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Math
scope and sequence
The math curriculum is arranged in strands. The basic strands
that all students explore are:
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Number Sense and Operations
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Fractions (and Decimals - grades 4 and 5)
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Measurement, Time and Money
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Graphing and Probability
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Geometry
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Patterns and Problem-Solving
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Pre-algebra (grade 5)
As an example, all
students in grades Kindergarten through Fifth Grade study geometry. As
they advance through the grades, students are guided through learning objectives
of increasing complexity, thereby raising their level of understanding of
geometry and their ability to apply that knowledge in various situations.
The chart below illustrates this example.
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Grade
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Geometry Objective(s)
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Kindergarten
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- Name the four basic
plane figures: (circle, square,
rectangle, and triangle).
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Grade One
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- Identify and draw
simple shapes (circle, square,
rectangle, and triangle).
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Grade Two
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- Identify, draw, and
describe simple shapes (circle,
square, rectangle, and triangle).
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Grade
Three
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- Identify, draw, and
describe geometric shapes and figures including angles and sides of
polygons.
- Estimate lengths and
areas.
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Grade
Four
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- Identify, describe
geometric terms and draw two-dimensional and three-dimensional
geometric figures.
- Identify one or more
lines of symmetry.
- Estimate/measure
perimeters to the nearest inch, half-inch, centimeter.
- Estimate/measure
lengths and areas.
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Grade
Five
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- Identify, describe, and
draw open and closed congruent, similar and symmetrical figures,
including drawing lines of symmetry.
- Measure geometric
shapes and angles using a protractor, compass, and straight edge.
- Identify, describe, and
draw the center point, radius, diameter, and circumference of a
circle.
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Furthermore, students at each grade level are exposed to "bridging
objectives", which build on each objective and introduce advanced concepts
that will be mastered at a later grade level.
Curriculum Counts
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