The best way to prepare students for the Common Core State Standards in Math is through daily practice. This book provides engaging, practical lesson starters you can use each day to help middle school students become proficient in the complex mathematical thinking required by the Common Core.

The lesson starters in this book are

• reproducible and ready-to-use in the classroom;
• aligned with the five domains of the Common Core State Standards in Math;
• written to elicit the type of deep thinking that students need to succeed on the non-traditional...