The North American Division Elementary Mathematics Standards (2012) are to be used for designing instruction. Big Ideas Math® Modeling Real Life (2019) is the adopted mathematics program for grades K-8.
Kindergarten
KH
Grades K–8
BIM
Big Ideas Math: Modeling Real Life, the adopted math program for grades K-8, is a comprehensive program was built on the best practices outlined in the most prominent and widely accepted educational research. Big Ideas Math empowers students to grow as independent learners and experience the delight of mathematics, and teachers will find all of the resources needed to instruct and evaluate their classrooms.
Product Information
Big Ideas Math: Modeling Real Life will inspire, engage, empower, and grow your students in mathematics.
Big Ideas Math: Modeling Real Life offers a wealth of opportunities for formative and summative assessment.
K-5 Program Components
Big Ideas Math: Modeling Real Life offers a comprehensive print and digital program.
Print Resources
Student Edition (Volumes 1 and 2)
Teaching Edition (Volumes 1 and 2)
Resources by Chapter
- Family Letter
- Warm-Ups
- Extra Practice
- Reteach
- Enrichment and Extension
- Chapter Self-Assessment (gr 3-5)
Assessment Book
- Prerequisite Skills Practice
- Course Benchmark Tests
- Chapter Tests
Instructional Resources
- Vocabulary Cards
- Blackline Masters
- Activities
Skills Review Handbook (gr 3-5)
Differentiated Rich Math Tasks
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Manipulative Kits
Literature Kits
Math Musicals
Newton and Descartes Puppet Set
Technology Resources
Dynamic Student Edition
- Virtual Manipulatives
- Interactive Explorations
- Digital Examples
- Lesson Tutorial Videos (gr 3-5)
Dynamic Classroom
- Laurie’s Notes
- Virtual Manipulatives
- Interactive Explorations
- Digital Examples
- Formative Check
- Flip-To
Dynamic Teaching Tools
- Answer Presentation Tool (gr 3-5)
- Skills Trainer
- Digital Flashcards
- STEAM Videos (gr 3-5)
- Game Library
- Multi-Language Glossary
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Additional Online Resources
- Lesson Plans
- Differentiating the Lesson
- Graphic Organizers
- Pacing Guides
- Worked-Out Solutions Key (gr 3-5)
- Math Tool Paper
- Kindergarten Exploration Literature
Dynamic Assessment System
- Customized Practice and Assessments
- Detailed Reports
Video Support for Teachers
- Professional Development Videos
- Concepts and Tools Videos
6-8 Program Components
Big Ideas Math: Modeling Real Life offers a comprehensive print and digital program.
Print Resources
Student Edition (Vol. 1 and 2)
Teaching Edition (Volumes 1 and 2)
Resources by Chapter
- Family Letter
- Warm-Ups
- Extra Practice
- Reteach
- Enrichment and Extension
- Puzzle Time
Assessment Book
- Prerequisite Skills Practice
- Pre-Course Test
- Quizzes
- Chapter Tests
- Alternative Assessments
- STEAM Performance Tasks
- Course Benchmark Tests
- Post-Course Test
Skills Review Handbook
Rich Math Tasks
Technology Resources
Dynamic Student Edition
Includes access to Student Edition and Student Journal online, as well as:
- Virtual Manipulatives
- Interactive Explorations
- Digital Examples
- Lesson Tutorial Videos
Dynamic Classroom
Includes access to the Teaching Edition, as well as:
- Laurie’s Notes
- Virtual Manipulatives
- Interactive Explorations
- Digital Examples
- Extra Examples
- Formative Check
- Mini-Assessments
- Flip-To
Dynamic Teaching Tools
- Answer Presentation Tool
- Skills Trainer
- Digital Flashcards
- STEAM Videos
- Game Library
- Multi-Language Glossary
-
Additional Online Resources
- Lesson Plans
- Differentiating the Lesson
- Graphic Organizers
- Pacing Guides
- Cross-Curricular Projects
- Worked-Out Solutions Key
- Math Tool Paper
Dynamic Assessment System
- Customized Practice and Assessments
- Detailed Reports
Video Support for Teachers
- Pedagogical Approach Videos
- Concepts and Tools Videos
Resources
BIM
The Big Ideas Math program balances conceptual understanding with procedural skill and fluency, as research shows that students learn best from equal exposure to discovery learning and scaffolded instruction. The authors took rigor—conceptual understanding, procedural skill and fluency, and real-life applications—very seriously while developing the program, including learning progression resources and correlation to Seventh-day Adventist math standards.
Learning Progressions K-5
Know number names and the count sequence.
Count to tell the number of objects.
Compare numbers.
Chapters 1–4, 6, 8–10
Understand addition as putting together and adding to, and understand subtraction as taking apart and taking from.
Chapters 5–7
Solve problems involving addition and subtraction within 20.
Apply properties of operations. Work with addition and subtraction equations.
Chapters 1–5, 10, 11
Solve problems involving addition and subtraction within 20.
Work with equal groups of objects.
Chapters 1–6, 15
Solve problems involving multiplication and division within 100.
Apply properties of multiplication.
Solve problems involving the four operations, and identify and explain patterns in arithmetic.
