"The Common Core Mathematics Companion 6-8 offers a practical guide for implementing the CCSS Math Standards. Teachers will appreciate the misconception alerts and ideas for differentiation."

- Jay McTighe, Author and Consultant



When it comes to math, standards-aligned is achievement-aligned...



In the short time since The Common Core Mathematics Companions, Grades K-2 and 3-5 burst on the scene, they have been lauded as the best resources for making critical math ideas easy to teach. With this brand-new 6-8 volume, middle school math success is at your fingertips.



Page by page, the authors lay out the pieces to a cutting-edge curriculum, helping you to:




Get the inside scoop on which standards connect, what key vocabulary means, and time-saving tables showing where to focus instruction for each grade
Write curriculum for: ratios and proportional relationships, the number system, expressions and equations, functions, geometry, and statistics & probability
Use the What to Teach pages to deliver powerful standards-based lessons
Learn effective techniques to create an environment where all students can experience math break-throughs
Incorporate the Standards for Mathematical Practice to improve students' ability to problem solve, construct viable arguments, use tools strategically, attend to precision, and more


The Common Core Mathematics Companion, Grades 6-8 has what every middle school needs to provide students with the foundation for the concepts and skills they will be expected to know in grade 9-12.



Ruth Harbin Miles is a mathematics coach, with special expertise in developing teachers' content knowledge and strategies for engaging students to achieve high mathematics standards. A serving member on