MathLinks: Essentials Packets are composed of an opening problem, three multi-day lessons, practice pages, review activities, and student resources. You can view all packets here.

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Standards cited are from the Common Core. TE and SP refer to the Teacher Edition and Student Packet pages you’ll receive to pilot.

Lesson Excerpt

Description

MathLinks Essentials Pages
NUMBER
BASE-TEN
(NBT1) Whole Number Multiplication and Division

Lesson excerpt:
Division Strategies		Students use repeated subtraction and a chunking strategy to make sense of division prior to tackling the standard long division algorithm.TE: 9, 9ab, 10
SP: 9, 10
SD: NBT1.2a
FRACTIONS
(FR1) Fraction Concepts

Lesson excerpt:
Fraction Strips 1		Students create fraction strips (a linear model) for halves, fourths, and eighths, and they explore relationships between these fractions.TE: 3, 3a, 4
SP: 3, 4
SD: FR1.1a
Reproducible: R1
(FR 2) Fraction Addition and Subtraction

Lesson excerpt:
Adding Fractions Using Mental Math		Students begin the study of fraction operations by using contexts, pictures, and mental math to perform fraction addition.TE: 4, 4a
SP: 4
SD: FR2.1a
INTEGERS
(IN1) Introduction to Integers

Lesson excerpt:
Temperature Change		Students use a temperature context and number lines to make sense of temperature changes involving signed numbers.TE: 4, 4ab, 5
SP: 4,5
SD: IN1.1
(IN2) Integers 2

Lesson excerpt:
A Counter Model		Students use counters to represent positive and negative numbers, an important step in leading up to using counters for operations on signed numbers. TE: 3, 3ab, 4
SP: 3, 4
SD: INT2.1
Reproducible: R7
EXPRESSIONS
AND EQUATIONS
(EE1) Variables and Balance

Lesson excerpt:
Variables and Expressions		Students define and use variables to write and evaluate expressions in a menu context.TE: 9, 9a, 10
SP: 9, 10
SD: EE1.2a
(EE2) Expressions and Balance

Lesson excerpt:
The Hundred Chart Puzzle 		Students use 7th grade level equation solving skills to solve number problems based on the hundred chart.TE: 18, 19, 19ab
SP: 18, 19
SD: EE2.3
Reproducible: R4
PROPORTIONAL
REASONING
(PR1) Ratio Representations

Lesson excerpt:
Paint Mixtures		In this introduction to tape diagrams, students use cards depicting paint mixtures to reason intuitively in a proportional context.TE: 3, 4, 5
SP: 3, 4, 5
Reproducible: R1
(PR3) Proportional Reasoning Applications

Lesson excerpt:
Art Supplies		Students represent costs and quantities using tables and double number lines.TE 3, 3a, 4
SP 3, 4
SD: RP3.1
FUNCTIONS
(FUN1) Introduction to Linear Functions

Lesson excerpt:
Saving for a Bicycle		Students represent input-output rules using equations, tables and graphs. TE 3, 3ab, 4, 5
SP: 3, 4, 5
SD: FUN1.1