Step-by-step instruction lets students connect to prior learning, practice new skills, and apply newly learned strategies.

Breakaway Math:

• Follows a model of practice with prerequisite skills
• Builds to on-level exploration of a skill
• Moves to independent practice
• Provides step-by-step instruction on key math skills
• Integrates scaffolded instruction
• Uses guided practice and ongoing assessment with each lesson to prepare for tests

Breakaway Math follows research-based NCTM Standards!

• To “Get Started” students can work independently or as a group.
• Recalling prior learning prepares students for new learning.
• Explanations are easy to read, giving all learners, including English Language Learners, access to learning.
• Instruction is simple, focused, and easy to understand.
• The concept is identified immediately and directs students’ attention to the lesson’s focus.
• Math concepts are set in real-life contexts.
• Bold type, vocabulary boxes, and a glossary work together to emphasize important vocabulary.
• Simple diagrams provide the visual clues many learners need to develop conceptual understanding.
• Students practice what they have learned and “Solve a Problem.”
• “It’s a Fact!” presents an interesting fact to maintain the focus on the lesson’s real-world context.
• A new problem asks students to apply the skills they have learned.
• Easy-to-follow steps help students balance conceptual understanding with procedural fluency.
• Students demonstrate their learning in “Show What You Know.”
• On Your Own” provides at-home practice or classroom independent practice.
• Multiple-choice and Constructed-response questions help students assess how well they understand fundamental math concepts.
• Multiple-choice questions help students acquire strategies for solving questions with multiple answer choices.

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