Background
* Developed by the University of Chicago Mathematics Project
* Based on research about how children learn and develop mathematical power
* Provides the broad mathematical background needed in the 21st century
In Everyday Math you can expect to see...
An instructional approach that revisits concepts regularly;
A problem-solving approach based on everyday situations;
Frequent practice of basic skills, often through games;
Lessons based on activities and discussion, not a textbook;
And mathematical content that goes beyond basic arithmetic.
An Everyday Math project from the 2010-11 school year shows Gr. 2 students working on a project entitled "Dates on Pennies". Just a few of the math skills this project incorporates are: reading, writing and ordering 4-digit numbers; comparing lengths of time such as years, decades, centuries; collecting and organizing data based on years coins were minted; creating a tally chart using organized data that students have collected; using data to create and then interpret a bar graph.
