Mathematics Tasks for the Thinking Classroom, Grades K-5 (Corwin Mathematics Series)

MATHEMATICS TASKS FOR THE THINKING CLASSROOM - FRONT COVER
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MATHEMATICS TASKS FOR THE THINKING CLASSROOM
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CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
INTRODUCTION
PART 1 - BTC PRACTICES: IN REVIEW AND IN THE NEW
CHAPTER 1 - WHAT KINDS OF TASKS TO USE
CHAPTER 2 - HOW, WHEN, AND WHERE TO GIVE TASKS
CHAPTER 3 - HOW TO BUILD AND UTILIZE STUDENT AUTONOMY
CHAPTER 4 - HOW TO USE HINTS AND EXTENSIONS TO MAINTAIN FLOW
CHAPTER 5 - HOW TO CONSOLIDATE THE TASK(S)
CHAPTER 6 - HOW TO HAVE STUDENTS MAKE MEANINGFUL NOTES
CHAPTER 7 - HOW TO HAVE STUDENTS DO CHECK-YOUR-UNDERSTANDING QUESTIONS
CHAPTER 8 - HOW TO USE TASKS AS THE CONTEXT TO IMPROVE STUDENT COMPETENCIES
CHAPTER 9 - WHAT LESSONS LOOK LIKE IN A THINKING CLASSROOM
PART 2 - NON-CURRICULAR THINKING TASKS
TASK #1 - HEXAGON HAVOC
TASK #2 - NEXT DOOR NUMBERS
TASK #3 - LETTERS IN A NAME
TASK #4 - SHAPE RACE
TASK #5 - ICE CREAM SCOOPS
TASK #6 - AT THE FAIR
TASK #7 - KATHA THE CATERPILLAR
TASK #8 - CARNIVAL CONUNDRUM
TASK #9 - COLORED BOXES
TASK #10 - THERE’S HOW MANY LEGS?
TASK #11 - WAYS TO MAKE 10
TASK #12 - TABLES AT A PARTY
TASK #13 - SQUARES ON A CHECKERBOARD
TASK #14 - PRISMS, PRISMS, PRISMS
TASK #15 - BRIANNA THE BIRDY
TASK #16 - WHEN IS A TRIANGLE A SQUARE?
TASK #17 - OUTFIT CHOICES
TASK #18 - HOW MANY HIGH FIVES?
TASK #19 - FOLDING PAPER
TASK #20 - TWIN TEST
PART 3 - CURRICULAR THINKING TASKS
TASK #21 - STAR, STAR, MOON
TASK #22 - GROW YOUR OWN WAY
TASK #23 - UP AND DOWN WE GO
TASK #24 - RED SKITTLE, BLUE SKITTLE
TASK #25 - FEWER THAN MOST
TASK #26 - UP TO 20
TASK #27 - WE’RE FRAMEOUS
TASK #28 - ALL ABOUT THAT BASE
TASK #29 - MO’ MONEY, MO’ PROBLEMS
TASK #30 - SHOW ME YOUR NUMBER
TASK #31 - ODDLY EVEN
TASK #32 - SUM SOME MORE
TASK #33 - SUBTRACTION IS THE MAIN ATTRACTION
TASK #34 - WHO’S ON FIRST?
TASK #35 - DECI-LINE DANCE
TASK #36 - GROW BY THE ROW
TASK #37 - GARDEN FENCES
TASK #38 - TRACK DAY
TASK #39 - SHARING MONEY
TASK #40 - LARGER BY A FRACTION
TASK #41 - MUSICAL FRACTIONS
TASK #42 - WHAT TIME IS IT?
TASK #43 - WHAT TIME WILL IT BE?
TASK #44 - HOW MANY PAPERCLIPS IN A SHOE?
TASK #45 - FORMULAS ARISE
TASK #46 - PICTURE THE PICTOGRAPHS
TASK #47 - BARON VON GRAPH
TASK #48 - KEEP THE BALANCE
TASK #49 - I’M THINKING OF A NUMBER
TASK #50 - WHAT ARE THE ODDS?
PART 4 FROM PAGE TO PRACTICE
EPILOGUE
REFERENCES
INDEX