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Measuring Up California Common Core State Standards Mathematics

Grades 1-5

Build strong math skills and real confidence. Measuring Up California Common Core State Standards Mathematics gives students scaffolded, standards-based instruction with rigorous practice and assessment. The program develops conceptual understanding, problem-solving, and computational fluency. Use it for whole-class instruction, small groups, or intervention, in print or digital.

Standards-based instruction to meet student needs

  • Use for Tier 1 whole-group instruction, Tier 2 small groups, or Tier 3 intervention
  • Fits tutoring, summer school, and before- and after-school programs
  • Prepare students for the CAASPP with practice tests and Building Stamina® chapter tests

Standards-driven achievement

  • Consistent five-part lessons build clear learning routines
  • Each lesson opens with a Real-World Connection that anchors the math in everyday life
  • Multiple representations help students see the math, including arrays, area models, number lines, and manipulatives
  • Guided Instruction models every problem step by step
  • Fluency Labs build accuracy, flexibility, and efficient computation
  • Assessment items include multiple-choice, multiselect, and equation-entry formats, plus other item types
  • Exit Tickets confirm that students can apply what they learned

Student Edition

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The Student Edition takes students step by step from concept to independent practice. Grade-level chapters cover the key skills for each grade, and every lesson follows the same five-part structure.

  • Real-world math: Every lesson opens with a Real-World Connection that shows how math is used in everyday life.
  • Visual models: Arrays, area models, number lines, and diagrams help students picture and understand each concept.
  • Step-by-step problem solving: Guided Instruction and Think About It tips model multiple ways to solve.
  • Varied practice and assessment: Multiple-choice, multiselect, equation-entry, and other item types prepare students for state testing.
  • Fluency Labs and Math Tools: Appendix resources build computational fluency and give students write-on tools, such as number lines, graph paper, and fraction strips.

Master the Standards Using Four-Part Lessons

Every lesson follows the same predictable sequence, so students know what to expect and can focus on the math. 

 

A Real-World Connection sets the stage. Students preview Words to Know and the lesson goal, and connect to skills from the previous grade. 

Introduction

 

Step-by-step problems with Think About It tips model the math and show students multiple ways to solve. 

Guided Instruction

 

Multi-step, open-ended problems ask students to explain, model, and justify their thinking.

Critical Thinking

 

Multiple-choice Practice builds skills. Then an Assessment with varied item types checks understanding. 

Assessment

 

Students go back to the opening Real-World Connection and solve one final problem on their own.

Exit Ticket

Develop Mathematical Reasoning, Fluency, and Test Readiness

Give students activities that help them become skilled, mathematical thinkers.

 

Math vocabulary is explained in context with clear examples and models. Students connect new skills to what they already know. 

Learning the Concepts

 

Students rate their own understanding mid-lesson, from “I am stuck” to “I understand the skill.” This gives teachers a quick read on who needs support. 

How am I Doing?

 

Four-part labs build procedural fluency: efficient computation, strategy choice, error analysis, and efficiency reflection.

Fluency Lab

 

End-of-chapter tests mix question types across every skill in the chapter and include a Performance Task that applies the math to a real-world problem. 

Building Stamina

Teacher Edition

Everything you need to plan, teach, and assess
The Teacher Edition wraps around every Student Edition page with pacing, guided discourse, differentiation, and assessment support. You can teach the lesson as written or pull just the parts students need.

  • Horizontal and Vertical Progression tables show how every skill connects across grades
  • Lesson Planners with tiered supports (Tier 1, 2, and 3) for every lesson
  • Embedded supports for English Language Learners (ELL), Striving Learners (SL), and students ready for an extension
  • Common errors and hints at the point of practice
  • Item rationales, Prescriptive Answer Guides, and tracking and pacing tools

Differentiation spread

Chapter Overviews spread

 

Planner

 

Differentiation spread

 

Misconceptions 1

 

Tracking and Planning vertical stacked

 

Assessment and Progress Monitoring Built In

Student working on a laptop

Measure growth at every step

  • Lesson-level Practice, Assessment, and Exit Ticket checks
  • How Am I Doing? self-checks for student reflection
  • Fluency Lab look-fors for procedural fluency
  • Building Stamina chapter tests with item-level data
  • Two full-length practice tests for pre- and post-program benchmarking
  • Prescriptive Answer Guides link results directly to reteach lessons

Connect School and Home

Every unit opens with a Family Letter in English and Spanish. Each letter lists the unit’s objectives and key vocabulary, plus simple activities families can do at home.

 

Family Letter

See the Mathematics Program for Grades 6-8

Looking for Mathematics support for Grades 6-8? Check out Measuring Up to the Mathematics Standards to meet the needs of your students in the area of mathematics.

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