Pre-primary

Math

Learning a foundation of Pre-primary mathematical concepts is accomplished through children's hands-on experience, observation and discovery. Number recognition, counting, patterning and graphing are taught throughout the day when students are engaged in activities that use the calendar and when other activities allow. Kindergarten students expand on their math concepts by learning about measurement, time and money, and performing simple operations.

Primary

Math

The University of Chicago Everyday Mathematics program introduces students to a progression of mathematical topics with a focus on number sense, problem-solving and real life applications of mathematical principles including: algebra, geometry, measurement and probability. The “spiral” approach of Everyday Mathematics overlaps the teaching of new skills and concepts while reviewing and revisiting previously learned skills and concepts through the use of manipulatives and games.

Everyday Mathematics is structured to reinforce problem-solving for everyday situations, link new concepts with past experiences, and promote cooperative learning through the use of partners and small groups. Our teachers provide informal assessment, and encourage an active partnership between home and school.

Intermediate

Math

The University of Chicago Everyday Mathematics program emphasizes conceptual understanding while building a mastery of basic skills. The program is organized into the following content areas: data and chance, geometry, measurement and reference frames, numeration, operations and computation, and patterns, functions, and algebra. This research-based program proceeds from “known to unknown” so that students can build upon their pre-existing knowledge. The program design considers how students learn and what they are interested in.

The goal of the Everyday Mathematics program is to raise expectations with respect to the amount and range of new mathematical topics to which students are introduced. Using communication, social interaction, tools and manipulatives, students explore the full mathematical spectrum rather than learning just basic arithmetic.