This unit is designed to provide an overview of strategies to transform color-blind math lessons into anti-racist math lessons. As such, the unit as a whole does not focus on specific math standards as a typical curricular unit would. Instead, a variety of Common Core State Standards of Mathematics (CCSS-M) are met that span a range of units based on the New Haven Public School curriculum. The sample lesson plan and four culturally relevant activities build upon the 8 standards for mathematical practice (SMP) as outlined in the CCSS-M. The remaining standards focus on modeling with geometry.
CCSS.Math.Practice.MP1
Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
CCSS.Math.Practice.MP2
Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
CCSS.Math.Practice.MP3
Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
CCSS.Math.Practice.MP4
Model with mathematics.
CCSS.Math.Practice.MP5
Use appropriate tools strategically.
CCSS.Math.Practice.MP6
Attend to precision.
CCSS.Math.Practice.MP7
Look for and make use of structure.
CCSS.Math.Practice.MP8
Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
CCSS.Math.Content.HSG.MG.A.1
Use geometric shapes, their measures, and their properties to describe objects.
CCSS.Math.Content.HSG.MG.A.3
Apply geometric methods to solve design problems.