Great Minds: Eureka Math² California serves as our district-adopted K–6 Mathematics curriculum. Teachers are expected to utilize these adopted curricula to provide a strong, cohesive foundation in math development.
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Fluency
Quick, distributed practice to activate prior knowledge and bridge learning gaps.
Launch
A hook that is low floor, high ceiling making it accessible for all learners. Sets a clear leaning goal for the day
Learn
Main learning through direct instruction, collaborative groups, partner work, discourse, and individual Problem Set practice.
Land
Closing discussion to debrief key questions and close the lesson. Students complete Exit Tickets for formative assessment data.
This guide provides practical strategies for implementing Eureka Math² California in a 2-grade combination classroom. It outlines how to maintain grade-level rigor and curriculum sequence without rearranging modules, while leveraging flexible scheduling models—such as Staggered Instruction and Station Rotations—for both 60- and 90-minute math blocks. Teachers will find tips on preserving core lesson components (Fluency, Launch, Learn, Land) and establishing independent student routines.
The Standards for Mathematical Practice (SMPs) are universal for all K-12 mathematicians. The SMPs describe the habits of mind and interaction that are essential to math learning. "The SMPs must be taught as carefully and practiced as intentionally as the content standards, as two halves of a powerful whole, for effective mathematics instruction." (California Mathematics Framework, 2023).
SMP1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them
SMP2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively
SMP3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others
SMP4. Model with mathematics
SMP5. Use appropriate tools strategically
SMP6. Attend to precision
SMP7. Look for and make use of structure
SMP8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning
Look for the green boxes found within your lessons in the Teach Book. These boxes call out the teacher moves needed to support and promote the SMPs that directly connect to the lesson your are teaching.