About Everyday Mathematics
Everyday Mathematics is a comprehensive Pre-K through 6th grade mathematics curriculum developed by the University of Chicago School Mathematics Project.
It is currently being used in over 185,000 classrooms by almost 3,000,000 students.
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- Curriculum Features
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Everyday Mathematics is distinguished by its focus on real-life problem solving, balance between whole-class and self-directed learning, emphasis on communication,
facilitation of school-family cooperation, and appropriate use of technology.
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- Program Goals
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Underlying the EM curriculum are six strands of knowledge: Algebra; Data and Chance; Geometry; Measurement; Numeration and Order; Patterns, Functions, and Sequences;
Operations; and Reference Frames. At each grade level, learning targets are identified
for each of the six strands.
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- Research
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During the 1980s, a consensus emerged about how best to teach mathematics to children. The NCTM Standards (1989) expressed that consensus. Everyday Mathematics
is based largely on the same body of research that led to the Standards consensus.
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- Student Achievement Studies
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Everyday Mathematics has been the subject of numerous studies, and the data is overwhelmingly positive, and it received the highest rating of any published
curriculum reviewed by the Department of Education's What Works Clearinghouse.
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- Sample Lessons
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One lesson from each grade level, complete with Home Links or Study Links
- Authors
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Grade-by-grade credits for the authors of Everyday Mathematics.
On The Publisher's Site
Everyday Mathematics is published by Wright Group, a division of McGraw-Hill. Firefox users beware:
the Wright Group site may not work in your browser. It does seem to work in Internet Explorer and Safari, though.
- Correlations to State Standards
- States publish learning goals for each grade level. Wright Group has prepared tables detailing how specific EM lessons address those learning goals.
- Correlations to National Standards
- As with state standards, Wright Group provides reports on correlations between Everyday Mathematics and national standards, including
NCTM, NAEP, and the Stanford Achievement Test.
- Success Stories
- Educators across the country tell how they successfully implemented Everyday Mathematics and improved student achievement.
- EM in the News
