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Sample Lessons Ready to Try
These excerpts from CPM's middle and high school courses are designed for you to run in your own classroom. Each part takes two to three class periods. Students work in pairs or teams of four while you circulate and push their thinking forward.
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Core Connections Courses 1, 2, 3
Middle school lessons
Four algebra tile lessons for students to work through in teams. Each one builds toward abstract algebraic thinking through hands-on, visual problem solving.
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The Algebra Tile eTool
Drag, flip and combine tiles to model expressions and equations. Use it alongside the lessons above, no login needed.
Tip: use the ? in the tool for help, or open it in a new window for more room.
Core Connections Algebra, Geometry, Algebra 2, Integrated I–III
High school lessons
Two lessons for high school students to explore concepts together: one data-driven investigation and one algebraic modeling activity.
Inspirations & Ideas · 8th grade support
Fraction Feud
A card-based activity from CPM’s 8th grade support course, designed to build fraction reasoning through games students actually want to play.
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