Mindset Mathematics: Visualizing and Investigating Big Ideas, Grade 3

I got this at the end of last school year and I picked out 3 lessons to do before the end of the year. The math talk and math thinking I got from my students was better than I expected. We will be using this much more in the coming school year.

This book is amazing! I love the learning philosophy and the activities are interesting and engaging for my third grader. It helps me try to replicate what my child is missing by no longer being at school during this pandemic... investigative, experiential, fun learning... and not just watching online lectures and filling out worksheets. Yes, the book is written for teachers in a classroom setting, but the lessons are easy to implement at home. None of the actual activities require a group. The lessons do require a lot of discussion, which you must do with your child. This is not a book you can give your child to work on independently.

I love these low floor/high ceiling activities. I use them whenever I want to increase engagement and understanding of my "regular" lessons.

A really nice book! It has helped me to understand how to approach math with my child! Overall, I recommend!

I bought two other books in this series. Very good books. The parent or teacher needs to be involved while working through the book.

I love this book. We have worked with a number of the activities in our math class. It engages minds and imaginations. The activities truly do have a "high ceiling and a low floor". They work for everyone. Worth a try.

Super easy to follow. I was able to do these tasks without much planning as it’s laid out clearly.

This is the best approach to teaching math that I've seen in more than ten years in education. Improves number sense, fluency, cardinality, etc in a fun and engaging way. Clearly presented activities to help students at all skill levels.

If this were used in more schools, more students would love math! This is interesting, creative, real, brain-stretching math. The grade levels are to cover certain bases, but actually the activities and concepts go further than that label. Just because the book says "Grade 3" doesn't mean you can't use it for higher or lower grades.

Useful information

Easy to use. Multi grade applicable.

Ready to implement ideas!

Great resource