YOU CAN REACH YOUR MATH STUDENTS
WITHOUT THE "I STILL HAVE TO PREP FOR TOMORROW" STRESS, THE CONSTANT OVERWHELM OF TEACHING MULTIPLE PREPS, AND THE HAMSTER WHEEL DEMANDS OF CREATING YOUR OWN TEACHING MATERIALS
Let me tell you a story...
There once was a math teacher who taught three different preps. She had an out-of-date textbook and a district scope and sequence as her materials, and the internet of course. She loved teaching math and literally jumped for joy when her kids had those “light bulb” moments. So she wasn’t satisfied with just anything on the internet.
It was problematic.
The easy thing to do was to just find something, anything to use as teaching materials. But, she also really cared about her students enjoying math and learning that they too can be “math people.”
So she would spend hours scouring the internet, modifying resources to meet the standards and constantly “tweaking” things.
It was a time-consuming process that took away from other valuable responsibilities she had as a teacher.
But those days when the kids were “getting it” and saying things like “this is so easy” made it worth it!
DO ANY OF THESE STATEMENTS
SOUND FAMILIAR?
- “There are so few math resources out there that truly align to the standards."
- “I wish I had materials that work well together. I find myself spending too much of my valuable planning time digging through different resources.”
- “My students are struggling with the concepts because the resources available aren’t engaging.”
- “I’m new to teaching and overwhelmed with all there is to plan, much less my other responsibilities.”
If you are a 6th, 7th, 8th GRADE MATH or Algebra 1 teacher that is struggling with teaching math...
THERE IS A BETTER SOLUTION!
I now use the videos for students to complete the handouts and practice while I can meet with small groups to supplement with skill building related to the handouts. Accountability has been shifted to students to use the videos for instruction and to take responsibility for their own learning. I am more of a facilitator, helping them “get it”.
MICHELLE
It has saved me so much time with planning and I can spend more time at home with my family. I teach 6th through 8th and algebra 1 so it normally takes a long time to plan. Everything is cohesive and helps transition from year to year. The videos are also wonderful. I use them in one of my classes as a flipped classroom. I also use the videos for when students are absent and it helps them to not get behind. I am so grateful that I am able to use this curriculum.
SARA
SOLUTION No. 1
MATH CAN BE ENGAGING + ATTAINABLE
Math doesn’t have to be taught from an out-of-date textbook.
Math doesn’t have to be boring or stale.
Math can be hands-on, cooperative, and student-centered. Students can enjoy learning the content, make real-world connections, and build their math foundation with the right materials.
SOLUTION No. 2
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A CURRICULUM GURU TO BE A GOOD TEACHER
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could utilize resources from a trusted source?
Or even the reassurance that all of the standards are represented in the curriculum?
Standards-based math resources are no longer difficult to find or hard to come by. You won’t spend precious time modifying something to “make it work” or reinventing the wheel so that it meets the standards.
SOLUTION no. 3
YOU DON'T HAVE TO SPEND YOUR WEEKEND PLANNING
The Sunday Scaries are a real thing, but they don’t have to be.
When your lessons are laid out and ready-to-go, it takes a huge weight off your shoulders.
You can actually look forward to the week because you are prepared and rested. It is possible to leave your classroom on Friday afternoon without a bag of work to take home or a pile of papers to grade.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO IT ALONE
You don’t have to do it alone. We can help you reach your math students by:
Scaffolding math concepts in a progression from basic to complex
Organizing your scope and sequence in a way that makes sense for STUDENTS
Drawing students into the content with collaborative activities
READY-TO-GO STUDENT MATERIALS + VIDEO LESSONS
FOR LESS THAN $1 A DAY
TEACHING MATH DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THAT DIFFICULT
As former classroom teachers, we understand how teaching is a giant juggling act! You are doing your best to keep from dropping the ball and we want to help lighten your load.
When you entered the teaching profession, it was to make an impact on your students...not to constantly spin your wheels on what to teach and how to prep for it
HOW IS THE CURRICULUM DESIGNED?
MATH STANDARDS BROKEN DOWN BY CONCEPT AND ORGANIZED INTO UNITS
TEACHER PLANNING SUPPORT
To ensure vertical alignment and create a cohesive content base, unit overviews are provided to give you a foundational understanding of where students are and where they need to go.
