When planning an effective math program it can be very difficult to address every single expectation...another way to plan is to cluster your expectations around the Big Ideas!
For example, in Number Sense and Numeration, the Big Ideas for Grades 4-6 are:
• quantity
• operational sense
• relationships
• representation
• proportional reasoning
http://www.eworkshop.on.ca/edu/resources/guides/NSN_vol_1_Big_Ideas.pdf
By clustering expectations around these Big Ideas - students and teachers can go deeper into the math rather than trying to teach isolated expectations.
Big Ideas allow teachers to look from a larger perspective and provides them with opportunities to:
- Make instructional decisions based upon the needs of the students
- Identify what students have already learned
- Observe and track strategies and misconceptions
- Provide descriptive feedback to students
- Determine next steps for instruction
- Communicate with students and parents
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