Opening Eyes Components

Opening Eyes provides a full year of instruction at grade 3 and grade 4. In addition to thought-provoking lessons the program features a calendar element for daily practice of skills and concepts.

The core materials of the Opening Eyes program are the Teachers Manuals, the Teaching Reference Manual, and a manipulative kit.

Teachers Manuals

Teachers Manuals contain the Opening Eyes lessons including assessment suggestions, homework ideas, journal prompts, materials lists, teacher tips, and more. See Sample Materials for examples of lessons.

Grade 3

Volumes 1 & 2 of the Teachers Manuals are divided into Contact and Insight lessons. Contact lessons cover topics such as fractions, measurement, geometry, and probability. Insight lessons focus on developing number sense and cover addition, subtraction, place value, multiplication, division, and decimals.

Grade 4

Volume 3 these lessons extend students' experiences with the mathematical models and concepts developed in Volumes 1 & 2. Topics include fractions, multiplication, division, geometry, place value, and probability. Volume 3 also includes Daily Computation activities and the Number Study Chart for additional opportunities to develop number sense and strengthen use of various calculating options.

The content of Volumes 1-3 is also appropriate for multi-grade classrooms.

Teaching Reference Manual

Designed to complement the lessons in the Teachers Manuals Volumes 1-3, this reference resource examines each major mathematical topic covered in the lessons, using sample dialogues, diagrams, and in-depth explanations to assist teachers as they prepare to teach each important concept.

In addition, the Teaching Reference Manual includes the Calendar Extravaganza which offers 20 to 30 minutes of daily practice with mathematical skills and concepts. The calendar reinforces the lessons and provides an ideal way to integrate math with other subjects. Skills and concepts addressed include: problem solving, estimation, fractions, geometry and spatial relationships, probability and statistics, odd and even numbers, patterning, measurement, number sense and numeration, and whole number operations.