Where to Start provides an overview of the important math content that should be read and worked through as one prepares to teach each of the Kindergarten units. The readings include key activities, essays about math ideas and how students come to understand them, and sample classroom conversations. They also highlight materials that need to be prepared, the assessment in the unit, and opportunities for review and practice. These Where to Start documents can be used to orient individuals or groups to the units they are preparing to teach.
Unit Guides are study guides, designed
to help teachers at a grade
level become familiar and
comfortable with the mathematical
content, activities, and
overall structure of each
unit. Each Unit Guide provides
a 3-hour professional development
experience focused on the
content and pedagogy of one
unit. A sample Kindergarten
Unit Guide is available for
download below; a CD of all
52 Unit Guides is available
for purchase from TERC. (Learn
more about the Unit Guides,
and about how to order a
complete set.)
