At each grade level, the Implementing Investigations guide includes: information about the goals and guiding principles; an overview of the curriculum as a whole and at that grade level; suggestions for using the curriculum in the classroom; a closer look at the mathematics content of that particular grade level (84-page K-5 PDF), organized by strand, that includes lists of the Math Focus Points and benchmarks; summaries of the Classroom Routines and or Ten-Minute Math activities for that grade level, including the variations that will be explored over the course of the year; information about the use of technology; program-wide Teacher Notes that explain some key ideas underlying the curriculum; a set of case studies about working with a range of learners that can be used for professional development; scope and sequence information (58-page K-5 PDF) for the previous grade level, that grade level, and the subsequent grade level; information about how that grade level correlates to NCTM's Focal Points; and a grade level Index.
Go to Ordering for information about purchasing the above from Scott Foresman, the publisher of Investigations.
