Heinemann math books and curricular resources (2023)

Help Students Build Numerical Reasoning

Math is about more than finding the correct answer. It's about using numerical reasoning to find the best strategy for solving a problem. Created by Marilyn Burns, one of America's most trusted math educators, and a team of master educators, Do The Math® provides flexible, classroom-tested instruction for building numerical reasoning and confidence. Whether used for core instruction in numerical reasoning, pull-out intervention, or summer school settings, Do The Math provides effective instruction at any elementary grade level.

Every Child Deserves a Confident Start

Every student can succeed

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Overview

Build a solid mathematical foundation with classroom-tested lessons

"Classroom tested" means there's plenty of support in each module's 30 half-hour lessons. Teachers build capacity as students move from basic conceptual understanding to skills development in addition and subtraction, multiplication, division, and fractions.

Student Engagement

Strategically placed formative assessments support students’ progress.

Pre- and post-module assessments
Students complete online assessments for a pre-module snapshot of what they know and a post-module portrait of all they’ve learned.

Letters from Marilyn
Detailed preparation materials before each set of five lessons include Letters From Marilyn.

Step-by-step instruction
Every lesson begins with objectives, and then it’s on to detailed, step-by-step instruction.

Mid-module assessments
Every fifth lesson offers an assessment so teachers can regularly monitor student progress.

Hands-on learning helps build conceptual understanding

Games and manipulatives
Partner games and manipulatives play a crucial role in supporting and extending learning throughout the modules.

Student WorkSpace®
The WorkSpace is designed to support students’ transition to independent work and to help teachers monitor students’ progress and understanding.

The Digital Student Experience
The digital student app gives each child full access to interactive visual models and partner games.

Teacher Support

Materials provide clear instructional guidance and professional support.

The Teacher Bookcase
All of the teaching resources for each module are stored in the teacher bookcase for clear instructional guidance and easy lesson planning.

Thoughtfully designed lessons
Every lesson models mathematical thinking, provides visual representations, and includes point-of-use support.

The Digital Teacher Experience
The digital tool includes professional development videos plus instructional add-ons, downloads, online games, and progress monitoring.

Teachers Talk About Do The Math

Learn more about Sara's experience using Do The Math and hear from other educators at John Muir Elementary.
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Summer School

Unlock the math potential in every student

Do The Math Summer School helps students in Grades 1–5 rebuild their math foundation. Designed for at-risk and struggling students, as well as those who require more practice, the program provides the skills and understanding students need to progress to grade-level proficiency during the school year.

Summer school specific design
Do The Math experts and authors created detailed Planning Guides that address a variety of summer school implementations.

Easy to implement
From day one, teachers have the embedded professional learning and point-of-use support they need to confidently guide students through summer math.

Rebuilds a solid foundation
With scaffolded instruction, students progress from basics to more complex operational work and rebuild their understanding of key math concepts.

Engaging for students
Classroom-tested instructional practices facilitate differentiation and meet the needs of every student.

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Professional Development

Do The Math Getting Started PD and Coaching

Do The Math Getting Started PD develops teachers’ understanding of the Do The Math supplemental program and how its classroom-tested instruction builds students’ numerical reasoning. Teachers learn how to support the development of their students’ understanding and skills with whole numbers and fractions by using Do The Math lessons, games, children’s literature, and assessments.

During Do The Math Coaching coaches work with school leaders and classroom teachers to build on the Getting Started PD experience, creating learning partnerships that are sustainable, data-driven, and customized to participants’ particular needs.

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Outcomes

Research & Results

Do The Math has a long history of turning research into practice.

Meet the Authors

Created by Marilyn Burns and a team of master educators.

Marilyn Burns is one of today’s most highly respected mathematics educators. In 1984, she formed Math Solutions Professional Development, an organization dedicated to the improvement of math instruction in Grades K–8.

Over the course of more than 55 years, Marilyn has taught children, led in-service sessions, and written acclaimed professional learning and children’s books. Marilyn continues to teach regularly in the classroom, finding the experience essential to developing and testing new ideas and materials.

Marilyn and herDo The Mathcoauthors—Eunice Hendrix-Martin, Leo Kostelnik, Kris Lee, Melody Randel, Susan Scharton, Mallika Scott, Danielle Weill, Maryann Wickett, and Lynne Zolli—continue to refine their methods for supporting students who struggle with math so every child has a real chance for success.

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