Daily Routines to Jump-Start Math Class, Middle School
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“Too often, middle school and high school teachers say, ‘These students are lacking number sense.’ These books will help secondary teachers with good pedagogy to help build number sense in a creative way. John SanGiovanni and Eric Milou have created short routines that are teacher-friendly, with lots of examples, and easy to adapt to each teacher’s needs. These are the books that secondary teachers have been waiting for to help engage students in building number sense.”
Pamela J. Dombrowski, Secondary Math Specialist
Geary County School District
Junction City, KS
Kickstart your middle school math class!
Do your students need more opportunities do develop number sense and reasoning? Are you looking to get your students energized and talking about mathematics? Have you wondered how practical, replicable, and engaging activities would complement your mathematics instruction?
This guide answers the question “What could I do differently?” by taking cues from some of the most effective types of routines commonly used to engage students in reasoning while developing and reinforcing their number sense. This book offers 20 different routines, all of which include content examples, extensions, and variations for grades 6–8. It includes a year’s worth of daily instructional material that you can use each class period to promote student reasoning and number sense. The routines in this book will help students
- Frequently revisit essential mathematical concepts
- Foster and shore up conceptual understanding
- Engage in mental mathematics, leading to efficiency and fluency
- Engage in mathematical discourse by constructing viable arguments and critiquing the reasoning of others
- Reason mathematically, which can improve performance on high-stakes assessments
- Move learning beyond “correctness” by valuing mistakes and discourse to encourage a growth mindset
From trusted authors and experts John SanGiovanni and Eric Milou, this teacher-friendly resource will give you all the tools and tips you need to reinvent those critical first five or ten minutes of math class for the better!
Watch the video: Daily Routines to Jump Start Math ClassContents
Part I: Why Jump-Start Routines?
- The First Few Minutes of Mathematics Class
- Why the Traditional Warmup Doesn’t Work
- The Problem with Going Over Homework
- Jump-start Routines: New Warmups for a New Era
- Routines for Reasoning in Mathematics
- Routines for Improving Number Sense and Fluency
- Building Number Sense and Fluency Over Time with Routines
- 10,000 Hours of Practice
- Routines that Satisfy the Need for Quality Practice
- Routines for Achieving Improved Performance
- Routines for Rehabilitating Number Pluckers, Pluggers, and Crunchers
- Routines for Growth Mindset
- Routines to Honor and Leverage Errors
- Routines to Actively Develop Confidence
- Implementing Jump-Start Routines
- Routines that are Ready for Use
- Flexible Use
- Timing of Routines: How Long? When?
- Which Routines to Use?
- Plan for the Routine
- Select the Routine
- Routines Set the Stage for Meaningful Discourse
- Practical Advice for Routines
- Modify, Modify, Modify
- Identifying or Creating the Content or Topics
- Using Routines Formatively
- Be Committed and Creative
Part II: The Routines
- Picture It
- Where’s the Point?
- Is This the End?
- That’s a Fact
- Math Yapper
- Broken Numbers
- It’s About
- The Best Tool
- Relating Three
- Two Columns
- Numbered Star
- Switcharoo
- Express It
- Relating Without Calculating
- More or Less
- Somewhere in Between
- Patterns and Generalizations
- If I know This
- What It Takes to Make
- Two Truths and a Lie
Part III: Where to Go Next
- Make a Plan
- Identify Content for Routines
- Identify Routines
- Determine the Rotation
- Give It Time
- Set Goals
- Adjust to Their Adjustments
- Further Modifying Routines
- Design Your Own Routines
- Work Collaboratively and Share the Load
- Jumpstart Mathematics Engagement, Number Sense, and Reasoning
Resources
Companion Website
http://resources.corwin.com/jumpstartroutines/middleschoolAdditional materials
Description
“Too often, middle school and high school teachers say, ‘These students are lacking number sense.’ These books will help secondary teachers with good pedagogy to help build number sense in a creative way. John SanGiovanni and Eric Milou have created short routines that are teacher-friendly, with lots of examples, and easy to adapt to each teacher’s needs. These are the books that secondary teachers have been waiting for to help engage students in building number sense.”
Pamela J. Dombrowski, Secondary Math Specialist
Geary County School District
Junction City, KS
Kickstart your middle school math class!
Do your students need more opportunities do develop number sense and reasoning? Are you looking to get your students energized and talking about mathematics? Have you wondered how practical, replicable, and engaging activities would complement your mathematics instruction?
This guide answers the question “What could I do differently?” by taking cues from some of the most effective types of routines commonly used to engage students in reasoning while developing and reinforcing their number sense. This book offers 20 different routines, all of which include content examples, extensions, and variations for grades 6–8. It includes a year’s worth of daily instructional material that you can use each class period to promote student reasoning and number sense. The routines in this book will help students
- Frequently revisit essential mathematical concepts
- Foster and shore up conceptual understanding
- Engage in mental mathematics, leading to efficiency and fluency
- Engage in mathematical discourse by constructing viable arguments and critiquing the reasoning of others
- Reason mathematically, which can improve performance on high-stakes assessments
- Move learning beyond “correctness” by valuing mistakes and discourse to encourage a growth mindset
From trusted authors and experts John SanGiovanni and Eric Milou, this teacher-friendly resource will give you all the tools and tips you need to reinvent those critical first five or ten minutes of math class for the better!
Watch the video: Daily Routines to Jump Start Math ClassContents
Part I: Why Jump-Start Routines?
