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Report Overview
Summary of Alignment & Usability: My Math | Math
Math K-2
With the exception of Kindergarten, the texts are designed so that a majority of the time is spent on the major work of the grade. Kindergarten does not spend daily time on counting and cardinality. The series gives students extensive work with grade-level problems. There are some assessment items from future grades, however, because of the number of test forms and the online test generator (allowing teachers to pick items and create their own assessments) those items can be replaced with grade level items.
Kindergarten
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Alignment (Gateway 1 & 2)
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Usability (Gateway 3)
1st Grade
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Usability (Gateway 3)
2nd Grade
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Usability (Gateway 3)
Math 3-5
The texts provide a majority of the time on the major work of the grade. Fluency in Grade 3 is not as strong as in Grades 4 and 5. Additionally, the curriculum provides students with extensive work on grade-level problems. There are some assessment items from future grades, however, because of the number of test forms and the online test generator (allowing teachers to pick items and create their own assessments) those items can be replaced with grade level items.
3rd Grade
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Usability (Gateway 3)
4th Grade
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Usability (Gateway 3)
5th Grade
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Usability (Gateway 3)
Report for 1st Grade
Alignment Summary
The Grade 1 My Math instructional materials partially meet the expectations for alignment to the CCSSM. The materials meet the expectations for Gateway 1 due to appropriately focusing on the major work of the grade and demonstrating coherence within the grade and across other grades. The instructional materials partially meet the expectations for Gateway 2 due to appropriately addressing rigor within the grade-level standards and attending to the specialized mathematical vocabulary. There are missed opportunities in the materials when it comes to attending to the full meaning of the standards for mathematical practice. Overall, the instructional materials address the content standards very well, attend to the specialized mathematical vocabulary, and do a nice job of identifying and partially integrating the practice standards.
1st Grade
Alignment (Gateway 1 & 2)
Usability (Gateway 3)
Overview of Gateway 1
Focus & Coherence
Students and teachers using the Grade 1 My Math materials as designed will devote a majority of time in Grade 1 on the major work of the grade. The materials are coherent or consistent with the standards. Assessments only represent grade-level work. At least 60% of the time is spent on the major work of the grade. Overall, the materials do provide a focus on the major work and the materials are coherent in Grade 1 My Math.
Gateway 1
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Criterion 1.1: Focus
The Grade 1 My Math instructional materials assess topics from future grade levels, but an online test generator is available, so points were not deducted. The form assessments are featured online. Six assessment forms exist for each chapter and an online test generator is available.
Indicator 1A
The instructional material assesses future grade-level content on form assessments, but an online test generator is included in the materials for teachers to create their own assessments. With the inclusion of the digital test generator, the Grade 1 My Math materials would not assess future grade level content if teachers created their own assessments.
- A test generator is included with the online portion and teachers can build their own assessment.
- Final chapter assessments are found online and six assessment forms exist for each chapter. Most of the form assessments do not assess future grade-level content.
- My Math assesses content from future grades on one assessment. The assessment for chapter 5, on form 2A-6, form 2B-6, form 3A-5 and 3A-8, and form 3B-5 and 3B-8 all assess money which is a Grade 2 expectation.
- Chapters 1, 2, 5 and 9 have two formative assessments and a chapter review in the student edition. The rest of the chapters (3-8 and 10) have one formative assessment and a chapter review in the student edition.
- There are also four benchmark tests available online. Benchmark 1 (chapters 1 and 2), Benchmark 2 (chapters 3 and 4), Benchmark 3 (chapters 5-7), and Benchmark 4 (chapters 1-12).
Criterion 1.2: Coherence
Students and teachers using the materials as designed would devote the large majority of class time to the major work of the grade. Time spent on the major work was figured using days, lessons and chapters. At least 60% of the time is spent on the major work of the grade.
Indicator 1B
The Grade 1 instructional materials spend the majority of time on the major clusters of the grade. Grade 1 materials for My Math is taught in 10 chapters which is scheduled to be taught in 160 days.
- The first six chapters of My Math are spent on major work of the grade. Students do not begin additional/supporting work until chapter 7.
- The first 106 days out of 160 days of instruction (66% of the time) are spent on major work.
- Chapters 1-6 focus on major work (6/10 chapters or 60%). Chapter 5, lesson 9, includes a Grade 2 skill (counting by 5's using nickels).
- Chapter 7 focuses on supporting work (1/10 chapters or 10%).
- Chapters 8, 9 and 10 focus on additional work (3/10 chapters or 30%).
- The first 70/95 lessons focus on major work (74%), 6/95 lessons focus on supporting work (6%) and 19/95 (20%) focus on additional clusters.
- In the text, 110 out of 160 days are focused on the major work of the grade level. This means 69% of the work is focused on the major work of the grade.
