn Nguyen Number Talks for Middle Schoolers
- Fraction Talks
- Graphing Stories (previously GraphingStories.com)
- Guess My Number
- Illustrative Mathematics Middle School Routines List
- Illustrative Mathematics High School Routines List
- Robert Kaplinsky Estimation Lessons
- Math Arguments 180
- Math Before Bed
- Math Arguments
- Mystery Number
- Notice and Wonder
- Number Strings
- Number Talk Images
- Open Middle
- Same but Different
- Slow Reveal Graphs | version 2 | version 3
- SolveMe Mobiles
- Splat!
- Two Truths and a Lie
- Unit Chat
- Visual Patterns
- What’s Going On In This Graph?
- Which One Doesn’t Belong?
- Would you Rather Math
Websites containing Reasoning Routines Links
- Berkeley Everett Number Sense Routines (K-5)
- Bridging for Math Strength
- Cognitively Guided Instruction (K-5)
- Henrico County Number Sense Routines (K-5)
- Henrico County Number Sense Routines (6-12)
- Howard County (K-5) K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
- Math Learning Center
- Math Talks for Slides
- Numberless Word Problems
- Teach at the Speed of Learning
- Theresa Wills – Virtual Routines
- Youcubed Data Talks
Tasks Links
Building Thinking Classrooms Tasks
- Peter Liljedahl’s K-12 Numeracy Tasks
- Building Thinking Classrooms Website Tasks
- Building Thinking Classrooms K-12 Curricular Tasks
- Building Thinking Classrooms K-12 Non-Curricular Tasks
3-Act Tasks
- Catherine Castillo (K-5)
- Dan Meyer’s TED TALK: Math Class Needs a Makeover
- Dan Meyer’s Three-Act Math Tasks (K-12)
- Dan Meyer: If math is the aspirin, then how do you create the headache? | Directory of Mathematical Headaches Google Doc
- Graham Fletcher 3-Act Task (K-5)
- Kendra Lomax 3-Act Tasks (K-2)
- Jon Orr Real World Problems (6-12) – Making Math Moments that Matter
- Kyle Pearce – Tap Into Teen Minds 3-Act Tasks (3-12)
- Learning From Children (K-2)
- San Francisco Unified School District 3-Act Tasks (K-12)
- When Math Happens – 3 Act Tasks (3-12)
- Mike Wiernicki (K-8)
Websites with Tasks
- 180 Days of Math Tasks
- Balanced Assessment (K-12)
- Elementary Math Modeling Tasks
- Fawn Nguyen Tasks
- Illuminations (K-12) – requires NCTM membership
- Illustrative Mathematics (K-12)
- Illustrative Mathematics Middle School Spreadsheet (6-8)
- Illustrative Mathematics High School Spreadsheet (9-12)
- Inside Mathematics (2-12)
- Robert Kaplinsky (K-12)
- Mathematics Assessment Project Tasks (6-12)
- NCTM Problem of the Week (K-12)
- New York City Tasks (K-12)
- North Carolina Collaborative for Mathematics Learning (NC2ML) (6-8) | (9-12)
- NRICH Tasks (K-12)
- Open Middle (K-12)
- Performance Assessment Resource Bank (K-12)
- Stella’s Stunners (7-12)
- VDOE Rich Tasks (K-12)
- University of Waterloo Problems of the Week (3-12)
- YouCubed Tasks (K-12)
- Yummy Math (K-12)
Learning Stations Templates
- Choice Boards Quick Start Guide
- Breakout Room (Digital): Google Slides
- Choice Boards: Depth of Knowledge
- Choice Boards: Review and Practice
- Choice Boards: Shapes
- Choice Boards (Digital): Google Slides
- Menu
- Menu (Digital): For Student Creation
- Mild, Medium, Spicy Activity Template
- Must Do – Can Do
- Playlists
- Think-Tac-Toe
- Think-Tac-Toe: Center Start
- Think-Tac-Toe: Blooms
- Total Points: 1-3-5
- Total Points: Give Me Five!
- Total Points: List Menu
Science Materials
Documents
Phenomena Resources
A phenomenon is simply an observable event. In the science classroom, a carefully chosen phenomenon can drive student inquiry. Phenomena add relevance to the science classroom by showing students science in their world. A good phenomenon is observable, interesting, complex, and aligned to the appropriate standard.
Claims, Evidence, and Reasoning Templates
Discourse Strategy Resources
Science and Engineering Practices (SEP) Resources
- VDOE SEP Progression
- Expanded Progression (Grade 5 – Physics)
- NGSS SEP Progression
- Interpreting and Analyzing Data
- Symbols for Annotating Graphs and Text
- Modeling
- Other Modeling Tools and Templates
- Zoom In Google Draw
- Syringe Template (Example)
- Observe-Wonder
Graphic Organizers and Templates – SEPs
- Wonder of Science
- Asking Questions – Google Draw
- Developing and Using Models – Google Draw
- Planning and Carrying Out Investigations – Google Draw
- Analyzing & Interpreting Data – Google Draw
- Using Mathematics & Computational Thinking – Google Draw
- Constructing Explanations – Google Draw
- Engaging in Argument from Evidence – Google Draw
Graphic organizers – Concepts
- Cause and Effect – Google Draw
- Cause and Effect (version 2) Google Draw
- Patterns – Google Draw
- Systems and System Models – Google Draw or PDF
- Structure and Function – Google Draw or PDF
- Structure and Environment – Google Draw or PDF
- Energy and Matter – Google Draw or PDF
- Scale, Proportion, and Quantity – Google Draw or PDF
- Stability and Change – Google Draw or PDF
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Social Studies Materials
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