How to Use This Guide
This schedule follows the 29-week pacing guide provided by Illustrative Mathematics. To help you navigate the course effectively:
- Unit Links with Practice Problem Videos: This column provides direct access to the unit overview and includes a link to a playlist featuring videos that demonstrate solutions to most practice problems.
- Lesson Links: Each lesson title is linked directly to the digital student workbooks and interactive tasks.
- Video Lessons: The second column provides links to video explanations (where available) to help reinforce complex geometric concepts.
- Optional Lessons: Any lessons listed in italics are considered optional enrichment and can be skipped if you are short on time without missing core standards.
- Teacher/Caregiver Resources: Parents and caregivers can create a free teacher account on the IM website. This grants access to essential resources, including:
- Assessments
- Detailed teacher guides with lesson aims.
- Full answer keys
Why Choose Illustrative Mathematics?
Illustrative Mathematics is a problem-based curriculum rooted in the idea that students learn best by doing math, rather than just memorizing formulas.
Problem-Based Learning
Instead of starting with a lecture, lessons begin with a “Notice and Wonder” or a challenging task. Students develop conceptual understanding by exploring geometric relationships before the formal definitions are introduced.
Focus on Rigor and Coherence
IM is designed to build “mathematical authority.” In Geometry, this means moving beyond simple shape identification to deep logical proofs, coordinate geometry, and trigonometry, ensuring students are prepared for advanced algebra and beyond.
Rabbit Hole Learning 