Criterion 1.3: Coherence
The instructional materials reviewed for Grade 1 are coherent and consistent with the standards. The materials represent a year of viable content. Teachers using the materials would give their students extensive work in grade-level problems, with 96% of the lessons representing grade-level work. Materials describe how the lessons connect with the grade level standards and with prior and future standards. Overall coherence and consistency of the standards is achieved in Grade 1 My Math.
Indicator 1C
Supporting content for Grade 1 My Math enhances focus and content by engaging students in the major work of the grade. Overall, the instructional materials do not miss opportunities to connect non-major clusters of standards to major clusters, and as a result, the supporting content does engage students in the major work of Grade 1.
- In chapter 7 on how to organize and use graphs, students must apply addition and subtraction operations (1.OA) in order to answer chart questions. An example is lesson 1.
- In chapter 8 on measurement and time, students must apply addition and subtraction operations (1.OA) in order to solve story problems. An example is lesson 5.
Indicator 1D
The amount of content designated for Grade 1 My Math is viable for one school year. Overall, the amount of time needed to complete the lessons is appropriate for a school year of approximately 170-190 days.
- Each chapter has remediation and enrichment activities available plus chapter projects.
- The suggested pacing for Grade 1 is 160 days according to the suggested pacing provided in the chapter overview. This includes assessment days in the series.
- Each chapter also provides additional activities on each standard in the online teacher edition.
Indicator 1E
Grade 1 My Math materials are consistent with the progressions in the standards. Content is clearly identified, there are extensive grade-level problems and concepts are explicitly related to prior knowledge.
Grade 1 My Math materials develop according to the grade-by-grade progressions in the standards and content is clearly identified from prior or future grades.
- Each lesson shows coherence by identifying which standard is being taught now and how it connects to the standard being taught in the next grade. An example can be found in chapter 5 on page 347A.
- For example, in chapter 2 students are working on subtraction concepts. These skills build to the content in chapter 3, where students will be learning subtraction strategies to 20. When students transition to Grade 2, they will be learning to subtract two- and three-digit numbers (teacher edition 99G-99H).
- Each chapter has a section at the beginning called "What's the Math in this Chapter?" On these pages, the standards progression from grade to grade is shown.
- The major work of the grade is found within the first six chapters and supporting work is found in the last four chapters.
- Each chapter has a page titled "What's in this chapter?" where the CCSSM are laid out along with a box that says "What will my students do next with these skills?" An example of this is in chapter 5, page 337H.
- The content in chapter 14, lessons 3 and 9 deal with money, which is a Grade 2 concept.
Grade 1 My Math materials give students extensive work with grade-level problems.
- Ninety of the 95 lessons provide work with grade-level problems.
- Two lessons address money, which is a Grade 2 standard, one lesson is creating a pattern, which is a Grade 5 standard, and one lesson where students work with equal groups, which is a Grade 2 standard.
- There are enrichment and remediation worksheets available in the digital companion.
- Differentiated instruction activities are available in the teacher edition for students who are approaching level, on level and above level.
- Each lesson gives time to explore and explain the math at the beginning then follows with see and show, on my own and finally homework. Explore and explain, see and show, on my own and homework are all sections in the student edition.
Grade 1 My Math materials relate grade-level concepts explicitly to prior knowledge from earlier grades.
- In the teacher edition, each chapter contains a section called "Where's the Math in this Chapter?" with information on what students should already know prior to entering Grade 1.
- Each lesson in the chapter has a clearly identified section on coherence which states previous skills needed to address the standards.
- Each chapter begins with a Readiness Quiz. This quiz can be taken in the student edition under "Am I Ready?" or in the digital companion.
- Each lesson begins with a review problem of the day to review prior knowledge.
- For example, in chapter 4, page 293B contains the "review problem of the day."
- In each chapter, there is a spot for coherence, which lists what happened before, now, and next in the standards. An example of this can be found in chapter 5 on page 347A.
Indicator 1F
Grade 1 materials foster coherence through connections at a single grade level. Overall, the materials do include learning objectives that are visibly shaped by the CCSSM cluster headings, and the materials connect two or more clusters in a domain or two or more domains in a grade when appropriate.
Grade 1 My Math materials include learning objectives visibly shaped by CCSSM cluster headings.
- In the chapter overview of the teacher edition, each lesson is identified as a major, supporting, or additional work and the learning objective is listed.
- For example, chapter 2 focuses on major work of 1.OA. Lesson 1 has students using addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems, then lesson 2 has students subtracting parts from whole using models.
- Each lesson identifies the domain, cluster, objective and any additional objectives that are addressed in the lesson.
Grade 1 My Math materials include problems and activities that serve to connect two or more clusters in a domain or two or more domains in a grade.