Chapters 1–5, 8, 9, 14
Use the four operations with whole numbers to solve problems.
Understand factors and multiples. Generate and analyze patterns.
Chapters 2–6, 12
Write and interpret numerical expressions.
Analyze patterns and relationships.
Chapters 2, 12
Work with numbers 11–19 to gain foundations for place value.
Chapter 8
Extend the counting sequence. Use place value and properties of operations to add and subtract.
Chapters 6–9
Use place value and properties of operations to add and subtract.
Chapters 2–10, 14
Use place value and properties of operations to perform multi-digit arithmetic.
Chapters 7–9, 12
Generalize place value understanding for multi-digit whole numbers.
Use place value and properties of operations to perform multi-digit arithmetic.
Chapters 1–5
Understand the place value system.
Perform operations with multi-digit whole numbers and with decimals to hundredths.
Chapters 1, 3–7
Understand fractions as numbers.
Chapters 10, 11, 14
Extend understanding of fraction equivalence and ordering.
Build fractions from unit fractions.
Understand decimal notation for fractions, and compare decimal fractions.
Chapters 7–11
Add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions.
Chapters 6, 8–11
Describe and compare measurable attributes. Classify objects and count the number of objects in each category.
Chapters 4, 11, 13
Measure lengths indirectly and by iterating length units.
Tell and write time.
Represent and interpret data.
Chapters 10–12
Measure and estimate lengths in standard units.
Relate addition and subtraction to length.
Work with time and money. Represent and interpret data.
Chapters 11–14
Solve problems involving measure-ment and estimation of intervals of time, liquid volumes, and masses of objects.
Represent and interpret data. Understand the concepts of area and perimeter.
Chapters 6, 12, 14, 15
Solve problems involving measure-ment and conversion of measurements from a larger unit to a smaller unit.
Represent and interpret data. Understand angles and measure angles.
Chapters 10–13
Convert measurement units within a given measurement system.
Represent and interpret data. Understand volume.
Chapters 11, 13
Identify and describe shapes. Analyze, compare, create, and compose shapes.
Chapters 11, 12
Reason with shapes and their attributes.
Chapters 13, 14
Reason with shapes and their attributes.
Chapter 15
Reason with shapes and their attributes.
Chapters 10, 13
Draw and identify lines and angles, and classify shapes by properties of their lines and angles.
Chapters 13, 14
Graph points on the coordinate plane.
Classify two-dimensional figures into categories based on their properties.
Chapters 12, 14
Grade K
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Counting &
Cardinality
Operations &
Algebraic Thinking
Number & Operations
in Base Ten
Number & Operations Fractions
Measurement
& Data
Geometry
Learning Progressions 6-8
Use ratios to solve problems.
Chapters 3, 4
Use proportional relationships to solve problems.
Chapters 5, 6
Perform operations with multi-digit numbers and find common factors and multiples.
Chapter 1
Divide fractions by fractions.
Chapter 2
Extend understanding of numbers to the rational number system.
Chapter 8
Perform operations with rational numbers.
Chapters 1, 2
Extend understanding of numbers to the real number system.
Chapter 9
Perform arithmetic with algebraic expressions.
Chapter 5
Solve one-variable equations and inequalities.
Chapters 6, 8
Analyze relationships between dependent and independent variables.
Chapter 6
Write equivalent expressions.
Chapter 3
Use numerical and algebraic expressions, equations, and inequalities to solve problems.
Chapters 3, 4, 6
Understand the connections between proportional relationships, lines, and linear equations.
Chapter 4
Solve linear equations and systems of linear equations.
Chapters 1, 5
Work with radicals and integer exponents.
Chapters 8, 9
Define, evaluate, and compare functions, and use functions to model relationships between quantities.
Chapter 7
Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving area, surface area, and volume.
Chapter 7
Draw, construct, and describe geometrical figures and describe the relationships between them.
Chapters 5, 9, 10
Solve problems involving angle measure, area, surface area, and volume.
Chapters 9, 10
Understand congruence and similarity.
Chapters 2, 3
Use the Pythagorean Theorem.
Chapter 9
Solve problems involving volumes of cylinders, cones, and spheres.
Chapter 10
Develop understanding of statistical variability and summarize and describe distributions.
Chapters 9, 10
Make inferences about a population, compare two populations, and use probability models.
Chapters 7, 8
Investigate patterns of association in bivariate data.
Chapter 6
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Ratios & Proportional Relationships
The Number
System
Expressions & Equations
Functions
Geometry
Statistics & Probability
Technology Resources
Big Ideas Math National Edition comes with an innovative and dependable technology package that supports and enhances instruction for teachers and students. The Dynamic Technology suite is available exclusively with the Big Ideas Math program providing a personalized learning experience for students. The robust offering includes teacher resources that promote positive learning outcomes and mastery of the Mathematics.
Mathematics Curriculum
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Research
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Modeling Real Life’s Research-Based Approach
The pedagogical approach used in Big Ideas Math: Modeling Real Life is the best practices outlined in the most prominent and widely accepted educational research including John Hattie’s Visible Learning, NCTM’s Principles to Actions, Jo Boaler’s Mathematical Mindsets, Wiggins and McTighe’s Understanding by Design, and others.
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