Minilessons for Math Practice, Grades K-2. This item is unavailable.Minilessons for Math Practice, Grades K-2

Requiring only 5 to 15 minutes to teach, these quick, engaging activities offer experiences in all of the content areas important to elementary mathematics: number, measurement, geometry, data analysis and probability, and algebra. Each resource of 27 classroom-tested lessons models how to develop several important math processes: problem solving, reasoning and proof, communication, connections, and representation. Each activity features a materials list, step-by-step teaching directions, a list of key questions to ask students during the lesson, a vignette of how the lesson actually unfolded in a classroom, and ideas for extending the activity throughout the year. Each book includes reproducibles.

Rusty Bresser, an elementary classroom teacher for more than twenty years, is currently a Lecturer and a Supervisor of Education Studies at the University of California at San Diego. He is the author of Math and Literature, Grades 4–6, Second Edition (Math Solutions Publications, 2004), a coauthor of Developing Number Sense, Grades 3–6 (Math Solutions Publications, 1999), and a Math Solutions Professional Development instructor. Caren Holtzman, an elementary classroom teacher for ten years, is currently a Lecturer and a Supervisor of Education Studies at the University of California at San Diego. She is the author of several children’s books as well as a coauthor of Developing Number Sense, Grades 3–6 (Math Solutions Publications, 1999).