Teacher Created Materials | www.tcmpub.com | 800-858-7339 11 INTERVENTION FOCUSED MATHEMATICS BOOSTER PACKS Levels K–8 Read and Talk About Math and Boost Core Math Understanding. This Focused Mathematics Booster Pack is the perfect companion to Focused Mathematics Intervention. Extend your intervention instruction with high- interest math readers and student-friendly activities that promote problem solving and mathematical discourse through real-world connections. The flexible instructional format can be used with independent centers, small groups, and whole-class instruction. The multimodal activities accommodate different learning styles and provide hours of math practice per book, and the titles have been specifically selected to capture a wide range of student interests across the content areas. Give your math intervention program a “boost” with this essential booster pack! Focused Mathematics Booster Packs $399.99 each Level English Spanish Level K 29983 100292 Level 1 29984 100293 Level 2 29985 100294 Level 3 29986 100295 Level 4 29987 100296 Level 5 29988 100297 Level 6 29989 N/A Level 7 29990 N/A Level 8 29991 N/A Read It F Believe it or not, art is a true science. Artists use math and science to create beautiful mosaics, sculptures, structures, paintings, and more. Read this book to find out how math makes artwork special. Ask It A Look at the picture of the stained glass window on page 11 of the book. What math questions can you ask about the shapes in the window? Model It B Look at page 12 of the book. Where in the real world might you see tessellations? Draw a tessellation that you have seen in nature, art, or around you. What makes it a tessellation? Talk about It A The picture on page 14 of the book shows one line of symmetry on a rectangle. Talk about it with a partner. Which quadrilaterals do and do not have lines of symmetry? Which have the most and fewest lines of symmetry? Estimate It A Look at the painting, Broadway Boogie Woogie, on page 7 of the book. Estimate the number of squares in the painting. Explain how you estimated. Explore It F Complete the Let’s Explore Math sidebars from the book (pages 6, 15, and 27). Solve It B Complete the Problem-Solving Activity from the book (pages 28–29). Prove It A Look at the Problem-Solving Activity in the book (pages 28–29). Using all 25 straws, how many different arrangements can you make so that Soula has more triangles than squares? Activities Shapes in Art Inside Every Kit • Nonfiction and Fiction Books • Overview Cards • Booster Cards • Management Guide • Digital Resources Read It F Follow Zach as he takes you through a comic convention where you will learn all about comic books and the fans that adore superheroes. Show off your strategies for division as Zach divides his attention among the exhibits, events, and people who bring comic books to life. Ask It A Look at pages 18 and 19 of the book. What division questions can you ask? Model It B Write a division story that goes with 1,008 ÷ _______ = 42. Solve the problem. Talk about It A Look at the Math Talk questions on the inside back cover of the book. Talk about one question with a partner. Estimate It A If comic books cost $5 each, about how many could you buy with $321? What strategy did you use to estimate? Explore It F Complete the Let’s Explore Math sidebars on pages 13, 21, and 27 of the book. Solve It B Complete the Problem Solving activity on pages 28 and 29 of the book. Prove It A Tyler thinks that whenever someone divides two numbers, the quotient is always less than the dividend. When might this not be true? Fun and Games: Comic Conventions Activities Follow Zach as he takes you through a comic convention where you will Reading Levels Lexile®: 690L Guided Reading: O TCM 30030 (i20282) Big Digs: Construction Site Book Summary Imagine a skyscraper, a bridge, or even your own house. Do you know how it was built? There are many people and steps involved. Workers draw blueprints, drive bulldozers, pour concrete, and paint walls. Check out this construction site— where an idea becomes a house and a house becomes a home! Objective Apply the area and perimeter formulas for rectangles in real-world and mathematical problems. Mathematics Vocabulary area dimensions perimeter Cross-Content Connections (Engineering) Sometimes, architects build brand new buildings. Other times, they improve existing buildings. Have students brainstorm, plan, and build models to show how they would improve the layout of the classroom if they were architects. (Social Studies) The design and function of shelters depend on the environment. Have students draw detailed pictures of their homes and assess how their homes offer them shelter in their environment. Nonfiction and Fiction Books Booster Cards Overview Cards Digital Resources SPANISH AVAILABLE
