FAMILY & COMMUNITY REVIEW MATERIALS

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Exponentially Greater Mathematics
for David Douglas School District

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High Quality | Knowledge Building | Standards Aligned

Eureka Math2®

Setting the Standard for Mathematics Instruction
In 2013, Eureka Math® transformed math instruction nationwide–setting a new bar for high-quality math curriculum.

In 2022, Great Minds® is raising the bar again, this time for the state of Oregon with the revolutionary new 6–8 Eureka Math2® 

Our new math program allows Oregon students to build a deep conceptual understanding of mathematics to better prepare them for college, careers, and beyond.

Great Minds honors and celebrates the role the community and caregivers play in each student achieving greatness. Thank you for your partnership and we hope the resources below support you on your Eureka Math² journey.

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Student Materials for Review

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You are your student's most valuable advocate and most essential teacher at home.

The Learn workbooks are the materials your student will be using in the classroom and at home. You may see these resources come home as single pages, or they may be found in your student's online platform.

Learn

The Learn book includes student materials for in-class work. Within the Learn students will find:

  • Lesson Pages that students use during the guided or directed portion of the lesson,

  • Independent Practice during the lesson, with problems organized from simple to complex, 

  • Exit Tickets that provide a brief, formative assessment of key learning in the lesson, and

  • Recaps (Level 6–8) to summarize the lesson's key content.

Experience Exponentially Better Mathematics

Access a sampling of Eureka Math2 student materials below.

    

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Student & Family Support

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Practice (Level 6–8)

Practice problems for each lesson include mixed practice of related skills. This helps students solidify their conceptual understanding and procedural skills, transfer knowledge to new applications, and build fluency. Each Practice is structured as two pages. The front page includes problems that represent learning from class that day. The second page includes Remember problems. These problems help students recall previously learned concepts and skills. While Practice problems related to the day’s lesson help solidify new learning, Remember problems keep students sharp with familiar concepts. In level 6–8, Practice is included in the Learn book.

 

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Recaps (Level 6–8)

The Recap outlines key learning from the lesson and provides examples with supporting notes. The Recap summarizes the main learning in the lesson. Definitions of any terms introduced in the lesson are included. Each Recap also shows problems like those completed in class and examples of the thinking that helps students solve the problems. For middle and high school students, Recaps are activities designed to be completed at home with families. Whether your student is missing class or could use additional support at home, Recaps can help students preview or review lesson concepts.

Student Digital Platform

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Experience High-Quality Mathematics

There’s more to Eureka Math² than can fit on a printed page. 

On the Great Minds Digital Platform, students will have the ability to do the following:

  • View their virtual "to-do" list of assignments and assessments
  • Participate in live digital lessons during class
  • View past work, including teacher feedback, in their online student locker
  • Access virtual manipulatives

Access the David Douglas SD Eureka Math2 digital platform using the following login information:

  • Email: daviddouglasstudent@greatminds.org
  • Password: GreatMinds1!
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Giving Your Student a Choice of Tools to Solve Math Problems

At Great Minds, we receive many questions from parents asking why their child needs to learn more conceptual math and multiple strategies for solving problems. Some parents suggest that simply learning the traditional method for solving a math problem (e.g., 2 + 2 = 4 or 6 × 8 = 48) is enough. We agree that students need to learn traditional methods for computation. Often, they’re the best tool for the job.

However, sometimes students need more options—they need more tools in their toolbox. If students learn multiple math strategies, not only can they solve more kinds of problems more efficiently, but they also gain a deeper understanding of mathematics and how to use it in daily life.

The following examples are Eureka Math2 models your student will learn to use.

The number bond model is used throughout Levels K—5 .

Number bonds model for subtracting 14 minus 7.

Students break 14 into 10 and 4. Then they take 7 from 10 before adding back the 4.

Adding numbers using number bonds.

To add larger numbers, we can make a benchmark number first. For example, 98 needs 2 more to make 100. We can break apart 17 to get 2.

Using number bonds with fractions.

Students can find the equivalent mixed number for any fractions greater than 1 by breaking it apart into fractions equal to 1.

    EUREKA MATH² IN ACTION

    Supporting Student Equity in Math

    Access the following articles to learn more about Eureka Math2 and how it supports every learner to build a deep, conceptual understanding and love for mathematics.

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    Why Eureka Math2?

    The importance of Eureka Math2 teaching students the why behind math, not just the how. 

     

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    Supporting Multilingual Learners

    How all students can build knowledge and understanding of mathematics.

     

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    Card Games

    Build fluency in a fun and engaging way with a wide range of mathematics skills games using our Eureka Math2 deck or any standard deck of playing cards.

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    Eureka Math2 builds confidence and joy as students see the beauty and practicality of learning the conceptual knowledge behind every math problem.

    –Jill Diniz, Chief Academic Officer, Math