The new Grades 7-9 Mathology Practice Workbooks:
- Boost math confidence through extra practice.
- Are convenient! No more spending time looking for appropriate, curriculum-focused worksheets on-line.
- Are cost-effective! Save time on photocopying.
- Provide a strong home-school connection.
- Support any math resource.
Grades 3-9 teachers, we hear you! We understand that teaching Math at these grades comes with a unique set of challenges. Get ongoing insight into your students’ strengths and understanding through:
- independent and small-group experiences
- a variety of question types with multiple entry points
- connections between tasks, strategies, representations, and concepts
- connections to other strands and content areas
Plus!
- fun math games
- connections to students’ lived experiences and the real world
- consolidation and reflection opportunities to help students build a positive mathematical identity
What is the Purpose of the Workbook?
- A student and teacher consumable practice booklet per grade
- Curriculum-based, unit-based, all strands
- Supports independent, purposeful practice where students can continue to develop their understanding and sharpen their math skills
- Compliments Matholology.ca lessons & practice and can support any resource
- Variety of activities including multiple choice, fill in the blanks, games, puzzles, and problem-solving
- 1 booklet per student
Why a Practice Workbook?
For Students
Students learn at different grade levels in one class, which is why we've left the grades off the Student Workbooks. Each grade has a color code associated with it. Grade 3 Purple, Grade 4 Teal, Grade 5 Red, and Grade 6 Blue, Grade 7 Green, Grade 8 Burgundy, Grade 9 Dark Purple.
The Workbook supports students in their learning journey with independent or small-group practice opportunities for
- building on their understanding through a variety of questions, tasks, games, and challenges connecting foundational concepts;
- organizing and representing their thinking and understanding; and
- connecting math concepts to their lived experiences.
For Teachers
Teacher Edition Workbooks have grade levels on the cover
The Workbook helps you support students by
- offering intentional independent and small-group practice ideas, aligned with your curriculum;
- providing additional assessment opportunities and ways to support learning; and
- allowing parents and caregivers an opportunity to see what their child is learning
How to Use the Workbook
After working through lessons with students
- Identify the practice units that correlate with the lessons you've taught.
- Use the Workbook flexibly, as in-class practice (small-group, collaborative, or independent work).
- Discuss the practice tasks and ensure clarity.
- Identify the open-ended tasks and discuss ways for students to represent their understanding.
- Debrief the tasks and ask students to share their strategies.
- Observe students' level of understanding and build on it through additional tasks.
Reaching All Learners (Differentiated Instruction)
Consider the variety of learners in your classroom and how the workbook can best support them. Key questions to reflect on include:
- Are there certain questions that I want all students to complete?
- Do some students need accommodations?
- Which students might benefit from small-group conversations before starting tasks?
- How can I encourage the use of manipulatives and models (e.g., Math Mats, Base Ten Blocks)
- How can students use the workbook to recognize their strengths and build a math identity (e.g., self-reflection)?
Sneak Peak at the Mathology Practice Teacher Edition and Student Workbooks
Units Feature
Teacher Guide
What I Know:
A brief experience that activates students with a concept from the unit
- Provides all students with access to the upcoming learning
- Builds student confidence
- Gives educators insight into student strengths and beginning understanding
Checking In:
- Variety of question types (e.g., fill in the blanks, multiple choice, explain, “open” questions)
- Multiple entry points and strategies
Student Edition
Bringing It Together:
- Engaging task that brings together multiple concepts within the unit
- Access for all students within rich task/game
What I Learned:
- Reflective prompts
- Provides students with voice and choice within their learning
- Provides insight into student math identity, well-being and SEL
