Alex Lawson
Curriculum Front Matter
Math LRP
Number Talks
Toronto Blue Jays
100

The title of Alex Lawson's recent book.

What is "What to Look For"?

100

The year the mathematics curriculum was recently updated.

What is 2020?

100

Where GEDSB's Long Range Math Plans can be found.

What is the PLE?

100

Authored the book Number Talks

Sherry Parrish

100

The first year the Blue Jays won the World Series.

What is 1992?

200

Early direct modelling strategy where the student counts the first number, then the second number then the total.

What is counting three times?

200

The new strand added that teaches students about money.

What is financial literacy?

200

The initial time when teachers start learning about their students and student see themselves as a learner.

What are the first 10 days?

200

How a student lets the teacher know they are ready with a solution.

What is by quietly raising  thumb?

200

The original name of their current stadium.

What was Sky Dome?

300

The ability to identify the number of objects without counting. 

What is subitizing?

300

Added in 2020 but has not been reported on as part of the mathematics curriculum.

What are Social-Emotional Learning Skills?

300

Components of a three part math lesson.

What is minds on, action (or working on it) and consolidation?

300

The key component of number talks that encourages thinking rather than memorized procedures.

What is mental math?

300

The Blue Jays all time home run leader.

Who is Carlos Delgado?

400

When you use the 5s inside each number, add them, then add the leftovers.

What are five-anchors?

400

The number of strands in the achievement chart.

What is 6?

400

The title of the monthly newsletter that supports the LRP.

What is Math Counts?

400

The response window that allows students to think of their solution?

What is wait time?

400

The year the Blue Jays first made the playoffs.

What is 1985?

500

The "key idea" associated with counting on or counting back? 

What is cardinality?

500

Instructional strategies that tend to yield high results.

What are High Impact Practices?

500

Where support for Coding can be found.

What is the DRB (Digital Resource Binder)?

500

The amount of time a number talk should last.

What is 15 minutes?

500

Hit the home run to win the 1993 World Series.

Who is Joe Carter?

M
e
n
u