Planning for Math

Planning for mathematics is much more complex than selecting materials for centers, identifying homework, and determining where the manipulatives for the lesson are stored. Planning for mathematics should focus on what students will learn and what they will do. It should focus on how students will engage with the mathematics. For many of us, planning for mathematics (or any other content) has been writing down a collection of steps and procedures that identify what we will do. Mathematics is not done to someone. It is done with someone. These planning recommendations are shared with that in mind.