Everyday Math and Science Companion Correlations
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Solve the Puzzle of Math and Science Teaching!
Science Companion fits right in with Everyday Math in the Classroom.
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Vibrant, exciting inquiry based learning provides opportunities for kids to learn in remarkably rich ways. Science Companion builds on the pedagogy of Everyday Math, allowing teachers to seamlessly step into great inquiry science without having to learn an entirely new approach to teaching.
Some of the ways the programs are alike:
- Both programs help teachers learn science/mathematics as they teach.
- EM teachers who have “Math Centers” will easily add “Science Centers.”
- Both programs set high expectations for all children, but recognize differen
ces in interest, experiences, and learning styles. - In both programs, children keep written journals of their day-to-day work and
- observations.
- Both programs aim to create a community of learners with an emphasis on collaborative learning.
- Science Companion teachers are facilitators and coaches, drawing on classroom management skills acquired using EM.
- The programs have similar assessment philosophies.
- Vocabulary enrichment is an important goal in both programs.
- Both programs explicitly aim to build children’s confidence in their own abilities to think mathematically and scientifically.
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