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Developed by University of Chicago School Mathematics Project. Published by Wright Group/McGraw-Hill. 220 East Danieldale Road, DeSoto, TX 75115. Web: www.wrightgroup.com. Telephone: 800-648-2970. Fax: 800-593-4418.
Curriculum development for Everyday Mathematics began in 1983. The developer reports that the curriculum is used in more than 175,000 classrooms by more than 2.8 million students. A second edition of the curriculum became available in 2001–02.
Everyday Mathematics is structured differently for kindergarten than for grades 1–6. The kindergarten Everyday Mathematics curriculum is composed primarily of activities such as counting games, money exchanges, and puzzles. In grades 1–6, the curriculum is broken into units covering specific topics. The number of units per school year ranges from 9 to 12, depending on the specific grade and the topics covered. Each unit is composed of 7 to 14 individual lessons. The developer offers multiple professional development options, such as user conferences and institutes, onsite professional development programs, and online courses.
Curriculum sets are bundled by grade and are available for kindergarten through grade 6 (grade 6 is beyond the scope of this report). For kindergarten, the Core Teacher's Resource Package costs $162.78 and includes Program Guide and Masters; Teacher's Guide to Activities; Teacher's Reference Manual (grades K–3); Minute Math; Assessment Handbook; Home Connection Handbook (grades K–6); Number Grid Poster; Content-by-Strand Poster; and Mathematics at Home (books 1–3). For grades 1–5, the Core Teacher's Resource Package costs $233.40 and includes Teacher's Lesson Guides (1 and 2); Teacher's Reference Manual; Assessment Handbook; Home Connection Handbook (grades K–6); Math Masters; Minute Math+; Posters; Content-by-Strand; and one set of Student Materials (student math journals 1 and 2). Supplemental materials and manipulatives are available separately and vary in price.
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