Program information

Developer and contact

Developed by the University of Chicago School Mathematics Project, Everyday Mathematics^® is distributed by Wright Group/McGraw-Hill. Address: 220 East Danieldale Road, DeSoto, TX, 75115. Email: WrightGroup@McGraw-Hill.com. Web: http://www.wrightgroup.com. Telephone: (800) 648-2970.

Scope of use

Curriculum development for the Everyday Mathematics^® elementary curriculum began in 1985. The developer reports that the curriculum is used in more than 175,000 classrooms by approximately three million students. A second edition of the curriculum became available in 2001–02 (with an update in 2004), and a third edition became available in 2007. The second and third editions are both available for purchase.⁷

Teaching

The third edition of Everyday Mathematics^® is structured around 15 Program Goals, identical across all grades, which articulate the mathematical content that students are expected to master. The goals are derived from research, as well as state and national standards, and are set within the following topic headings: numbers and numeration; operations and computations; data and chance; measurement and reference frames; geometry; and patterns, functions, and algebra. For every grade, teachers are offered lesson plans, resource materials for teachers and parents, assessments, student assignments, and Minute Math activities for transition periods or quick practice. For grades K–6, there is also a differentiation handbook that helps teachers tailor lessons to a diverse group of students, as well as online tools that allow teachers to plan lessons and track student assessments and performance.

Finally, the publisher offers multiple professional development options, such as user conferences and institutes, onsite professional development programs, and online courses.

Cost⁸

Curriculum sets are bundled by grade and are available for prekindergarten through grade 6. For elementary grades, the Classroom Resource Package costs $258.93 and includes Teacher’s Lesson Guides, Teacher’s Reference Manual, Assessment Handbook, Differentiation Handbook, Home Connection Handbook, Math Masters, Minute Math, posters, and one set of Student Materials (student math journals 1 and 2, reference book, and pattern block template). The pre-K and kindergarten classroom resource sets are $162.24 and $201.02, respectively. Student texts and consumables, supplemental materials, manipulatives, and online components (for planning and assessment tracking) are available separately and vary in price.