Focused Mathematics: Booster Pack: Level 3
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- Grade: 3
- Interest Level: 2-5
- Item: 29986
- ISBN: 9781493880119
- Language: English
Description
This Focused Mathematics Booster Pack is the perfect companion to Focused Mathematics Intervention. Extend your intervention instruction with high-interest math readers and student-friendly activities that promote problem solving and mathematical discourse through real-world connections. The flexible instructional format can be used with workstations, small groups, and whole-class instruction. The multi-modal activities accommodate different learning styles and provide hours of math practice per book, and the titles have been specifically selected to capture a wide range of student interests across the content areas. Give your math intervention program a "boost" with this essential booster pack!
Components
Series highlights include:
- Books - 6 fiction and nonfiction titles, 6 copies each
- Overview Cards - 1 copy per title
- Booster Cards - 6 copies per title
- Management Guide includes instructional best practices, standards correlations, and differentiation tips
- Digital Resources include PDFs of books and Booster Cards, and professional audio recordings of the books
Books - 6 titles, 6 copies each
Fiction and nonfiction books were carefully chosen to include a range of grade-appropriate reading levels and to support grade-level mathematics standards, with emphasis on each grade level’s Critical Areas of Focus. Each high-interest text features appropriately leveled content and real-world mathematics connections.
Shapes in ArtLevel: 2.5 $8.99 Grade: 3-4 Item Number: 10882 Find two-dimensional shapes in famous works of art! This title provides clear diagrams and examples, encouraging children to practice identifying shapes while learning new geometric vocabulary terms like angles, tangrams, and lines of symmetry. |
At Risk!Level: 2.8 $8.99 Grade: 3-4 Item Number: 10890 Practice data analysis while learning about endangered species and their habitats! This title teaches young readers more about data analysis and probability through clear, engaging examples of graphing methods like bar graphs and pictographs. |
Count Me In! What's for Lunch?Level: 2.8 $8.99 Grade: 2-3 Item Number: 14639 Early elementary readers find out how important lunch is in order to keep them energized throughout their busy day. Children are encouraged to make healthy choices at lunch time to get the best nutrients and vitamins that their bodies need. |
Ms. Wilde and OscarLevel: 3.4 $9.99 Grade: 2-3 Item Number: 16611 Ms. Wilde is an eccentric teacher who loves to come to class dressed up as her favorite storybook character. Endearing illustrations accompany each chapter while children decide how to make the absolute best out of any situation. |
Art and Culture: Desserts Around the World: Comparing FractionsLevel: 3.4 $10.99 Grade: 3-4 Item Number: 27011 Read about desserts from around the world while learning fractions with this tantalizing title! This math reader integrates math and literacy skills, and uses practical, real-world examples to help students explore math in a meaningful way. |
On the Job: Landscape Architects: PerimeterLevel: 3.9 $10.99 Grade: 3-4 Item Number: 27016 Students will learn perimeter while engaged in reading about a day in the life of a landscape architect! This text integrates math and literacy skills, and uses practical, real-world examples to help students explore math in a meaningful way. |
Shapes in Art |
At Risk! |
Count Me In! What's for Lunch? |
Ms. Wilde and Oscar |
Art and Culture: Desserts Around the World: Comparing Fractions |
On the Job: Landscape Architects: Perimeter |
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Level: 2.5 $8.99 |
Level: 2.8 $8.99 |
Level: 2.8 $8.99 |
Level: 3.4 $9.99 |
Level: 3.4 $10.99 |
Level: 3.9 $10.99 |
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Item Number: 10882 |
Item Number: 10890 |
Item Number: 14639 |
Item Number: 16611 |
Item Number: 27011 |
Item Number: 27016 |
Booster Cards - 6 copies per title
Each Booster Card includes 8 activities that require students to apply different strategies and use different modalities in their mathematics practice. The activities encourage mathematical discourse, promote real-world connections, and support and engage multimodal learners in mathematical practices and processes. Each Booster Card also includes a Mathematician Checklist that prompts students to their best work. Each card contains 100 minutes of activities for a total of 600 minutes.
Overview Cards - 1 copy per title
Overview Cards for teachers include a book summary, lesson objectives, guided reading level, lexile level, mathematics vocabulary, and cross-content connections.
Management Guide
This useful resource facilitates successful implementation of the program. It includes an overview of research, standards correlations, instructional best practices, and grouping and scheduling options. It provides differentiation suggestions to help English language learners and below- and above-level students access the content and communicate their comprehension.
Digital Resources
PDFs of the books, Booster Cards, student response pages, student activity sheets, and assessment rubrics are included on the USB device. Additionally, professional audio recordings of the books are also provided.
