Learn about essential math skills needed by third graders to ensure deep understanding of key math concepts. Bob Sornson created a system for tracking the development of early math skills.

Learn about essential math skills needed by students to ensure deep understanding of key math concepts. Bob Sornson created this grade-by-grade system for tracking the development of early math skills.

Learn about essential math skills needed by kindergartners to ensure deep understanding of key math concepts. Bob Sornson created a system for tracking the development of early math skills.

Learn about essential math skills needed by second graders to ensure deep understanding of key math concepts. Bob Sornson created a system for tracking the development of early math skills.

Learn about essential math skills needed by first graders to ensure deep understanding of key math concepts. Bob Sornson created a system for tracking the development of early math skills.

Pressured by standardized testing and rigid pacing guidelines, many schools are forced to cover too much content too quickly, without being able to meet the needs of individual students. In this powerful book from acclaimed author and presenter Bob Sornson, you’ll learn how shifting from curriculum-based instruction to competency based, personalized learning can help students become more successful, confident, and engaged learners. Each chapter is easy to digest and provides compelling research, strategies, and anecdotes to inspire conversation and action. This second edition provides updated statistics and examples of schools successfully using competency based learning models to help you bring about meaningful change. Teachers, administrators, and community leaders will all find practical resources and a clear rationale for transforming our current educational system into a new, dynamic model of teaching and learning.

Math Thinking Mats for grade 3 reinforces standards-based math skills and improves higher-level thinking skills. This hands-on resource appeals to students by providing grade-appropriate activities that range from exploring division in outer space to marking fractions on a railroad. Teach standards-based math skills using a format that engages students. With 80 pages of high-interest math activities, the Ready to Go: Math Thinking Mats series challenges students with grade-specific math practice. Made from durable card stock and featuring perforated pages, these color-coded activities are easy to organize, making them ideal for learning stations and centers. This resource can also be used to engage early finishers, develop independent learning skills, and support cooperative learning. Perfect for reinforcing essential math skills, the Ready to Go: Math Thinking Mats series provides a convenient way to meet your students’ academic needs. With customizable, open-ended practice activities, you can adjust these hands-on learning activities for independent or small group learning. Complete with a write-on/wipe-away surface, the game mats are designed to make teaching and learning standards-based math a fun and successful experience.