Lower School Math Curriculum

Third Grade
Number and Numeration
Counting patterns; place value; reading and writing whole numbers through 1,000,000; fractions, decimals, and integers

Fourth Grade
Reading, writing, and using whole numbers, fractions, decimals, percents, and negative numbers; exploring scientic notation

Fifth Grade
Recognizing place value in numerals for whole numbers and decimals; expressing numbers in scientic notation; nding factors of numbers; comparing properties of prime and composite numbers; representing rates and ratios with fraction notation Extending whole-number facts with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division to fractions and decimals; evaluating symbolic expressions

Operations and Computation

Practicing multiplication and division facts extended to multi-digit problems; working with properties; operations with fractions and money

Practicing addition and subtraction to prociency; developing multiplication and division skills; exploring addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division methods; inventing individual procedures and algorithms; calculator procedures Collecting, organizing, displaying, and interpreting numerical data

Data and Chance

Collecting, organizing, and displaying data using tables, charts, and graphs; using basic probability terms Recording equivalent units of length; recognizing appropriate units of measure for various items; nding the area of rectangles; using multiplication arrays, coordinate grids, thermometers, clocks, calendars, and map scales to estimate distances Exploring 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional shapes and other geometric concepts

Collecting, organizing, and analyzing data using bar graphs, line graphs, circle graphs, and stem-and-leaf plots Using linear, area, capacity, and personal reference measures; locating items with reference to an origin or zero point, for example, ordinal numbers, times of day, dates, and temperatures

Measurement and Reference Frames

Exploring metric and U.S. customary measures; linear, area, volume, and weight; exploring geographical measures; using numbers in reference frames; number lines; coordinates; times and dates; latitude and longitude Developing an intuitive sense about 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional objects, their properties, uses, and relationships

Geometry

Investigating angles and rotations; calculating area and volume; drawing to scale; introducing relationships of 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional gures; exploring new transformations that affect attributes of geometric shapes

Patterns, Functions, and Algebra

Finding patterns on the number grid; solving Frames-and-Arrows

Designing, exploring, and using geometric and number patterns; reading, writing, and solving number sentences

Determining divisibility; exploring number patterns; applying formulas to geometric gures; creating number models; working with scientic calculators; squaring and unsquaring numbers; exploring variables in formulas