Complete math instruction for special education
Equals is an age-neutral, multi-sensory special education math curriculum that connects functional math to abstract ideas. By basing each lesson in real-life themes of homes, community, and/or school, students using Equals have shown significant gains while building essential life skills. It comes complete with manipulatives, adapted tools, vocab cards, worksheets and other materials making it ideal for a contained classroom or resource room.
- Equals is Canadianized including currency, metric units, cultural references and images, etc.
- Equals is an appropriate choice for students with cognitive disabilities, autism, and for English Language Learners (ELL).
- The program includes a content kit, a manipulative kit, and access to a Members Only Portal.
Learn more about how the new Equals 3 delivers a quality math program to students with mild to severe physical, cognitive and sensory challenges. .
Equals Math outcomes
- 4-year study: 161% increase in math skills ()
- Students observed using math language appropriately in class, outside of classroom, and at home
- Students observed completing a math task, stopping to check and think, and correcting their answer
- Lessons created with built-in and ongoing support for teachers for implementation and addressing unique student needs
What is in the kit
- Online Equals Technology Centre for group instruction
- Manipulative kit with over 500 pieces and more than 35 different types of manipulatives
- Printed Resources:
- Main Equals overview book
- 1,335 action word, math vocabulary and content cards
- 53 student workmats
- 10 teacher lesson guides with 400+ lessons
- 24 skill and theme posters
- Complete assessment system
- Math Action Dictionary (integrating assistive technologies and differentiated instruction as needed)
Printed resources
Curricular kit:
- 10 teacher guides in 5 books
- 1 overview manual book
- 53 workmats
- 16 posters
- over 700 cards
- 2 assessment flip books
- 10 student assessment protocols
Manipulatives
Equals manipulative kit shipping in two boxes.
- Demo Thermometer
- Junior Math Line
- Plastic Ten Frames
- Flying Discs
- Wiki Stix
- Rulers
- Jumbo Number Stamps
- Sorting Circles
- Demo Clock
- Sorting Bowls
- Containers of Cookie Shapes
- Softballs
- Ocean counters
- Magnetic Numbers
- Jumbo Foam Tiles
- Pocket Chart
- Counting Tray
- Math Line 31
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- Pan Balance Scale
- Step-by-Step
- Building Blocks
- Fraction Stax
- Dial Scale
- Student Thermometers
- Butterfly Counters
- Insect Counters
- Unifix Cubes Stairs
- Protractors with Arm
- Circle Protractor
- Plastic Mirrors
- Pattern Blocks and Circle Counters in Bag
- Ang Legs
- Unifix Cubes
- Attribute Blocks in Bag
- Turtle and frog counters
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Online resources
EqualsTech interactive materials for whole class instruction on SmartBoard or any other Interactive Whiteboard or projection system.
Members Only area with invaluable tools for educators online:
- All materials in the Equals kit as reproducibles in PDF format. You can easily re-print any of the printed materials that are damaged or lost.
- Additional digital only materials: Action Dictionary with ideas for ensuring active participation of ALL students, Leveled Worksheets, Lesson picture symbols, Gameboards, Students tools and more!
