Factual Errors Report
Mathematics (English)
Publisher: Discovery Education Inc
Supplemental Math, Grade 5 (IMRA25)
Program: DreamBox Math for Texas - Grade 5
Component: N/A (ISBN: N/A)
There is a Typo (additional letters) before "According to the bar graph..." under the Teacher Says section on page 4.
Look at page 4
Students Do:
Teacher Does:
*** Teacher SAYS... look at the second line of what the teacher says. Right before the words "According to the bar graph..."
Original sentence: "Provide Provide independent think time after asking questions or posing prompts."
Should say: "Provide independent think time after asking questions or posing prompts."
"Strategies to Support Emergent Bilingual Students"
Bullet #1. Typo
Original sentence: "Provide Provide independent think time after asking questions or posing prompts."
Under "Why Teaching Vocab Matters"
The sentence after "Beginning" and the sentence after "Advanced" need periods to keep parallel structure with the other three bullet points.
Under "Why Teaching Vocab Matters"
The sentence after "Beginning" and the sentence after "Advanced" need periods to keep parallel structure with the other three bullet points.
Component: DreamBox Math for Texas - Grade 5 Digital License (ISBN: N/A)
The activity is mislabeled as "Sums within 40, Using a Counters and a Ten Frame Model"
This activity must also involve money as per the breakout. At least one problem must include a dollar sign.
Correlation Guide> page 511 > 5.3.E.i
First activity which is mislabeled as "Sums within 40, Using a Counters and a Ten Frame Model"
Thank you for your feedback. We have updated the activity name with the correct name in the TEKS Correlation Guide.
In addition, the Curriculum Guide provides Teacher Narratives that includes example problems that involve money. For example, in Decimal Products in Real Life linked here, the Assessment on page 2 has a problem that involves money.
https://discoveryed.sharepoint.com/:b:/t/PE_Public_Sharing_Folder/EZtMu…;
The activity is mislabeled AND the breakout specifically says students should be solving problems involving money. At least one problem should have the dollar sign.
In the Correlation Guide, Grade 5, 3.E.ii. The first activity is Sums within 40, "Using a Counters and a Ten Frame Model" (which is incorrectly labeled). Students play a game where they decompose the numbers to find a product using the area model.
Thank you for your feedback. We have updated the activity name with the correct name in the TEKS Correlation Guide.
In addition, the Curriculum Guide provides Teacher Narratives that includes example problems that involve money. For example, in Multiplying Decimals in Real Life - Lesson 1 linked here, the Sample Lesson Flow on page 5 has an that involves money.
https://discoveryed.sharepoint.com/:b:/t/PE_Public_Sharing_Folder/EQDIM…
In order for this citation to match the breakout, the word "properties" needs to be "attributes." Properties and attributes, according to TEA, are mut interchangeable. The activity presented here is correct and can be accepted but the language of the breakout must be used: attributes.
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 Geometry and Measurement domain, then select the 5.5.A 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.
Thank you for your feedback. We will change the word "properties" to "attributes."