- Lesson 1 in chapter 3 connects 1.OA.C.5 with 1.0A.C.6.
- The chapters connect many standards in a chapter. For example, chapters 1 and 2 focus on standards 1.OA.A.1, 1.OA.B.3, 1.OA.C.6, 1.OA.D.7 and 1.OA.D.8. Another example is the standards presented in chapters 3 and 4, which are 1.OA.A.1, 1.OA.A.2, 1.OA.B.3, 1.OA.C.5 and 1.OA.C.6. Many of the chapters use the standards as a natural progression to build on the skills.
Overview of Gateway 2
Rigor & Mathematical Practices
The Grade 1 My Math instructional materials partially meet the expectations for rigor and mathematical practices. The instructional materials meet the expectations for the criterion on rigor and balance with a perfect score, however, the materials only partially meet the expectations of the criterion on practice-content connections due to not fully attending to the meaning of each mathematical practice standard. Overall, the instructional materials are strong in regards to rigor, identifying mathematical practices, and the language of mathematics.
Gateway 2
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Criterion 2.1: Rigor
The instructional materials reviewed for Grade 1 My Math meet expectations for rigor and balance. The instructional materials give appropriate attention to conceptual understanding, procedural skill and fluency, and application, and the materials address these three aspects with balance, not always treating them separately and not always together. Overall, the instructional materials reflect the balances in the CCSSM which helps students meet rigorous expectations by developing conceptual understanding, procedural skill and fluency, and application.
Indicator 2A
Grade 1 My Math materials develop conceptual understanding of key mathematical concepts, especially where called for in specific content standards or cluster headings.
- The content in chapters 5 and 6 specifically and fully address standards which are explicitly outlined as conceptual standards (1.NBT.A).
- In chapter 1, lesson 13; chapter 2, lesson 14; and chapter 4, lessons 6 and 8, the focus is on 1.OA.B.4 or 1.OA.D.7 which are conceptual understanding standards.
- Fourteen of the 95 lessons are focused specifically on the conceptual understanding standards.
- All lessons in the series have a section called "Investigate the Math" which targets conceptual understanding. This is contained in the online lesson presentation. For example, page 359B, teacher edition.
- All lessons in the series have a section called "Talk Math" which targets conceptual understanding. This is contained in the online lesson presentation. For example, pages 359-360, teacher edition and student edition.
- In the student edition, the majority of lessons in the materials have a section called "Explore and Explain" to begin the lessons which targets conceptual understanding. For example, pages 55-56, teacher edition and student edition.
- The majority of the homework contains problems that provide students the opportunity to view and to demonstrate their conceptual understanding. For example, pages 375-376, teacher edition and student edition.
Indicator 2B
The Grade 1 My Math materials give attention throughout the year to individual standards with an expectation of procedural skill and fluency. Lessons contain multiple examples of fluency practice pages.
- In the student edition, fluency practice pages in chapters 1-4. For example, chapter 1, pages 93-94; chapter 2, pages 197-198; chapter 3, pages 267-268; and chapter 4, pages 331-332.
- Homework contains multiple opportunities for students to practice fluency.
- "Fact Dash" game is available online with the student login to practice fluency. Students can select the operation and number facts.
- Each chapter in the online teacher edition has additional fluency pages available for printing.
- "Sail through the Math" is an app game for fluency and is available for purchase ($1.99).
- In chapter 5, lessons 12, 13 and 14 are the only lessons addressing standard 1.NBT.A.1. Three lessons out of 95 does not provide the necessary practice to become fluent.
- 1.OA.C.6 (add and subtract within 20) has 20 lessons out of 95 which address the standard and are all in chapters 1-4.
- Procedural skills are present in the majority of the lessons. For example, pages 223-224, teacher edition, contain procedural skill.
Indicator 2C
Grade 1 My Math materials are designed so teachers and students spend sufficient time working with engaging applications of the mathematics, without losing focus on the major work.
- The teacher edition states "Math in My World," "HOT (Higher Order Thinking) Problems," and "Real-World Problem Solving Readers" addresses application.
- While "Real-World Problem Solving Readers" are available to provide additional problems, they were not reviewed by EdReports.org as they are not included in the basic package with the student and teacher editions and were therefore considered supplementary.
- Teacher edition page T5 states "Math in My World" is a component of application, however it was not found in the teacher edition or in the online edition.
- Some "HOT Problems" address application (for example, pages 664 and 670, teacher/student edition), but the majority address fluency or conceptual understanding (for example, pages 156 and 684, teacher/student edition).
- Real-world problems are found in the majority of lesson and homework assignments.
- "Count-down to Common Core," a digital component, provides performance tasks requiring application of the standards. However, some future grade level content is included such as money and elapsed time.
