What is it?Motivation Math is a supplemental math program that prepares students for state assessments. The Student Edition provides many learning opportunities to build student confidence and success in mathematics. Motivation Math is developed by educators and is available in English and Spanish.

Benefits• Supports standards-based mathematics curricula and

complements existing mathematics programs

• Offers test-formatted and open-ended practice

• Builds mathematics vocabulary

• Incorporates problem-solving strategies

Benefits• Motivates and challenges students

• Allows students to self-monitor progress

• Addresses all levels of critical thinking

• Provides ongoing assessment of skills

Benefits• Reinforces and extends skills in mathematics

• Offers suggestions for parent involvement

• Allows instruction to be driven by individual student needs

Benefits• Bridges the gap from concrete to abstract

• Offers a framework of systematic instruction

• Engages students in active learning experiences

Layout and OrganizationTeacher Edition

• Provides teaching resources that promote effective, engaging direct instruction

Layout and Organization• Identifies mathematics strand, the objective, and the student

expectation

• Suggests manipulatives for each lesson

• Provides literature that corresponds to each lesson

• Offers hands-on student activities to build student conceptual understanding

Layout and Organization• Identifies key mathematics vocabulary for each lesson

• Features a motivational quote

Layout and OrganizationStudent EditionContains 6 pages of practice for each targetedstudent expectation

• Introduction Page• Guided Practice• Independent Practice• Assessment• Critical Thinking• Homework with Parent Activities

Layout and OrganizationIntroduction Page

• Introduce lesson by working together

• Use to bridge thegap from concreteto abstract

Layout and OrganizationGuided Practice• Have students practice

independently with teacher supervisionand support

Layout and OrganizationIndependent Practice• Have students work

independently to check individual understandingof skill

Layout and OrganizationAssessment • Use to assess the level

of student success ontargeted skill

• Have student chart progress using “Chart Your Success” graph

Layout and OrganizationCritical Thinking• Provides open-ended practice

• Addresses higher levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy

• Incorporates problem-solving strategies

Layout and OrganizationHomework withParent Activities• Reinforces and extends skills

• Offers suggestions for parent involvement

Layout and OrganizationChart Your Success• Have students track success and

progress

• Use assessment page results to color Motivation Mike or Molly green for correct answers and red for incorrect answers

Layout and OrganizationMath Glossary• Identifies and defines key

vocabulary

Suggestions for Use• Utilize as a planning tool by teachers and grade-level teams to

improve and deliver effective instruction

• Use suggested ideas and activities to offer multiple and varied learning opportunities

• Diversify instruction to meet the unique needs of learners through the use of assessment

Suggestions for Use• Use Motivation Math with individual learners in small-groups,

or with whole groups to develop, review, or extend skill mastery

• Utilize Motivation Math as an intervention tool to address deficit skills for identified students

• Use Motivation Math as an instructional tool in tutorials or for extended day programs

Suggestions for Use• Maximize use of instructional time by following the

organization and structure of the Teacher and Student Editions

• Use research-based instructional practices to increase student achievement

• Use Motivation Math to support the successful implementation of state mathematical standards

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