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This teacher narrative can also be found via our Curriculum Guide. Navigate to https://www.discoveryeducation.com/texas/math/reviewer/ and scroll down to 'Educator Dashboard' to find login information for the educator experience. Once logged in, click on 'Curriculum' at the top of the page. Select the Number and Operations domain, then select the 1.4.C standard. A complete list of all teacher narratives aligned to this standard can be found there, including this one. This narrative citation is specially designed to teach the breakout to which it is aligned.
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Navigate to https://www.discoveryeducation.com/texas/math/reviewer/ and scroll down to 'Educator Dashboard' to find login information for the educator experience. Once logged in, click on 'Curriculum' at the top of the page. Select the Number and Operations domain - 1.2C - Example Lessons - In Progress Lessons
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Navigate to https://www.discoveryeducation.com/texas/math/reviewer/ and scroll down to 'Student Experience' to find the Kindergarten student login information. Once logged in, click on My House. Once in My House, click on the piggy bank.
Original Text: Explain the strategies used to solved problems involving adding and subtracting within 10 using spoken words, concreted and pictorial models, and number sentences.
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Under the heading "Standards for Mathematics" in the Teacher Narratives.
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Original Text: Across all Teacher Narratives, we will update "Standards for Mathematics" and the "MA" designation in front of the standard with "TEKS" and "TEKS" in front of the standard.
Updated Text: Across all Teacher Narratives, we will update "Standards for Mathematics" and the "MA" designation in front of the standard with "TEKS" and "TEKS" in front of the standard.
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Whole page - This resource is found within the DreamBox University resources available to educators. It lists questions to support building student agency based on the Mathematical Process expectations presented in the Common Core standards.
Original Text: TEACHER SAY: That was a fun way to practice place value. leave your Place Value Blackout cards and counters on the corner of your desk. I will come by and collect all
Updated Text: TEACHER SAY: That was a fun way to practice place value. Leave your Place Value Blackout cards and counters on the corner of your desk. I will come by and collect all
Updated Text: For each Teacher Narrative, found in the Curriculum Guide by clicking on a specific standard, DreamBox will update the narrative to include direct references to the relevant ELPS for each lesson. This addition of Strategies to Support Emergent Bilingual Students ensures teachers can better support language development alongside mathematical understanding for emergent bilingual students. The link includes PDFs of all proposed updated Teacher Narratives.
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Updated Text: For each TEKS, the updated Curriculum Guide will include a section on common misconceptions and typical student struggles. This helps educators: anticipate common errors in reasoning, identify points where additional explanation or visual support may be needed, and plan targeted questions or clarifications to support conceptual understanding. The links include a view of the Curriculum Guide to see how / where common misconceptions will be added to this resource and an Excel document showing all common misconceptions aligned to TEKS.
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Updated Text: Each unit in the updated Curriculum Guide will include:
- A set of academic vocabulary words aligned to the selected TEKS
- Student-friendly definitions to promote clear and consistent use of terms
- A link to a Frayer model PDF for each vocabulary word, including a completed version that mirrors how vocabulary is introduced in the DreamBox student experience and a blank version for teachers to use in whole-class instruction, small groups, or formative activities.
The links include a view of the Curriculum Guide to see how / where the vocabulary section will be added to this resource and an Excel document showing all vocabulary words in DreamBox lessons aligned to TEKS.
Updated Text: In the updated Curriculum Guide, each TEKS-aligned unit includes a description of how DreamBox’s lesson sequence supports students in progressing from conceptual understanding to procedural fluency. Educators will see how lessons first introduce concepts through models and reasoning strategies, then guide students toward efficient and accurate procedures over time.
The link includes a view of the Curriculum Guide to see how / where the conceptual to procedural section will be added to this resource.
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Updated Text: To help educators plan for and pace instruction, DreamBox will add the expected time-per-lesson estimates to its Curriculum Guide. While DreamBox is intentionally designed for students to progress at their own pace, the estimates will reflect how long students typically engage with each lesson. This will help educators integrate DreamBox meaningfully into their instructional blocks and monitor student progress over time. The links include a view of the Curriculum Guide to see how the lesson times will be displayed and an Excel document showing all lesson times.
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Updated Text: To support alignment with Texas expectations, DreamBox proposed Curriculum Guide update will include a Process Standards section outlining:
- The specific TEKS Process Standards that are integrated into the lessons’ instructional design.
- Rationale description of how process standards are incorporated and connected throughout the learning pathways.
The links include a view of the Curriculum Guide to see how / where the connection to process standards will be added to this resource and an Excel document showing all process standards alignments to DreamBox lessons tied to TEKS.
Updated Text: Each TEKS page of the Curriculum Guide will include a lesson pathway visualization that show the pre-requisite lessons and related lessons to the selected standard. This structure supports teacher understanding of instructional flow, concept development, and opportunities for reinforcement of process skills across lessons.
The link includes a view of the Curriculum Guide to see how / where the lesson pathway will be added to this resource.
Updated Text: DreamBox will expand upon its Parent Email database to provide English and Spanish parent emails for all K-5 lesson groups aligned to TEKS standards, ensuring families receive lesson-specific updates as students progress. These emails will provide clear, accessible summaries of the math concepts covered, reinforcing learning at home and offering suggestions for how parents can support their child’s progress — regardless of their primary language.
The link includes a folder with all proposed Parent Emails for all TEKS-alignd DreamBox lesson groups.
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Updated Text: DreamBox is proposing further supporting vocabulary development within the student experience by expanding its vocabulary glossary into a more interactive element embedded in the lesson. Each clickable vocabulary word is supported with a Frayer model, helping students build meaning through definition, examples, and visual representation.
The link shows how this experience will be shown in the student experience. The second link includes all vocabulary words and definitions.