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General Math Scope and Sequence

The document outlines a comprehensive scope and sequence for teaching general math concepts, divided into two semesters. Semester A focuses on developing number sense through addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and the understanding of factors, shapes, and patterns. Semester B shifts to rational numbers, covering fractions, decimals, percentages, integers, and their operations, along with concepts of probability and graphing.

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General Math Scope and Sequence

The document outlines a comprehensive scope and sequence for teaching general math concepts, divided into two semesters. Semester A focuses on developing number sense through addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and the understanding of factors, shapes, and patterns. Semester B shifts to rational numbers, covering fractions, decimals, percentages, integers, and their operations, along with concepts of probability and graphing.

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General Math Scope and Sequence

Developing Number Sense

Building Number Concepts Problem Solving

Semester A: Developing Number Sense

Unit 1 Addition

• Determine the place value of digits in a whole number.


• Find sums of whole numbers with and without regrouping.
• Round and estimate with whole numbers.

Unit 2 Subtraction

• Understand the relationship between basic and extended


subtraction facts.
• Solve whole number subtraction problems using a variety
of strategies.
• Estimate the solution to problems by rounding.

Working with Data

• Identify the question being asked in a word problem.


• Solve word problems using whole number
subtraction.

Unit 3 Multiplication

• Understand the relationship between basic and expanded


multiplication.
• Recognize and factor out powers of 10 from multiplication
problems.
• Estimate the solution to whole number multiplication
problems.
• Understand the role of place value in multiplication.
• Understand the concept of multiplication as repeated addition.

Connections to Measurement, Geometry, and Rates

• Understand multiplication through linear


measurement.
• Understand multiplication through an area model.
• Understand the concept of rates.
Unit 4 Division

• Understand the relationship between multiplication and


division.
• Solve problems using basic and extended division facts.
• Understand the role of place value in division.
• Understand the concept of the remainder.

Connections to Measurement and the Two Basic


Division Questions

• Connect division to linear measurement and the


concept of partitioning.
• Understand division through an area model.
• Understand division through two basic questions:
– “How many groups?”
– “How many in each group?”

Unit 5 Factors, Primes, Composites

• Factor whole numbers using a variety of methods.


• Determine if a given number is prime or composite.
• Find the prime factorization of a whole number.

Area and Perimeter

• Explore the relationship between perimeter and


area of shapes.
• Discover and use area formulas for triangles and
parallelograms.
• Find the area of irregularly shaped objects.

Unit 6 Common Factors and Number Patterns

• Find common factors for whole numbers using a variety


of methods.
• Identify the greatest common factor for two or more whole
numbers.
• Explore patterns in odd, even, and square numbers.

Properties of Shapes

• Group shapes based on common properties.


• Explore congruence and similarity of shapes.
• Expand and contract shapes on a grid.
Unit 7 More Number Patterns and Common Multiples

• Understand the relationships between triangular and square


numbers.
• Use exponents to show repeated multiplication.
• Identify common multiples of two or more whole numbers.
Translations, Reflections, Rotations, and Symmetry
• Recognize translations, reflections, and rotations in
shapes.
• Use tangrams to explore the properties of shapes.
• Understand line and rotational symmetry.

Unit 8 Concept of Fractions

• Recognize common fractions and decimal numbers between


whole numbers.
• Represent fractions using shapes, fraction bars, and
number lines.
• Find equivalent fractions and compare fractions.

Unit 9 Adding and Subtracting Fractions

• Add and subtract fractions with like and unlike denominators.


• Find the least common multiple of two or more whole
numbers.
• Use least common multiples to find common denominators.

Converting Units of Measurement

• Understand common units of measurement.


• Convert units using a conversion table.
• Measure objects to the nearest 1/4 inch.
Semester B: Making Sense of Rational Numbers

Unit 1 Concept of Fractions and Part-to-Whole Relationships

• Understand the location of fractions on the


number line.
• Understand the concept of fair shares.
• Partition the whole into a unit fraction.

Fraction Models

• Iterate the unit fraction to find a proper or improper fraction.


• Work from a fractional part to the whole.
• Understand the concepts of proper and improper fractions.

Unit 2 Magnitude, Equivalence, and the Addition and


Subtraction of Fractions

• Understand the magnitude of fractions.


• Understand the concept of equivalent fractions.
• Understand the algorithm for adding and subtracting
fractions.
• Understand why we need to change the
denominator(s) when we add and subtract fractions.

Fraction Models

• Apply concept of magnitude using number lines.


• Apply concept of equivalence using number lines and
Cuisenaire rods.
• Use Cuisenaire rods to show why fractions with unlike
denominators need common denominators before they are
added or subtracted.
• Solve fraction problems using addition and subtraction.
Unit 3 Multiplication and Division of Fractions

• Use models to show multiplication and division of


fractions.
• Understand how multiplication and division of
fractions is different from whole numbers.
• Use the traditional methods to multiply and divide
fractions.

Unit 4 Working with Mixed Numbers

• Add, subtract, multiply, and divide mixed numbers.


• Use approximations to estimate answers to problems
involving fractions and mixed numbers.

Unit 5 The Concept of Decimal Numbers

• Understand the relationship between fractions and


decimals.
• Convert fractions to decimal numbers and decimal
numbers to fractions.
• Use strategies to round decimal numbers.

Unit 6 Operations on Decimal Numbers

• Demonstrate addition and subtraction of decimal


numbers.
• Use models to show multiplication and division of
decimal numbers.
• Use models to show multiplication and division of
decimals.

Area of Two-Dimensional Shapes

• Use formulas to find the area of rectangles, triangles, and other


quadrilaterals.
• Develop an understanding of the parts of a circle.
• Find the circumference and area of a circle.
Unit 7 Understanding Percent

• Understand percent as a rational number.


• Connect the concept of percent to fractions and
decimals.
• Convert back and forth between decimal numbers
and percent.
• Understand the magnitude of percent numbers.
Understanding Probability
• Understand chance as a value between 0 and 1.
• Represent chance through trees and tables.
• Calculate small probabilities using multiplication.
• Understand the difference between experimental and theoretical
probabilities.
• Understand the importance of randomness in probability.
• Conduct repeated samples to confirm or find a value for the
population.

Unit 8 Integers

• Use integers to represent values greater than and less


than zero.
• Use a number line to order and compare integers.
• Use models to add and subtract integers.

Finding Points on a Graph

• Read, create, and interpret dot graphs.


• Use a coordinate grid to graph x- and y-coordinates.
• Recognize and describe symmetry on a coordinate graph.

Unit 9 Operations on Integers

• Use rules for integer operations to solve problems.


• Use models to show multiplication and division of
integers.
• Multiply and divide integers.

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