See It, Say It, Symbolize It: Teaching the Big Ideas in Elementary Mathematics

Develop a flexible and dynamic understanding of numbers and operations in young learners

Reimagining elementary mathematics pedagogy using a three-step process—See It, Say It, Symbolize It—author Patrick L. Sullivan provides a guide for developing a dynamic and flexible understanding of numbers and operations. By helping students develop a language that is consistent across concepts and connecting it to what is seen and symbolised, teachers empower their students to engage in reasoning they will utilise throughout their lives.

This book will help K–5 educators:

• Apply the See It, Say It, Symbolize It framework to foundational mathematical concepts and operations
• Reframe common mathematical language to increase students’ conceptual understanding and make connections between ideas that are often seen as disconnected
• Compare the traditional process of communicating foundational mathematical ideas to the See It, Say It, Symbolize It process, with descriptive examples
• Comprehend the superpower understandings in elementary mathematics, which help students develop a dynamic and flexible understanding of numbers and operations as well as connect multiple concepts
• Internalise chapter content with reflection prompts and end-of-chapter application guides