This year students will be working in Investigations, a math program that allows students to interact with teachers and other students during problem-based activities and math workshop. Interactive learning and visual learning, two of the most powerful ways to develop conceptual understanding, are connected.

Investigations is a complete mathematics program for grades K-5. Students using Investigations in Number, Data, and Space are expected to learn arithmetic, basic facts and much more. The focus of instruction is on mathematical thinking and reasoning. Students using the complete Investigations curriculum develop an understanding of:

• number, operations, and early algebraic ideas
• geometry and measurement
• data analysis and probability
• patterns, functions, and the math of change, which provide foundations for algebra