We have math content standards and mathematical practices. These need to be taught in a way that prepares students for the careers that they will have as adults and understanding math's descriptive power in nature and logic. This needs to happen in a way that is manageable given our limited time and energy. The resources below are meant to help with this and they can be used to structure a year of daily lessons in a year long math scope and sequence, or they can be integrated into existing practices. 
1. Start by teaching students to estimate so that they focus on the widely applicable process of getting and evaluating answers instead of just the answer itself. 
​​Resources for Estimation Tasks
http://www.estimation180.com

https://www.stevewyborney.com/?p=1483

http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/ComparisonEstimator/

http://www.101qs.com/
Estimation Templates for Student Work
​Estimation Template (Editable Word Document)
On the number line, students write an estimate that is a little too low and a little too high on the number line, and then they make and place their final estimate.

Simple, Compact Estimation Template

Complex, Compact Estimation Template
2. Teach the mathematical practices through real world based problems.
3. Teach content standards by moving up the Depth of Knowledge levels.
​At level 4, move to step 4 below.
Resources for Depth Of Knowledge Level 2 and 3 Tasks
http://www.openmiddle.com/

http://www.fosteringmathpractices.com/routinesforreasoning/

https://teacher.desmos.com/

https://www.illustrativemathematics.org/content-standards

http://mathmistakes.org

http://map.mathshell.org/materials//tasks.php
4. Use real world based problems to teach to Depth of Knowledge Level 4 for each content area.