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Q: What practice does the workbook provide?
Math FAQ's
Q: What practice does the workbook provide?A: The workbook activities reinforce all strands and skills presented in the teaching portion of the lesson, as well as strands learned earlier but not presented in that lesson. This helps keep all skills top-of-mind.
Q: What are lesson objectives?
A: Lesson objectives are a list of objectives presented at the beginning of each lesson to the teacher. New skills that will be taught are highlighted in boldface, cuing the teacher to pay particular attention to student performance during specified points in the lessons.
Q: How do I administer placement tests?
A: Detailed information is contained in the Teacher's Guide for each level. The placement test for Level A is individually administered, however, for other levels the test can be administered to an entire class.
Q: How does Connecting Math Concepts differ from traditional approaches?
A: In traditional basal programs, each lesson or unit is generally devoted to a single topic. Connecting Math Concepts, however, is designed around curriculum strands. Each CMC lesson is divided into a number of five- to ten-minute segments addressing topics from different strands. This organization provides three advantages:
- Students are more easily engaged with a variety of topics. For instance, rather than a single 30 minute lesson on subtraction that can become tedious, a lesson consisting of 10 minutes of subtraction, followed by 5 minutes of estimation, 5 on facts, and 10 on word problems keeps the child engaged and interested.
- Lessons composed of several segments make cumulative introduction much easier. Students begin to see early how skills are intertwined with other skills, making mastery and retention of skills obviously necessary.
- Strands allow for a more systematic application of the concept introduced. For example, instead of a single major unit on problem solving, CMC coordinates instruction in place value, number families, and computation in a way that allows students to apply these concepts to problem-solving activities that gradually become more difficult throughout the entire program.
Q: Does the program contain homework?
A: There is no required homework specified in Connecting Math Concepts because all the information needed to learn the content is presented and practiced during the lesson period. There are optional homework lessons that may be utilized, but they are not required.
Q: When are test lessons given and why?
A: There are mastery tests every 10 lessons. During the test lesson, students are tested for mastery of the strands presented in that lesson block. If a student performs below standard on a particular strand, remedies are clearly specified. These remedies often include re-teaching specific portions of certain lessons.
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