Choral Counting & Counting Collections Transforming the PreK5 Math Classroom

In this influential book from collaborative authors Megan L Franke, Elham Kazemi, and Angela Chan Turrou, Choral Counting & Counting Collections: Transforming the PreK – 5 Math Classroom, explores ways in which two routines — Choral Counting and Counting Collections — can transform your elementary math classroom, your students'' math understanding, and your partnerships with families. It paints a vision for how deeply and creatively children can engage with ideas of number and operations and mathematical reasoning through counting. Created with real educators'' needs in mind and organized by grade-level band (preschool, K-2, and 3-5), inside this book you''ll find: Easy-to-use planning templates to guide teachers in implementing these powerful routinesA variety of student recording sheets for Counting Collections that allow teachers to enact different variations of this activity across the gradesGuides for selecting Choral Counts that support grade-level standards and mathematical goalsGoal charts that provide specific guidance on teacher language and movesAdvice on supporting both students'' mathematical and social goals through Choral Counting and Counting CollectionsThe authors have collected the wisdom of math teachers and researchers across the country who explore activities that are both playful and intentional, simple and sophisticated. If you''re looking for ways to bring new energy into your math instruction, Choral Counting & Counting Collections: Transforming the PreK - 5 Math Classroom is the perfect book for you and your students.