The majority of our time was spent pooling over, consolidating, and organizing material from the following Ontario Ministry of Education documents:

• The Kindergarten Program, 2016
• The Ontario Curriculum, Mathematics, K-8, 2005
• A Guide to Effective Instruction in Mathematics, Kindergarten to Grade 3, Number Sense and Numeration, 2003
• A Guide to Effective Instruction in Mathematics, Kindergarten to Grade 3, Data Management and Probability, 2007
• A Guide to Effective Instruction in Mathematics, Kindergarten to Grade 3, Patterning and Algebra, 2007
• A Guide to Effective Instruction in Mathematics, Kindergarten to Grade 3, Measurement, 2007
• A Guide to Effective Instruction in Mathematics, Kindergarten to Grade 3, Geometry and Spatial Sense, 2005

(While we also looked at and through the Guides to Effective Instruction for grades 4-6, we focused on the K-3 resources.)

We used several resources to inform our thinking (and from which our resources and activities (which are NOT included herewithin) were planned to derive):

• Good Questions: Great Ways to Differentiate Mathematics Instruction
  by Marian Small
• Making Math Meaningful to Canadian Students K-8
  by Marian Small
• Eyes on Math: A Visual Approach to Teaching Math Concepts
  by Marian Small
• Big Ideas from Dr. Small Grade K-3: Creating a Comfort Zone for Teaching Mathematics
  by Marian Small
• Making Math Meaningful
  by Marian Small
• Number Talks Common Core Edition, Grades K-5: Helping Children Build Mental Math and Computation Strategies
  by Sherry Parrish
• Mathematical Mindsets: Unleashing Students’ Potential through Creative Math, Inspiring Messages and Innovative Teaching
  by Jo Boaler
• 5 Practices for Orchestrating Productive Mathematics Discussions
  by Margaret Schwan Smith and Mary Kay Stein
• Teaching Student-Centered Mathematics: Developmentally Appropriate Instruction (Volumes I and II)
  by John A. Van de Walle, Karen S. Karp, LouAnn H. Lovin and Jennifer M. Bay-Williams