8th Grade Math

The Oakland Diocese has adopted the Common Core Standards for mathematics.  These standards have been adopted in public and private schools across the country in an attempt to unify our academic curriculum.  As a math teacher, I love using these standards because they encourage depth of understanding and focus largely on critical thinking, problem solving and even a little bit of writing! 

Textbook Resources:

SAVVAS enVision Mathematics Grade 8

To access your eBook, please have your username/password ready and visit 8th grade eText

Online Resources:

• LearnZillion!: This exceptional resource has short, student-friendly videos that focus on each Common Core standard.  We will use them in class, but you are welcome to use them at home as well.

• Khan Academy: Khan Academy boasts thousands of videos pertaining to a plethora of math topics (ranging from addition and subtraction to calculus).  This is a great resource for supporting struggling mathematicians as well as for challenging our advanced mathematicians.  If you would like to use this online resource at home, please use your personalized Khan Academy username/password to login.  If you already have your own username/password please email Ms. Levesque and ask for the "Class Code" for your grade level.

• Additional resources are listed under "Summer Math Resources".

Curriculum Goals & Objectives:

In eighth grade math, we will focus on:

• Functions

• Rational vs. Irrational Numbers

• Expressions and equations

• Geometry (transformations in the coordinate plane, Pythagorean Theorem, etc.)

• Statistics and Probability

• For a comprehensive look at our eighth grade math curriculum, a list of the Common Core Standards can be found at Common Core State Standards

Please refer to the "8th Grade Algebra" page for more information about 8th grade algebra course.

8th High School Entrance Exam folder - practice tests and keys