Build confidence using all 24 mat included in the 3–5 Math Kit. This teacher training combines mat introductions, demonstration videos, and step-by-step classroom activities. Each mat has its own introduction, activities, and demonstrations. Activity topics include written directions and a video where available. Additional demonstration topics offer another teaching example using the same mat.
You Will Learn How To:
- Prepare, secure, clean, and store the mats.
- Model the mathematics, manage rotations, and offer accessible participation choices.
- Teach number sense, place value, multiplication and division, fractions, geometry, and measurement with purposeful movement.
- Check student understanding and create a practical implementation plan.
The course contains 169 learning items organized into 36 lessons and 133 activity and demonstration topics. The lessons include 6 orientation lessons, 24 mat introductions, 5 short movement breaks, and 1 implementation plan. Begin with the introduction, then work through the mats or return to a section that fits an upcoming lesson. Take a movement break after approximately 30–45 minutes, or sooner as needed. The written directions support classroom use even when an activity does not have its own video.
This is a supplemental teacher training. Select number ranges and tasks for your students. Grade Guidance distinguishes core work, review, and extensions. Connected Standards identify relevant connections rather than a complete curriculum or assessment of mastery.
Have the relevant kit mat, paper, a pencil, and any simple materials listed in that lesson or topic. Notecards can substitute for prepared number cards. Complete the reading and planning before trying an activity with students.
