Reasoning Together: Collaborative Problem-Solving Routines in Mathematics, Grades 1-3

Imagine your students working in groups around the room, collaborating and communicating about mathematics problems worth solving. Imagine that this happens every day. In Reasoning Together: Collaborative Problem-Solving Routines in Mathematics, Grades 1–3, Vivian Quan introduces five types of math routines designed for student collaboration:Target Number routinesStory Problem routinesFinish the Sentence routinesSolve Multiple Ways routinesSorting and Counting routinesLike warm-up routines designed for the whole class, these Collaborative Problem-Solving Routines are meant to be continually revisited and riffed upon. More than any one-day task, these routines powerfully engage young learners as they hone their math understandings and collaborative skills.Classroom teacher Vivian Quan knows productive math collaboration doesn’t just magically happen on its own. Instead, Reasoning Together illustrates how teachers can teach math content and collaboration side by side through focusing on five Collaborative Competencies:Doing a Fair Amount of WorkHelping Without Taking OverExplaining So That Others UnderstandPersevering TogetherBuilding New Ideas TogetherFull of sample problems to use tomorrow, planning templates, and classroom examples, Reasoning Together is a deeply practical book that teachers will return to again and again. Read more