enVisionMATHS - Year 2: Activity Zone Box

Part of the series enVisionMATHS - Year 2.

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enVisionMATHS is a topic-driven teaching and learning program aligned with the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics. enVisionMATHS combines powerful visual learning strategies that make meaningful connections between known and new maths ideas for your students, with breakthrough digital teaching and learning tools that cater to each teacher's technological expertise. Differentiated teaching and learning strategies allow you to tailor your methods to improve students' learning. Program components can be adapted to all primary Maths classrooms around Australia and can be taught in any order. enVisionMATHS was written by nationally and internationally recognised academics and leading classroom teachers from across the country.
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Features and Benefits

enVisionMATHS Features

• Powerful visual learning strategies
• Contains embedded, differentiated teaching and learning opportunities
• Includes convenient topic-based resources
• Written to align with the Australian Curriculum: Maths content and proficiency strands.

enVisionMATHS Benefits

• Teachers have the very best of both worlds: colour-coded topic booklets to plan units of work straight from the box, Maths Thinking Skills Books, Maths background knowledge, differentiation strategies, instructional questions, suggested lesson sequences, assessment tasks which save valuable time when preparing for NAPLANs … plus breakthrough digital teaching and learning tools that are innovative and lesson/topic based
• Students are captivated by contemporary animations and other visual representations of maths ideas
• Differentiation allows teachers to effectively reach every student, giving them the opportunity to succeed
• Every investigation, digital task, mental computation activity, game, homework sheet, assessment task and planning module is topic-based so teachers don't have to search for relevant extra elements
• Up-to-date and future-ready as the Australian Curriculum is implemented across the country.

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enVisionMATHS Activity Zone Box 2

The enVisionMATHS Activity Zone Box 2 provides you with two boxes of sturdy laminated cards. These cards are colour-coded and topic-based, designed to promote interaction between students and make Maths learning meaningful and enjoyable. Investigations, digital activities and games cards are all available for Years F-2. Space for students to respond to these cards is provided in the enVisionMATHS Thinking Skills Book F-2. Between two to five investigations cards are supplied per topic, one games card per lesson, and one digital activities card per topic. Each card has four copies, anticipating younger children working on the same activities in different groups. Investigations and games cards are also levelled into two levels of complexity, as one or two star versions, allowing you to cater for a range of abilities within your classroom.

Features

• Cards are colour-coded and topic-based.
• Cards are sturdy and laminated, protected against classroom wear and tear.
• Encourages interaction between students and strives to make Maths learning meaningful and enjoyable.
• A range of cards are available to support your topics, including investigations, digital activities and games cards.
• Between two to five investigations cards are supplied per topic, one games card per lesson, and one digital activities card per topic.
• Each card has four copies, allowing for group work on the same content.
• Investigations and games cards are levelled into two levels of complexity, allowing you to cater for a range of abilities.
• The Maths Thinking Skills Book F-2 provides students with space to respond to these cards.
• Aligns with the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics content and proficiency strands.

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Introductory Videos

enVisionMATHS Overview

Fluency

Problem Solving

Reasoning

Understanding

Tools4Maths

Teacher reactions to enVisionMATHS

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enVisionMATHS Tutorial Videos

utorial 1: Introduction

Tutorial 1.1: Overview

PDF: Tutorial 1.1: Overview

 

Tutorial 1.2: Components

PDF: Tutorial 1.2: Components

 

Tutorial 1.3: Suggested Teaching Sequence

PDF: Tutorial 1.3: Suggested Teaching Sequence

 

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Tutorial 2: Planning, Differentiation and Group Work

Tutorial 2.1: Planning

PDF: Tutorial 2.1:Planning

Tutorial 2.2: Differentiation

PDF: Tutorial 2.2: Differentiation

Tutorial 2.3: Group Work

PDF: Tutorial 2.3: Group Work

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Tutorial 3: Assessment

Tutorial 3.1: Assessment Overview

PDF: Tutorial 3.1: Assessment Overview

Tutorial 3.2: Diagnostic Assessments

PDF: Tutorial 3.2: Diagnostic Assessments

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Tutorial 4: Tools4Maths

 

Tutorial 4.1: Tools4Maths Overview

PDF: Tutorial 4.1: Tools4Maths Overview

Tutorial 4.2: Tools4Maths Tools

PDF: Tutorial 4.2: Tools4Maths Tools

 

Tutorial 4.3: Tools4Maths Navigation

PDF: Tutorial 4.3: Tools4Maths Navigation

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Tutorial 5: Teaching a Lesson

Tutorial 5.1: Teaching a F to 2 Lesson

PDF: Tutorial 5.1: Teaching a F to 2 Lesson

Tutorial 5.2: Teaching a 3 to 6 Lesson

PDF: Tutorial 5.2: Teaching a 3 to 6 Lesson

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FAQ

Q: How is enVisionMATHS different to other maths teaching systems? A: enVisionMATHS is the only maths teaching program that combines modular print-based teaching resources with breakthrough digital teaching and learning tools. The combination of print and digital teaching tools makes enVisionMATHS unique - and exponentially more effective. The use of visual learning bridges and animations is also unique and provides for deep conceptual understanding of Maths in accordance with the aims of the Australian Curriculum.

Q: Couldn't I just google the online maths teaching resources? A: Googling this broad topic returns almost 2,000,000 responses. By the time you've sorted these into the categories and formats you want, you could have prepared a lesson. enVisionMATHS resources are professionally researched, created and collated to be 100% relevant to Australian students and teachers and the Australian Curriculum.

Q: Why not just teach the way I've always taught? A: All the research into primary learning points to significant changes taking place. Parents want more accountability and consistency, while students want interactive, engaging learning experiences. In response, enVisionMATHS delivers a direct, instructional and measurable approach to learning Maths basics, gift wrapped within a framework of interactivity, involvement and cross-media platforms.

Q: I have a multi-age classroom. How does enVisionMATHS address this? A: Through provision of particular resources at each level (for example skills trace, differentiated worksheets, games at two levels, maths computation questions with increasing complexity) enVisionMATHS provides resources that allow you to plan a pathway for different ages and levels. The Overview and Implementation Guide at each level provides advice on implementation of the program in multi-age classes.

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