New to Everyday Math

Welcome to Everyday Mathematics. We strongly recommend that you read the introduction at the beginning of your Teacher's Lesson Guide, or TLG. (The TLG is the thick, spiral-bound book included in your set of EM materials.) It explains the curriculum's mission, how lessons are organized, and what all the various books are for.

Experience has shown that new EM teachers also benefit from the following:

Grade-by-Grade Information

Learning goals for your grade level and lists of books we recommend for your classroom

Correlations to State and National Standards

How specific EM lessons meet the standards

Advice from Colleagues

Read tips from other teachers about getting started with EM, assessment, meeting individual needs, pacing and planning, and using technology in the classroom.

Professional Development

The Center for Elementary Mathematics and Science Education provides professional development to schools that implement Everyday Mathematics. For more information, contact Debbie Leslie (daleslie@uchicago.edu) for Science and Cheryl Moran (cgmoran@uchicago.edu) for Mathematics.

Wright-Group/McGraw-Hill, the publisher of Everyday Mathematics also provides professional development.

EM Online

Wright-Group, the publisher of EM, offers a online tools for teachers, including an assessment manager, online games for students, interactive versions of My Reference Book and the Student Reference Books, and a class planner. These features are available to subscribers at Everyday Mathematics Online. If you don't already have a username or registration code, your school will need to purchase a subscription. Ask an administrator at your school to call Wright-Group's customer service at 1-800-648-2970 for more information.