"It is my hope that the Developing Number Concepts series will be more than books from which teachers will occasionally pick and choose activities. These resources present a philosophy and an approach based on certain principles and beliefs about how children learn and will be most effectively used if the activities are presented in light of the philosophy".

Kathy Richardson, Author

The Developing Number Concepts series by Kathy Richardson is a complete K-2 curriculum for number operations that was designed to help young children develop important foundational mathematics concepts.

Each of the three books in the series includes cohesive and organized sets of activities and lessons focused on particular mathematical ideas. Every concept is developed both through teacher-directed and independent activities. Because children learn at different rates and come to school with varying levels of mathematical understanding the activities are “expandable” and, therefore, make it easy for teachers to differentiate their instruction.

This series is easy for teachers to use. Each book includes background information on the featured math concept and a summary of ways to teach the concept. Teachers are given questions to guide their observations as they observe their students using the activities. The questions are geared to help teachers determine if the tasks the children are working with are appropriate and are meeting their needs.

The Planning Guide for Developing Number Concepts accompanies the series. The guide was written for kindergarten through grade three teachers and teachers of multi-grade classes. It includes comprehensive year-long teaching plans along with classroom management ideas.