Each unit offers teacher tips that address engagement ideas or common misconceptions to streamline your planning. The included pacing guides provide a reference of how to implement the various resources.
HIGH-QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
The guided notes provide visuals and scaffold the concepts in such a way that students refer back to them — a teacher’s dream! Real-life application and problem solving strategies have been incorporated throughout the units to ensure that your students can apply the concepts.
Short instructional videos that are aligned to the student handouts allow for flexibility in classroom structure — use them for at home support and extra review, as support for when you are out, or in a blended learning environment.
Teaching slides are included to mirror the student handout materials, optimizing sizing and spacing so that teachers can project and annotate the content in their classroom.
HIGH-INTEREST CLASSROOM RESOURCES
Each unit includes at least six hands-on activities to support cooperative learning, higher-level thinking skills, and student practice in a fun way! Teachers have commented that they love hearing their students using academic language and justifying their reasoning.
Digital activities allow for interactive practice for use with Google Slides and PowerPoint. The corresponding exit tickets are a great way to formatively assess students.
Two meaningful projects per grade level are intended to deepen students’ knowledge while encouraging creativity and inquiry. These exploratory projects allow students to experience mathematical concepts in everyday life.
ALIGNED ASSESSMENT RESOURCES
Each unit includes at least one editable quiz and an editable unit test. This allows you to customize the unit assessments to meet the needs of your students. Perhaps you would like to reduce the number of questions or answer choices for an IEP or 504 plan, or maybe you want to offer a pre-assessment prior to teaching the unit. The editable assessments provide you the opportunity to make these customizations.
These quizzes and unit tests are also available in Google Forms™ to ease the grading burden.
New to 2023-2024: Two additional PDF versions of the unit tests have been created with corresponding questions to ensure that the same concept is assessed at an equal level of difficulty. These can be used as a pre-assessment or re-test as needed.
“I just wanted to email you and thank you and your team for all you do! This year my 8th grade math team and I used your entire curriculum and we saw scores that we have never seen before (93% passing)! I work at a low income Title 1 school where majority of my kids came to me hating math and over half did not pass the STAAR test the year before. I seriously believe that because of your materials my students started to actually enjoy math. I personally used almost everything in the curriculum and my students grew this year more than I could have imagined! Every student but 1 passed the STAAR test this year and this is coming from the same group of students who came to me with less than half passing during 7th grade!
I just want to say THANK YOU! You have a truly made a difference in not only my teaching but many others on my campus as well!!”
HAYLEY
“I am one that looks at the kids that fail and forget to celebrate the kids that succeed…I’m a little driven. Over half of my 67 8th grade on-level students (I also teach the Algebra) have never passed a STAAR Math Test. Only 17 of the 67 passed last year’s STAAR Test. Scores came in Friday. I had 46 pass the first go around. I had 6 kids get commended. Five missed passing by one question. The other two teachers at our school were at that level of success as well. One of my fellow teachers had a kid that had NEVER passed a Math STAAR Test get commended.
I want to say thank you for taking the time to do what you do for kids and teachers across Texas. We have hooked our 6th and 7th grade on your reviews. We are your town criers in as much as we have exposure to other Middle School teachers at conferences, etc…”
Bethlyn
It is so simple to use and very printer friendly. My kids’ words every day are, “THIS IS SO EASY.” I am a first year teacher and this is the best purchase I have made my whole life. I seriously would have spent 1,000 dollars on this. It is that valuable to me. Thank you for creating this and also a big thank you to the MTM team!
ESMERELDA
We got our state test scores in AZ…drum roll please… 20 points higher passing percentage than the district in 7th grade. This is my second year using MTM and both years my kids learned so much!!
DEIRDRE
I have loved having a resource that is ready to go, hits all the points I would want to cover if I were creating my own lessons, and saves me SO much time. The curriculum and materials are logical, to-the-point, and attractive, and the supplemental activities are engaging and we’ve been able to use them in lots of fun ways. My biggest win is the time I’ve gained back trying to create lessons and piece together materials from TPT.
ALISON
This was the best resource for a first year teacher. I found it super helpful, because I was worried of what or how to go about teaching math to my students. I know that I can ask my colleagues in my department to help but MTM was so helpful! I was able to understand how to teach my students to where they understand as well it helped me mentally to prepare what we are going over in the classroom. I feel the biggest win was definitely how open the material is and how easy it is to access the materials.
