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SEL activities for CPM Core Connections Integrated II

29 RoseThread Connect activities matched to the chapters of CPM Core Connections Integrated II (CPM Educational Program). Each one teaches the chapter's content and builds one Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) skill in about 20 minutes.

We look only at each book's table of contents (chapter titles and topics) to suggest activities that fit the flow of your course. We don't use or reproduce any textbook content, and your edition's chapter order may differ slightly. RoseThread Connect is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by these publishers.

Chapter 1: Algebraic and Geometric Relationships

• Proving Theorems Together Relationship skills · Integrated Math IIPartner proofs with kind feedback stems.
• Parallelogram Proofs Relationship skills · Integrated Math IIJustifying every claim in a proof; integrity in arguments.

Chapter 2: Justification and Similarity

• Similar, Not the Same Social awareness · Integrated Math IIDilations make similar figures; similar experiences are not identical ones.
• Proving Similarity Responsible decision-making · Integrated Math IIAA similarity and how much evidence a conclusion needs.
• Shadows and Heights Self-management · Integrated Math IIMeasuring tall objects with similar triangles outdoors.
• Proving Theorems Together Relationship skills · Integrated Math IIPartner proofs with kind feedback stems.

Chapter 3: Probability and Trigonometry

• Probability of Belonging Social awareness · Integrated Math IISample spaces and events using fictional school survey data about clubs and belonging.
• Fair Games Responsible decision-making · Integrated Math IIStudents design games and test whether they are fair.
• Right Triangle Ratios Self-awareness · Integrated Math IIDiscovering sine, cosine, and tangent through measurement patterns.
• Shadows and Heights Self-management · Integrated Math IIMeasuring tall objects with similar triangles outdoors.
• Angles of Elevation Self-management · Integrated Math IITrig problems about ramps and accessibility in the community.

Chapter 4: Factoring and More Trigonometry

• Factoring Our Way Through Self-management · Integrated Math IIFactoring quadratics with a stuck plan and partner hints.
• Many Forms, One Function Social awareness · Integrated Math IIStandard, vertex, and factored forms show the same function; people show different sides too.
• Right Triangle Ratios Self-awareness · Integrated Math IIDiscovering sine, cosine, and tangent through measurement patterns.
• Angles of Elevation Self-management · Integrated Math IITrig problems about ramps and accessibility in the community.

Chapter 5: Quadratic Functions

• The Shape of a Parabola Self-awareness · Integrated Math IIStudents interpret vertex and intercepts on a parabola tracking the arc of a hard week.
• Completing the Square Self-management · Integrated Math IICompleting the square step by step, with a breathing reset between steps.
• The Quadratic Formula Responsible decision-making · Integrated Math IIChoosing the best solving method and explaining the decision.
• When There Is No Real Answer Self-awareness · Integrated Math IIComplex solutions; sitting with questions that do not have easy answers.
• Factoring Our Way Through Self-management · Integrated Math IIFactoring quadratics with a stuck plan and partner hints.
• Systems with Curves Relationship skills · Integrated Math IIA line and a parabola meet; partners find where two plans intersect.
• Many Forms, One Function Social awareness · Integrated Math IIStandard, vertex, and factored forms show the same function; people show different sides too.

Chapter 6: More Right Triangles

• The Pythagorean Identity Responsible decision-making · Integrated Math IIProving sin² + cos² = 1 and why some truths always hold.
• Right Triangle Ratios Self-awareness · Integrated Math IIDiscovering sine, cosine, and tangent through measurement patterns.
• Angles of Elevation Self-management · Integrated Math IITrig problems about ramps and accessibility in the community.
• Powers and Patience Self-management · Integrated Math IIRational exponents through pattern work, with a calm strategy for confusing notation.

Chapter 7: Proof and Conditional Probability

• Two Way Tables Again Social awareness · Integrated Math IIConditional probability from two way tables on student well being.
• Conditional Thinking Responsible decision-making · Integrated Math IIGiven that changes probability; how context changes the meaning of a claim.
• Risk and Choices Responsible decision-making · Integrated Math IIUsing probability to analyze decisions like wearing a seatbelt or texting while driving.
• Proving Theorems Together Relationship skills · Integrated Math IIPartner proofs with kind feedback stems.

Chapter 8: Polygons and Circles

• Circles Everywhere Relationship skills · Integrated Math IICircle relationships; mapping your circle of support.
• Arcs and Sectors Self-management · Integrated Math IISectors of a day's pie chart: protecting time for rest.
• Parallelogram Proofs Relationship skills · Integrated Math IIJustifying every claim in a proof; integrity in arguments.
• Similar, Not the Same Social awareness · Integrated Math IIDilations make similar figures; similar experiences are not identical ones.

Chapter 9: Modeling with Functions

• Piecewise Days Self-management · Integrated Math IIPiecewise functions model a day that changes rules: school, work, rest.
• Inverse Thinking Relationship skills · Integrated Math IIInverse functions undo each other; repair undoes harm.
• Systems with Curves Relationship skills · Integrated Math IIA line and a parabola meet; partners find where two plans intersect.
• Launch Day Self-management · Integrated Math IIModeling a projectile with a quadratic and planning a goal with a peak and a landing.
• The Shape of a Parabola Self-awareness · Integrated Math IIStudents interpret vertex and intercepts on a parabola tracking the arc of a hard week.
• Transforming Functions Social awareness · Integrated Math IIShifting and stretching graphs; how a change in situation shifts a person's experience.

Chapter 10: Circles and More

• Equations of Circles Social awareness · Integrated Math IICircle equations model service areas like a library's reach.
• Circles Everywhere Relationship skills · Integrated Math IICircle relationships; mapping your circle of support.
• Systems with Curves Relationship skills · Integrated Math IIA line and a parabola meet; partners find where two plans intersect.

Chapter 11: Solids

• Volume and Space Social awareness · Integrated Math IIDesigning water tanks or planters for a community garden.

Chapter 12: Counting and Closure

• Fair Games Responsible decision-making · Integrated Math IIStudents design games and test whether they are fair.
• Probability of Belonging Social awareness · Integrated Math IISample spaces and events using fictional school survey data about clubs and belonging.
• Risk and Choices Responsible decision-making · Integrated Math IIUsing probability to analyze decisions like wearing a seatbelt or texting while driving.

RoseThread Connect activities are drafted with the help of AI and shaped by educators. Students never have to share anything personal. Our five SEL skills are informed by CASEL's SEL Framework; RoseThread Learning is not affiliated with or endorsed by CASEL.