Math

Our goal for mathematics in the primary department is for students to develop a strong number sense.  Through explicit teaching, our students learn to understand quantities, compare numbers, recognize the relationships between numbers, develop useful strategies when counting, measuring, or estimating, and distinguish how numbers are affected by operations, such as addition and subtraction.  Our teachers use a variety of methods to teach these mathematical concepts, such as explicit teaching, the use of manipulatives, the use of computer programs, and math talks.       

Textbooks used:  Progress in Mathematics

• Communicate mathematically using the language of mathematics
• Solve problems using multiple strategies
• Understand that there are numerous ways to represent numbers and understand the relationships between numbers
• Understand the concepts of addition and subtraction
• Acquire a basic understanding that fractions are a part of a number
• Accurately count, add, and subtract money
• Demonstrate an understanding of measurement
• Accurately identify, compare, analyze, compose, and decompose shapes
• Compare, contrast, analyze, and summarize data sets and graphs
• Determine the likelihood of outcomes
• Create patterns and functions
• Apply the associative and commutative properties of mathematics