Nature Math, Teacher Quick Start
by Eric Gonzalez-Payne
Teachers do not need the family guide and should not have to read it.
This is the short version. What the series is, how the levels are structured, what maps onto a normal scheme of work and what does not, and how to lift a single page into an existing lesson without adopting anything.
The honest positioning is that this was built family first, so a teacher is borrowing rather than implementing. Most of what transfers well is the physical setup and the say and ask questions. The pacing will not match your term plan and is not meant to.
The teacher notes toggle inside every level is worth knowing about. It hides by default so a parent is not confronted with pedagogy, and switching it on gives you the reasoning behind each page.
Eric Gonzalez-Payne
Founder and curriculum author
Ed.M. in Educational Leadership, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Published by Empathy Global LLC
LinkedInFor the full social and emotional learning programme, see the Empathy Curriculum at empathy.kids.





