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!
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.
Where Germs LurkLevel: 5.8 $8.99 Grade: 5-8 Item Number: 14455 Write, simplify, and evaluate algebraic expressions to explore how quickly germs can spread! This informative title encourages healthy habits while allowing children to practice algebraic expressions and improve their advanced mathematical skills. |
Land AnimalsLevel: 6.8 $8.99 Grade: 5-8 Item Number: 14456 Practice solving equations and inequalities while learning about land animals from all over the world! Readers will learn how zoologists use mathematics to study land animals and will complete practice problems to improve their own mathematical skills! |
Sea CreaturesLevel: 5.5 $8.99 Grade: 5-8 Item Number: 14457 Practice solving equations and inequalities while learning about sea creatures! Readers will practice functional equations, equivalent equations, inequalities, and algebraic expression with a series of exciting practice problems! |
No Way! Spectacular Sports StoriesLevel: 7.7 $11.99 Grade: 5-8 Item Number: 25609 Learn about legendary winning streaks, inconceivable comebacks, and games that stretched over days with this high-interest nonfiction reader! This text builds critical literacy skills as students read about spectacular sports moments from history. |
No Way! Amazing AcrobaticsLevel: 7.8 $11.99 Grade: 6-8 Item Number: 25611 Welcome to the world of extreme acrobatics! From parkour traceurs to Cirque du Soleil performers, students will be engaged as they read about these amazing feats. Featuring TIME content, this high-interest nonfiction reader builds literacy skills. |
Power of Patterns: FractalsLevel: 8.4 $11.99 Grade: 6-8 Item Number: 25626 Fractals are defined as shapes that exhibit self-similarity and high complexity. This high-interest reader introduces students to fractals, and teaches them new concepts and vocabulary terms, while increasing fluency and comprehension of nonfiction text. |
Where Germs Lurk |
Land Animals |
Sea Creatures |
No Way! Spectacular Sports Stories |
No Way! Amazing Acrobatics |
Power of Patterns: Fractals |
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Level: 5.8 $8.99 |
Level: 6.8 $8.99 |
Level: 5.5 $8.99 |
Level: 7.7 $11.99 |
Level: 7.8 $11.99 |
Level: 8.4 $11.99 |
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Item Number: 14455 |
Item Number: 14456 |
Item Number: 14457 |
Item Number: 25609 |
Item Number: 25611 |
Item Number: 25626 |
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 for teachers include a book summary, lesson objectives, guided reading level, lexile level, mathematics vocabulary, and cross-content connections.
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.
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.
