Boaler J., Munson J., Williams C. Mindset Mathematics: Visualizing and Investigating Big Ideas, Grade K

Jossey-Bass, 2020. — 256 p. — ISBN 9781119358602.The most challenging parts of teaching mathematics are engaging students and helping them understand the connections between mathematics concepts. In this volume, you'll find a collection of low floor, high ceiling tasks that will help you do just that, by looking at the big ideas at the kindergarten-grade level through visualization, play, and investigation. During their work with tens of thousands of teachers, authors Jo Boaler, Jen Munson, and Cathy Williams heard the same message—that they want to incorporate more brain science into their math instruction, but they need guidance in the techniques that work best to get across the concepts they needed to teach. So the authors designed Mindset Mathematics around the principle of active student engagement, with tasks that reflect the latest brain science on learning. Open, creative, and visual math tasks have been shown to improve student test scores, and more importantly change their relationship with mathematics and start believing in their own potential.Low-Floor, High-Ceiling Tasks
Youcubed Summer Camp
Memorization versus Conceptual Engagement
Mathematical Thinking, Reasoning, and Convincing
Big Ideas
Structure of the Book
A Note on the Structure of KindergartenNote on Materials
Big Ideas 1: Understanding the Physical Quantity of NumberCount a CollectionHow Many Do You See?Making a Counting Book[bBig Ideas][/b]2: Using Fingers as NumbersFeeling FingersShow Me with Your Fingers
Hand Mirrors
Big Idea 3: Talking about and Making Shapes
Talking about ShapesMake a Shape
Building Blocks
Big Idea 4: Seeing Numbers inside of Numbers
Dot TalksSnap It!
Which Is More?
Big Idea 5: Putting Numbers TogetherGrowing Bigger and BiggerRoll the Dice
Foot Parade
Big Idea 6: Describing and Sorting Objects
Sorting Supplies
Sorting Emojis
Sorting Buttons
Big Idea 7: Seeing and Making Patterns EverywhereA World of Patterns
DIY Patterns
Kinder Dance Party
Big Idea 8: Stretching Counting toward
Counting Larger CollectionsMaking a Collection
Hundred Chart Patterns
Appendix
Grid Paper
About the Authors