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Re: Re: Re: Re: Books across grade levels
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Jul 8, 2003 4:21 PM
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I would like a copy of that document as well.
Here is a copy of a memo I posted elsewehere on the site:
Dear CESAME,
I am in a situtaion very similar to that of Pam from Iowa. Thank you
for your charts that compare Investigations and CMP. I found them very
helpful. I am the Math teacher for 5/6 as well except we loop. So I
teach a year of 5th grade and then a year of 6th, not multiage. During
our first year in the program, we only completed four of the books:
1. Mathematical Thinking at Grade 5
2. Picturing Polygons ( 2 D Geometry)
3. Name that Portion (Fractions, Percents, & Decimals)
4. Building On Numbers You Know (Computation & Estimation Strategies)
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Now I am wondering what to teach for next year. I plan to use a
mixture of Investigations and CMP materials. Your chart was very
helpful but I am left with the following questions:
1. How do I cram in all the topics in 5th grade that must be taught
before the MCA? I had to exclude investigations units on probability,
measurement, graphing, and I think my students scores on the MCA
suffered as a result.
2. If I teach investigations topics in 5th grade, then can I skip the
corresponding CMP units in 6th grade or do certain topics need to be
taught every year? For example, if I taught mathematical Thinking at
Grade 5 then can I skip "Prime Time" altogether ?
3. Basically, I am being asked to compose fa complete scope and
sequence for grade 5-8 that combines both Investigations and CMP and
still prepares students for the MCA or other high stakes tests. What
would CESAME reccomend ?
I understand that my message is lengthy,
Thank you for your time,
Peter Avirom
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