Math Resources
for Assessment
and Instruction

MA DESE Resources for Families, Educators, and Leaders

• MA DESE 2025 Educational Vision at https://www.doe.mass.edu/commissioner/vision/ 

• MA DESE Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) 2025 Blueprint at https://www.doe.mass.edu/sfss/mtss/default.html 

• MA DESE Family Resources and Standards Guides at https://www.doe.mass.edu/highstandards/default.html 

• MA DESE Social and Emotional Learning in Math at https://www.doe.mass.edu/sfs/sel/math-resources.html 

• MA DESE Math Educator Resources - Quick Reference Guides at https://www.doe.mass.edu/stem/math/ed-resources.html 

• MA DESE Math Leader Resources - Administrator Guides at https://www.doe.mass.edu/stem/math/admin-resources.html 

• MA DESE Current Standards Frameworks at https://www.doe.mass.edu/frameworks/current.html 

• MA DESE Standards Navigator site at https://www.doe.mass.edu/frameworks/search/default.aspx 

IM360 resources from Illustrative Mathematics *free*

• IM360 main page at https://accessim.org/  for their K-5, 6-8, and 9-12 curriculum *free for teachers, students, and families*

• IM's "Hub" for teachers and math leaders for curriculum implementation supports

• IM's course guide links to Math Language Routines information for K-5 (with MLR details), 6-8 and 9-12 

• IM's course guide links to Universal Design for Learning (UDL) information for K-5, 6-8 and 9-12 

• IM's link to Stanford University 2017 research for Math Language Routines at https://ul.stanford.edu/resource/principles-design-mathematics-curricula-and-mlrs 

Forefront Education Numeracy Resources *free*

• Learn more about Forefront education at https://forefront.education/ 

• Explore the USNS and FRS Projects at https://forefront.education/solutions/number-sense-project/ 

• Forefront's approach to Standards Based Grading at https://forefront.education/solutions/standards-based-grading/ 

• Forefront's affordable pricing for their data platform at https://forefront.education/pricing/ 

Numberblocks Educational Show for ages PreK through Grade 3 *free*

• Link to Numberblocks Homepage for general information about the show

• Link to Numberblocks "How It Works" for information about the UK's NCETM & BBC collaboration for the show's creation

• Link to NCETM's website for free Numberblocks teacher and family guides with the goals and description for each episode

• Link to NCETM's Numberblocks Series Overview PDF for details about every episode Levels 1-5

• Link to Numberblocks Episodes Seasons 1-5 (levels 1-2 correspond to PreK-TK, levels 3-5 correspond to grades 1-3)

• Link to free printables from UK's Learning Resources company

• Link to Hand2Mind Educational resources here in the US aligned to the show

• Link to the Numberblocks Channel on YouTube 

The Math Learning Center free resources, online math apps, and information about their K-5 Bridges program

• The Math Learning Center home at https://www.mathlearningcenter.org/ 

• Free online math applications and manipulatives for instruction at https://www.mathlearningcenter.org/apps 

• "Math at Home" free math activities and tasks PreK-5 at https://mathathome.mathlearningcenter.org/ 

• MLC's educators blog at https://www.mathlearningcenter.org/educators/blog 

(BTC) Building Thinking Classrooms tasks, instruction design, and assessment framework

• BTC 14 Practices research at https://www.buildingthinkingclassrooms.com/about-btc 

• BTC books at https://www.buildingthinkingclassrooms.com/books 

• BTC resources at https://www.buildingthinkingclassrooms.com/resources 

• BTC *free* tasks for K-5, 6-8, and 9-12 at https://www.buildingthinkingclassrooms.com/btc-tasks 

• BTC *free*numeracy tasks K-12 at https://www.buildingthinkingclassrooms.com/numeracy-tasks 

Acheive the Core - Mathematics Resources for Standards-Based Instruction and Professional Development *free*

• Achieve the Core, powered by Student Achievement Partners, offering free, high-quality, grade-level resources since 2011

  • ATC's Math Focus by Grade Level at https://achievethecore.org/category/774/mathematics-focus-by-grade-level 

  • ATC's Mathematics Coherence Map at https://achievethecore.org/page/1118/coherence-map 

  • ATC's Fractions Resources Site at https://achievethecore.org/collection/4/fractions 

Amplify Math K-12 Curriculum, mCLASS Assessment, and Boost individualized instruction

• Amplify's "Discover" page to access free resources for Math, ELA, and Science at https://classroom.amplify.com/discover 

• Amplify's mCLASS Math Assessment program information at https://amplify.com/programs/mclass-math/ 

• Amplify's Boost Math individualized instruction program information at https://amplify.com/programs/boost-math/ 

• Amplify's free "Fluency" collection with teacher guides for getting started and presentation slides for demonstrations

• Amplify's free numeracy fluency activities at https://fluency.amplify.com/ developed in conjunction with "Math for Love"

  • link to instructions for getting students set up at https://fluency.amplify.com/learn 

• Amplify's Help Center for all Boost, mCLASS, and Fluency related FAQs and support articles 

• Amplify's Caregiver resources for K-5 and 6-12 at https://amplify.com/caregiver-hub/amplify-desmos-math/ 

• Amplify's "Classroom Crosswalk" for alignment guides to other Math Curriculum programs and Amplify's free resources