Book 1 of 9: Mindset Mathematic (9 books)
Engage students in mathematics using growth mindset techniques
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 fifth-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 mathematics tasks have been shown to improve student test scores, and more importantly change their relationship with mathematics and start believing in their own potential. The tasks in Mindset Mathematics reflect the lessons from brain science that:
- There is no such thing as a math person – anyone can learn mathematics to high levels.
- Mistakes, struggle and challenge are the most important times for brain growth.
- Speed is unimportant in mathematics.
- Mathematics is a visual and beautiful subject, and our brains want to think visually about mathematics.
With engaging questions, open-ended tasks, and four-color visuals that will help kids get excited about mathematics, Mindset Mathematics is organized around nine big ideas which emphasize the connections within the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and can be used with any current curriculum.
Dave –
This book is a great way to add high ceiling low floor tasks to your classroom. The organization that the authors provide around big ideas at the grade level can really help your students see the bigger picture.
Katherine Mullins –
Thanks for the prompt service!
Hendriff –
Excellent resource.
Wendy Sheridan-Smith –
Practical, full of ideas and links to bring problem solving to life in our classroom. Kids and I are both delighted. Maths has been ramped up to the next level.
leardonsbelle –
These activities are well thought out and applicable tomorrow in my classroom. A great resource!
Tanisha Lucero –
Excited to use this in my math class
Sara Ballard –
I love this book! It has many ideas that you can find on the youcubed.com website but they are layed out in such a nice, user-friendly format! I recommended my principal to get for all the grade levels that they are made for so far (3-5 grades.)
Ian Landy –
Love the ideas for math thinking in classrooms. Not a textbooks, but I try to not use textbooks other than as a resource for me!
Sealy Bell –
I can’t say enough about how great Jo Boaler’s Investigating Big Ideas series is. The activities will really transform both your maths classroom and- more importantly- your students’ achievement in, and relationship to, mathematics. I had so many notes from parents and students this past May telling me how much this year of math activities had changed their student’s mindset and turned the from being “not a math person” into a lover of maths!! HIGHLY recommend!!
Todd Daubert –
This is like having the Week of Inspirational Math all year long. Thanks for creating this amazing resource so math can be open to everyone.
salemon –
Great reference!
Tammy Gelenaw –
Super excited to use these ideas in my tier 2 classes. Great color pages and thorough instructions.
K. Carter –
Great strategies
Jmortlock –
The book is well laid out with easy-to-plan and execute lessons. Everything is ready to go, with blacklines available for projection or copying. The book makes use of Visualize-Play-Investigate to get students engaged in the material from all angles. It’s a fantastic resource for any teacher!
sharon –
I purchased this book after seeing Jo Boaler speak. I have read it throughly and started using activities in my classroom. All of my students love learning math using growth mindset and are excelling regardless of their level, disability, or language. I am waiting patiently for the grade 6 book due to come out in January 2019.
peaglefeat –
Liked a lot great ideas for classroom
PNutt –
I love that this book is only 5th grade. It gives you a different perspective and great ideas of how to introduce and teach concepts. I can read a chapter and walk away with a ton of ideas to incorporate in the classroom immediately.
Bee in NC –
The level of difficulty was greater than I expected. This seemed more suitable for middle school classes — and teachers who have a greater block of time needed with their students in order to assemble and discuss the work. More “answers” would have also been helpful in order to help the students (and me!) verify their work.
Robin Smith –
Nice explorations.
Brenley –
Love these ideas!
C. Norvell –
This is a wonderful product. I’m a math tutor and I love having a tool that helps me help my students gain a deeper conceptual understanding. Most of the tasks are designed for group work and I have no problem adapting for individuals. Overall a great tool!
kirstin<span class="a-icon a-profile-verified-badge"><span class="a-profile-verified-text"></span></span> –
So good for math teachers!! It is aligned to the curriculum Engage New York and Eureka. All of the big ideas fit easily into an adopted curriculum. Highly engaging activities!!!
Nancie Lewis –
Great book for teachers!
Vonda –
This is an excellent math program for extending students’ thinking about mathematics. I’m using it with gifted students, but it is good instruction for all students.
Hannah G –
I’ve used a few activities in this book as pre-cursors to introducing new math concepts. I can’t use them completely to fidelity as outlined in the book because we have a math program in my school, but I can see how valuable it would be to a classroom teacher with a lot of freedom in resources. I have also used it as enrichment activities for those students who need a bit of a challenge.
I think what could make this resource better is having it spiral bound, or having online PDFs of the color resources available. Making duplicates is challenging out of this book, because some masters go all the way to the edge. There also could be a bit more guidance as to how to differentiate the lessons to the entire class.
L12GUV –
Fabulous resource can’t recommend this highly enough. Gets children thinking outside the box.
Shiidon Hawley –
This is one of the best books that you can use to enhance a students learning. I teach fifth grade and find the activities and explanations in the book to be exceptionally helpful. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn, or help someone learn, elementary math.