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• Figure 4.2 decimal grids
• Figure 4.4 anticipation lesson planning template

Conceptual Tasks:

• Figure 4.6 conceptual task k-2: subtraction by compensating
• Figure 4.6 conceptual task 3-5: decomposing one or both factors
• Figure 4.6 conceptual task 6-8: the sum of negative numbers
• Figure 4.6 conceptual task algebra: foil

Procedural Tasks:

• Figure 4.7 procedural task k-2: basic fact relationships
• Figure 4.7 procedural task 3-5: comparing algorithms
• Figure 4.7 procedural task 6-8: relating integer addends
• Figure 4.7 procedural task algebra: patterns

Application Tasks:

• Figure 4.8 application task k-2: coins in a pocket
• Figure 4.8 application task 3-5: area with color tiles
• Figure 4.8 application task 6-8: seabird integers
• Figure 4.8 application task geometry: television area

Modified Tasks With “Create” Strategy

• Figure 4.9 Primary: ten clownfish
• Figure 4.9 Primary: making 37 
• Figure 4.9 Intermediate: shading decimals
• Figure 4.9 Middle School: creating volume
• Figure 4.9 Algebra: creating polynomials

Modified Tasks With “Connect” Strategy

• Figure 4.12 Primary: representing making ten
• Figure 4.12 Intermediate: representing fractions in multiple ways
• Figure 4.12 Middle School: representing ratio
• Figure 4.12 Geometry: vertical angles.pdf

Modified Task With “Generalize” Strategy

• Figure 4.13 Primary: proving the commutative property 
• Figure 4.13 Intermediate: decomposing factors with fractions 
• Figure 4.13 Middle School: multiplying constants 
• Figure 4.13 Algebra: generalize algebraic expressions

Modified Task With “Reverse the Problem” Strategy

• Figure 4.14 Primary: making skip counting patterns
• Figure 4.14 Intermediate: missing endpoints
• Figure 4.14 Middle School: write systems of equations
• Figure 4.14 Algebra: reversed quadratics

Modified Task With “Agree or Disagree” Strategy

• Figure 4.15 Primary: true or false equations
• Figure 4.15 Intermediate: agree or disagree about adding fractions
• Figure 4.15 Middle School: alternative solutions to equations
• Figure 4.15 Geometry: congruent diagonals

Modified Task with “Open It” Strategy

• Figure 4.16 Primary: blank pages
• Figure 4.16 Intermediate: blank partials
• Figure 4.16 Middle School: finding quotients of fractions
• Figure 4.16 Geometry: finding vertices

Modified Task With “Compare and Contrast” Strategy

• Figure 4.17 Primary: comparing ideas about addition
• Figure 4.17 Primary: comparing addition equations
• Figure 4.17 Intermediate: comparing addition of mixed numbers
• Figure 4.17 Intermediate: adding four-digit numbers with different strategies
• Figure 4.17 Middle School: comparing solution paths for equations
• Figure 4.17 Algebra: different approaches to solving

“Find and Use a Pattern” Strategy Task

• Figure 4.18 using patterns to find sums

“Write About It” Strategy Task

• Figure 4.19 explaining inequalities

“Change the Focus” Strategy Task

• Figure 4.20 working with multi-digit division

Change the Sequence

• Puzzle completion task