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Study a Topic
Within a module, small groups of related lessons are organized into topics. Plan by topic. Use the following guide to help you review the whole topic.
Preview the Learning
Topic Resource
Read the Topic Overview to understand the scope of the topic.
Read the Family Math found in the student Learn book.
Guiding Questions
• What big ideas does the topic teach? • What strategies, models, and language will students use? • Are there any optional lessons? How do these lessons relate to the major learning of the topic or module? • What information is new to me? • In what ways does this information change the way
I’m thinking about the content, sequence, models, strategies, and language in this topic?
• How does this foreshadow learning for students and communicate big ideas to students and their families?
Investigate the Development of Learning
Topic Resource
Review the Progression of Lessons to get a sense of how the learning develops. • What will students learn in each lesson? • How do the lessons relate to one another? • How do strategies and models evolve through the topic?
Guiding Questions
explore the assessment
Topic Resource
Review the Observational Assessment Recording Sheet and/or Module Assessment. • How does the Observational Assessment Recording
Sheet reflect the learning across the lessons in this topic? • How does the Module Assessment reflect the learning across the lessons in this topic?
