Count on Me � How can we use math to help others?
- empathy
- taking action
- problem solving
- math (data management, number sense, problem solving)
- citizenship (beliefs and values, relationships)
This text engages students in the topic of using math to solve problems and help others. A discussion of the text can also contribute to activating background knowledge and promoting additional questions for further inquiries.
Read Aloud � One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference
Fiction: Realistic Story
Based on true events, this book tells the story of Kojo�a boy from Ghana who turns a small loan from his mother into a thriving farm.
Partner-Shared Reading Texts
These narrative and information texts can help develop and expand students' thinking about the topic. They reveal how math can be applied to real situations, help solve problems, and sometimes even save lives.
Earth Day � Hooray! The students at Maple Street School have just finished cleaning up their park for an Earth Day celebration. They decide to collect and recycle 5000 cans to pay for flowers to plant. They need to use their math skills to save the day.
Helping Humphrey Humphrey, a polar bear cub at the Toronto Zoo, has just been born, but he's getting weak. Zoo staff pull out all the stops�including using math�to help him survive.
Audio CD
A fluent reading of both Partner-Shared Reading texts for those students who would benefit.
Teaching Guide � print and online
Includes support for launching the inquiry, using the Read Aloud and Partner-Shared texts to activate and build knowledge, and extending the inquiry. Options are provided for independent reading, further whole-class inquiry, and student-led inquiries.
Inquiry tools include BLMs, organizers, RAN charts, and mini-lessons.
Assessment tools include rubrics, checklists, and student self-assessment tools.