Teach Foundational Math Skills with a Comprehensive, Balanced Approach
Math Place is a comprehensive classroom resource that focuses on balanced instruction through conceptual understanding and foundational math skills.
It includes embedded teacher support in every lesson, built-in assessment opportunities through observations and conversations, as well as three-part lessons that outline actual prompts for teachers to ask and highlight key math features.
Differentiation is also built right into the lessons as well as growth mindsets and building student confidence in math through math talks and using spatial reasoning to achieve student success.
About Math Place
- 100% match to redesigned B.C. Curriculum
- 3 modules per grade: Number & Operations, Spatial Sense, and Patterns & Relations/Data & Probability
- Embedded professional learning: math content knowledge, recent research, assessment
criteria, and First Peoples perspectives are woven throughout teaching materials - Purposeful discussions and 'math talks' in every lesson
- Promotes positive attitudes and growth mindsets towards math
Explore the Pedagogy: Math Place Overview Guides
Program Components
Math Place is made up of three math kits per grade. Each kit features:
Teacher Resources
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Overview Guide
(Digital Only) -
Teacher’s Guide -
Reproducibles -
Storage Box
Student Books
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Read Alouds (3–5) -
Big and Little Books -
Math Little Books
(8 copies of each)
Digital Resources
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Teacher Website with
Additional Resources -
Reproducibles
(Digital Version) -
Big Book
(Digital Version) -
Digital Slides
Full grade kits also available.
Plus, online subscriptions to all grades.
Curriculum Connections
How Math Place
Meets the B.C.
Math Curriculum!
Math Place completely aligns with the goals and vision of B.C.’s math curriculum, and fully addresses the new changes and significant areas of focus.
About the Author
Diane Stang
National Math Consultant & Author of Math Place
Diane Stang has been an educator for over 40 years, working in various roles in the classroom,
at the ministry level, and now as National Math Consultant and Lead Author of Math Place.
Her tried and true classroom-tested lessons coupled with her practical approach to math
empowers teachers to teach math in an authentic, meaningful way.
Diane integrates professional development in every part of the resource—weaving in First
Peoples Perspectives, building growth mindsets, “math talks”, spatial reasoning, visualization,
and a balanced math approach to meet the needs of all students.