- The First Few Minutes of Mathematics Class
- Why the Traditional Warmup Doesn’t Work
- The Problem with Going Over Homework
- Jump-start Routines: New Warmups for a New Era
- Routines for Reasoning in Mathematics
- Routines for Improving Number Sense and Fluency
- Building Number Sense and Fluency Over Time with Routines
- 10,000 Hours of Practice
- Routines that Satisfy the Need for Quality Practice
- Routines for Achieving Improved Performance
- Routines for Rehabilitating Number Pluckers, Pluggers, and Crunchers
- Routines for Growth Mindset
- Routines to Honor and Leverage Errors
- Routines to Actively Develop Confidence
- Implementing Jump-Start Routines
- Routines that are Ready for Use
- Flexible Use
- Timing of Routines: How Long? When?
- Which Routines to Use?
- Plan for the Routine
- Select the Routine
- Routines Set the Stage for Meaningful Discourse
- Practical Advice for Routines
- Modify, Modify, Modify
- Identifying or Creating the Content or Topics
- Using Routines Formatively
- Be Committed and Creative
Part II: The Routines
- Picture It
- Where’s the Point?
- Is This the End?
- That’s a Fact
- Math Yapper
- Broken Numbers
- It’s About
- The Best Tool
- Relating Three
- Two Columns
- Numbered Star
- Switcharoo
- Express It
- Relating Without Calculating
- More or Less
- Somewhere in Between
- Patterns and Generalizations
- If I know This
- What It Takes to Make
- Two Truths and a Lie
Part III: Where to Go Next
- Make a Plan
- Identify Content for Routines
- Identify Routines
- Determine the Rotation
- Give It Time
- Set Goals
- Adjust to Their Adjustments
- Further Modifying Routines
- Design Your Own Routines
- Work Collaboratively and Share the Load
- Jumpstart Mathematics Engagement, Number Sense, and Reasoning
Resources
Companion Website
http://resources.corwin.com/jumpstartroutines/middleschoolAdditional materials
Reviews
Daily Routines to Jump-Start Math Class, Middle School
Engage Students, Improve Number Sense, and Practice Reasoning
July 2018 | 176 pages | Corwin
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paperback | 01/02/2026 | 9781544316888 | $40.95 |
| Lifetime | 01/02/2026 | 9781544316895 | $37.00 |
“Too often, middle school and high school teachers say, ‘These students are lacking number sense.’ These books will help secondary teachers with good pedagogy to help build number sense in a creative way. John SanGiovanni and Eric Milou have created short routines that are teacher-friendly, with lots of examples, and easy to adapt to each teacher’s needs. These are the books that secondary teachers have been waiting for to help engage students in building number sense.”
Pamela J. Dombrowski, Secondary Math Specialist
Geary County School District
Junction City, KS
Kickstart your middle school math class!
Do your students need more opportunities do develop number sense and reasoning? Are you looking to get your students energized and talking about mathematics? Have you wondered how practical, replicable, and engaging activities would complement your mathematics instruction?
This guide answers the question “What could I do differently?” by taking cues from some of the most effective types of routines commonly used to engage students in reasoning while developing and reinforcing their number sense. This book offers 20 different routines, all of which include content examples, extensions, and variations for grades 6–8. It includes a year’s worth of daily instructional material that you can use each class period to promote student reasoning and number sense. The routines in this book will help students
- Frequently revisit essential mathematical concepts
- Foster and shore up conceptual understanding
- Engage in mental mathematics, leading to efficiency and fluency
- Engage in mathematical discourse by constructing viable arguments and critiquing the reasoning of others
- Reason mathematically, which can improve performance on high-stakes assessments
- Move learning beyond “correctness” by valuing mistakes and discourse to encourage a growth mindset
From trusted authors and experts John SanGiovanni and Eric Milou, this teacher-friendly resource will give you all the tools and tips you need to reinvent those critical first five or ten minutes of math class for the better!
Watch the video: Daily Routines to Jump Start Math ClassTable Of Contents:
- Part I: Why Jump-Start Routines?
- The First Few Minutes of Mathematics Class
- Why the Traditional Warmup Doesn’t Work
- The Problem with Going Over Homework
- Jump-start Routines: New Warmups for a New Era
- Routines for Reasoning in Mathematics
- Routines for Improving Number Sense and Fluency
- Building Number Sense and Fluency Over Time with Routines
- 10,000 Hours of Practice
- Routines that Satisfy the Need for Quality Practice
- Routines for Achieving Improved Performance
- Routines for Rehabilitating Number Pluckers, Pluggers, and Crunchers
- Routines for Growth Mindset
- Routines to Honor and Leverage Errors
- Routines to Actively Develop Confidence
- Implementing Jump-Start Routines
- Routines that are Ready for Use
- Flexible Use
- Timing of Routines: How Long? When?
- Which Routines to Use?
- Plan for the Routine
- Select the Routine
- Routines Set the Stage for Meaningful Discourse
- Practical Advice for Routines
- Modify, Modify, Modify
- Identifying or Creating the Content or Topics
- Using Routines Formatively
- Be Committed and Creative
- Part II: The Routines
- Picture It
- Where’s the Point?
- Is This the End?
- That’s a Fact
- Math Yapper
- Broken Numbers
- It’s About
- The Best Tool
- Relating Three
- Two Columns
- Numbered Star
- Switcharoo
- Express It
- Relating Without Calculating
- More or Less
- Somewhere in Between
- Patterns and Generalizations
- If I know This
- What It Takes to Make
- Two Truths and a Lie
- Part III: Where to Go Next
- Make a Plan
- Identify Content for Routines
- Identify Routines
- Determine the Rotation
- Give It Time
- Set Goals
- Adjust to Their Adjustments
- Further Modifying Routines
- Design Your Own Routines
- Work Collaboratively and Share the Load
- Jumpstart Mathematics Engagement, Number Sense, and Reasoning