Indicator 2D
The three aspects of rigor are not always treated together and are not always treated separately. There is a balance of the three aspects of rigor within Grade 1 My Math.
- At the beginning of each lesson a "rigor" section exists identifying levels of complexity by problem or exercise number. For example, chapter 9, lesson 9 has four problems for conceptual learning (Understand Concepts), seven problems for fluency/procedural skill (Apply Concepts), and two problems for application (Extend Concepts).
Criterion 2.2: Math Practices
The Grade 1 My Math instructional materials partially meet the expectations for practice-content connections. The materials meet expectations for identifying the practice standards and explicitly attending to the specialized language of mathematics. Attending to mathematical vocabulary is a strength of the materials. However, the materials only partially meet the expectations for attending to the full meaning of each practice standard and engaging students in mathematical reasoning. Overall, in order to meet the expectations for meaningfully connecting the MPs, the instructional materials should carefully attend to the full meaning of every practice standard, especially MP3 in regards to students critiquing the reasoning of other students.
Indicator 2E
In the Grade 1 My Math, Standards for Mathematical Practice (MPs) are identified and used to enrich mathematics content within and throughout Grade 1. Overall, the instructional materials do not over-identify or under-identify the MPs, and the MPs are used within and throughout the grade.
- The teacher edition, pages T22-T24 state the MPs and the corresponding pages.
- The practices are identified throughout all 95 lessons. Each lesson has three to four practices as the focus.
- The student edition does not indicate which MP with which the student is working.
Indicator 2F
The Grade 1 My Math instructional materials reviewed partially meet the expectations for carefully attending to the full meaning of each practice standard. Overall, the instructional materials carefully attend to the full meaning of some of the practice standards but not for all of them.
- The full meaning of each practice standard is not consistently addressed. Non examples include:
- MP1, make sense of problems and persevere in solving problems, "HOT Problem," page 512, teacher/student edition.
- MP2, reason abstractly and quantitatively, page 433-434 teacher/student edition.
- MP4, model with mathematics, page 471A teacher edition.
- MP5, use appropriate tools strategically, pages 17-18 and 23-24 teacher/student edition.
- MP6, attend to precision, pages 665-666 and 667B, teacher edition.
- MP7, look for and make use of structure, pages 37A, teacher edition.
- MP8, look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning, pages 257-258 teacher/student edition. MP8 was well represented.
Indicator 2G
Indicator 2G.i
The instructional materials reviewed for Grade 1 My Math partially meet the expectations for prompting students to construct viable arguments and analyze the arguments of others concerning key grade-level mathematics detailed in the content standards. Overall, the materials consistently allow students to construct viable arguments, but they do not consistently prompt students to analyze other students' arguments.
- Materials provide limited opportunities for students to construct viable arguments independent of the teacher.
- Some "HOT Problems" have students constructing viable arguments. For example, pages 58, 170 and 572 teacher and student editions.
- "Write the Math" sometimes has students constructing a viable argument. For example, pages 52, 388 and 562.
- More time is given to constructing arguments than analyzing the arguments of others.
Indicator 2G.ii
The instructional materials reviewed for Grade 1 My Math partially meet the expectations for assisting teachers in engaging students in constructing viable arguments and analyzing the arguments of others concerning key grade-level mathematics detailed in the content standards. Overall, the materials do not consistently assist teachers in having students construct viable arguments or analyze other students' arguments.
- Teacher materials do not consistently provide true opportunities for student students to construct arguments or analyze the arguments of others.
- Pages 512, 518 and 544 provide opportunities for students to construct arguments.
- Page 638 provides an opportunity for students to construct an argument and analyze the arguments of others.
- Pages 61, 602, 608 and 635A do not provide opportunities for students to construct arguments or analyze the arguments of others as stated in the teacher edition.
Indicator 2G.iii
The Grade 1 My Math instructional materials explicitly attend to the specialized language of mathematics. Overall, the materials for both students and teachers have multiple ways for students to engage with the vocabulary of mathematics that are consistently present throughout the materials.
- The special language of mathematics is a strength of the series.
- Individual vocabulary cards are found at the beginning of each chapter in the student edition.
- Vocabulary checks are included in some homework assignments. For example, chapter 1, lesson 2, page 22.
- Vocabulary assessments can be created in the digital component.
- Virtual word walls are available in the digital component.
- "Match the Pairs" is an interactive vocabulary component.
- "Check my Progress" assesses vocabulary.
- Each chapter begins with a foldable supports vocabulary development.
- At the beginning of some chapters contain "My Math Words." For example, chapter 3, page 206.
- The teacher, student, and online editions contain extensive glossaries in English and Spanish.
- Lessons contain mathematical terminology.