Tokyo Shoseki's Mathematics for Elementary School (Grades 1 to 6)

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What research says

American students and teachers are greatly disadvantaged by our country’s lack of a common, coherent curriculum and the texts, materials and training that match it
Schmidt, W.H., Houang, R.T., and Cogan, L.S. (2002)
A coherent curriculum: A case of mathematics, American Educator.

The high performance of Japanese students in international mathematics assessments has been highlighted by the Third/Trends International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) in 1995, 1999, and 2003. Explanations for their high performance have included student-centered, problem solving lessons, a focused and rigorous curriculum and textbooks, and teacher content knowledge, which have prompted some researchers to recommend the development of focused and coherent curricula for improving teachers’content and pedagogical knowledge and student learning in the U.S.

Now, for the first time, U.S. teachers can finally see for themselves how Japanese teachers develop dynamic lessons and deep mathematical understanding with the English publication of the most widely used textbook in Japan, Tokyo Shoseki’s Mathematics for Elementary School (Grades 1 to 6)!

These textbooks:

  • were written by Japanese mathematics educators, mathematicians, and accomplished Lesson Study practitioners
  • introduce a limited number of topics each year
  • go beyond procedural to conceptual understanding
  • help teachers and students understand how lessons develop concepts within and across grade levels
  • are useful as teacher resources for mathematical content and pedagogy, especially when studied as an entire set (grades 1 to 6) *

They are a must-have resource for:

  • teachers and Lesson Study groups
  • professional developers
  • supervisors, coaches, and facilitators
  • researchers and curriculum developers
  • university professors and student teachers
  • students and home schoolers
  • after school and enrichment providers
  • anyone interested in improving the teaching and learning of mathematics
These books are a tremendous resource for teachers, no matter what curriculum you use, to enhance mathematical and pedagogical understanding and provide the U.S. mathematics Lesson Study communities with the same resources Japanese teachers have used for many years.
Bill Jackson, Mathematics Facilitator, Paterson Public School No. 2
In my more than 20 years of conducting Lesson Study, these mathematics textbooks have been the main resource my colleagues and I have used to develop focused student centered lessons. I am happy my American colleagues will now have access to this valuable recource.
Akihiko Takahashi, Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education, DePaul University

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* best used in conjunction with Global Education Resources’ Elementary Teaching Guide for the Japanese Course of Study