MARC
You definitely have a little cult of followers in our district. You were recommended to me by a coworker who uses your 8th grade and Algebra resources. We also recently had to pick out new textbooks as a district, and a group of us had a moment where we agreed, “These resources are cool, but I still haven’t seen anything that would make me quit using MTM.”
Drew
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GRADE LEVEL CURRICULUM
Student-friendly guided notes that are scaffolded and ready to use. Visuals present the concepts in such a way that students refer back to them — a teacher’s dream! Real-life application and problem solving strategies have been incorporated throughout the units to ensure that your students can apply the concepts.
Hands-on and collaborative activities to practice the concepts. Scavenger hunts, find it and fix it activities, puzzles, and cut and pastes are some of the ways we have incorporated different grouping structures and made math fun!
Teacher planning resources to streamline your prep! Practical and ready to go.
SUPPLEMENTAL DIGITAL COMPONENTS
Engaging and high-quality practice designed for use with Google Slides + Google Forms. No more drill and kill online!
These resources are supplemental and can provide students the opportunity to review previously taught concepts, receive additional practice, or act as homework, test reviews and alternative assignments.
Higher-level thinking questions that promote analyzing and synthesizing the content.
STUDENT VIDEO LIBRARY
Professional quality student video library aligned to our MTM curriculum.
Did you have a student out and need them to get caught up? Is a student struggling and needs some additional help? Considering making your classroom more self-paced? Do you have a parent asking for additional resources?
The flexible and easy-to-share videos will take one more thing off your list!
GRADE LEVEL EXTENSIONS
Two meaningful projects intended to deepen students’ knowledge while encouraging creativity and inquiry.
A complete and organized review of the grade-level standards — flexible so you can meet your students’ needs.
A word wall including 190 middle school math terms and their definitions formatted to easily display in the classroom as a strategic visual for essential vocabulary. A Spanish translated version is included, too!
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- ready-to-go curriculum so you don’t have to scour for lessons, practice, and assessments
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- a complete student video library to give you flexibility in the classroom and at home
Ongoing training and support
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- additional email support from our MTM team throughout the year
- annual updates and new additions to focus on continual improvement
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ABOUT MANEUVERING THE MIDDLE®
Hi, I'm Noelle!
Maneuvering the Middle began as a solution to a need. A need to have standards-aligned resources that empowered teachers and engaged students!
Other materials were lacking – not fully aligned to the standards, dry and repetitive, missing true scaffolding that students need.
Almost a decade later, Maneuvering the Middle strives to empower teachers through high-quality math resources, so that math is both engaging and attainable for kids.
Maneuvering the Middle resources are designed to be attainable for students, standards-based in design, rich in real-world application, and flexible in implementation. Thousands of teachers across the country use our resources and we are constantly working to improve them for you and your students!
Frequently Asked Questions
This is a full curriculum that is designed to meet all the grade level standards. Many teachers and schools use this as their primary curriculum.
However, it can also be used to supplement other required curriculum by providing interactive activities, student videos, and scaffolded guided notes.
Yes, we are thrilled to share what we have been working on this year.
Coming on or before August 3, 2023 to active All Access members:
- On-demand Video Training Modules
- Accelerated Pacing Guides
- Word Wall
- Additional Unit Tests
To read additional details about the resources, click here.
Our units are designed to function independently of each other. You may need to pull from different units depending on the scope and sequence you are asked to follow. We encourage you to take a look at the units and standards to ensure that they will work with your district required calendar.
Our Standards Reference Guide Google Sheet is searchable so you can easily locate all of the resources that will support each standard.
Has your state recently transitioned away from CCSS? Email our team to request a standards alignment guide to compare our CCSS curriculum with your state’s new standards.
In 2014, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics published a book, Principles to Actions: Ensuring Mathematical Success for All. In Principles to Actions, NCTM sets forth a set of “strongly recommended, research-informed actions for all teachers, coaches, and specialists in mathematics; all school and district administrators; and all educational leaders and policymakers.”
Though Maneuvering the Middle has not conducted a formal study, we design our materials to support the NCTM Principles to Actions. Please review the NCTM Principles to Actions and feel free to reach out to our team for additional information.
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