Curriculum Connections

• Nurture who I am and who I want to be

• Engage in the complexity and diversity of persons and ideas 

• Negotiate change and challenge 

• Construct ways of being and living well together

Reasoning and analyzing

• Use reasoning to explore and make connections

• Estimate reasonably

• Develop mental math strategies and abilities to make sense of quantities

• Use technology to explore mathematics

• Model mathematics in contextualized experiences

Understanding and solving

• Develop, demonstrate, and apply mathematical understanding through play, inquiry, and problem solving

• Visualize to explore mathematical concepts

• Develop and use multiple strategies to engage in problem solving

• Engage in problem-solving experiences that are connected to place, story, cultural practices, and perspectives relevant to local First Peoples communities, the local community, and other cultures

Communicating and representing

• Communicate mathematical thinking in many ways

• Use mathematical vocabulary and language to contribute to mathematical discussions

• Explain and justify mathematical ideas and decisions

• Represent mathematical ideas in concrete, pictorial, and symbolic forms

Connecting and reflecting

• Reflect on mathematical thinking

• Connect mathematical concepts to each other and to other areas and personal interests

• Incorporate First Peoples worldviews and perspectives to make connections to mathematical concepts

• Fractions and decimals are types of numbers that can represent quantities. 

• Development of computational fluency and multiplicative thinking requires analysis of patterns and relations in multiplication and division. 

• Regular changes in patterns can be identified and represented using tools and tables. 

• Polygons are closed shapes with similar attributes that can be described, measured, and compared.

• Analyzing and interpreting experiments in data probability develops an understanding of chance. 

• number concepts to 10 000

• decimals to hundredths

• increasing and decreasing patterns, using tables and charts

• algebraic relationships among quantities

• one-step equations with an unknown number, using all operations

• one-to-one correspondence and many-to-one correspondence, using bar graphs and pictographs

• probability experiments

• All living things sense and respond to their environment.

• Matter has mass, takes up space, and can change phase.

• The motions of Earth and the moon cause observable patterns that affect living and non-living systems.

• Language and text can be a source of creativity and joy. 

• Exploring stories and other texts helps us understand ourselves and make connections to others and to the world. 

• Texts can be understood from different perspectives. 

• Using language in creative and playful ways helps us understand how language works. 

• Questioning what we hear, read, and view contributes to our ability to be educated and engaged citizens. 

• Creative expression is a means to explore and share one’s identity within a community.

• Artists experiment in a variety of ways to discover new possibilities.

• Dance, drama, music, and visual arts are each unique languages for creating and communicating.

• Exploring works of art exposes us to diverse values, knowledge, and perspectives.