Range of Mathematical Experiences

Range of Mathematical Experiences 
Grades 3-5

Logic, Patterns, and Problem Solving	Statistics and Probability
Geometry	Measurement
Whole Numbers	Rational Numbers: Fractions and Decimals
Patterns, Functions, and Pre-algebra	Back to Homepage

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SORT/CLASSIFY OBJECTS/DATA, SHAPES, NUMBERS IN VARIETY OF WAYS
DEVELOP, USE MATHEMATICAL STATEMENTS
RECOGNIZE, DEVELOP PATTERNS
INVESTIGATE, USE CALCULATORS, COMPUTERS
INTERPRET GIVEN PROBLEMS/DEVELOP USE A VARIETY OF STRATEGIES TO SOLVE PROBLEMS
APPLY STRATEGIES TO SOLVE PROBLEMS WITHIN MATHEMATICS STRANDS
DEVELOP, USE ESTIMATION/MENTAL MATH STRATEGIES TO SOLVE PROBLEMS
VERIFY SOLUTIONS INTERPRET RESULTS WITH RESPECT TO ORIGINAL PROBLEM
CREATE, SOLVE MATHEMATICAL PROBLEMS FROM REAL-LIFE, RELEVANT SITUATIONS
COMMUNICATE MATHEMATICALLY/REASON, CONNECT MATHEMATICAL UNDERSTANDINGS

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COLLECT, ORGANIZE, RECORD DATA SETS, OBJECTS, PICTURES, NUMBERS
CONSTRUCT GRAPHS/TABLES/CHARTS
READ, INTERPRET DATA FROM GRAPHS/TABLES/CHARTS TO MAKE DECISIONS AND SOLVE PROBLEMS
VERIFY SOLUTIONS INTERPRET RESULTS WITH RESPECT TO ORIGINAL PROBLEM
CREATE, SOLVE MATHEMATICAL PROBLEMS FROM REAL-LIFE, RELEVANT SITUATIONS
COMMUNICATE MATHEMATICALLY
REASON, CONNECT MATHEMATICAL UNDERSTANDINGS Back to Top
DESCRIBE RELATIVE POSITIONS, SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS OF OBJECTS IN THE ENVIRONMENT, FIGURES ON A PLANE
RECOGNIZE, SORT, CLASSIFY GEOMETRIC FIGURES/SHAPES
RECOGNIZE, DESCRIBE, COMPARE, INVESTIGATE, GEOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF FIGURES/SHAPES
RELATE GEOMETRIC FIGURES/SHAPES & BASIC TERMINOLOGY TO FAMILIAR ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTS
INVESTIGATE COMBINING, SUBDIVIDING GEOMETRIC FIGURES/SHAPES
INVESTIGATE SYMMETRY
RECOGNIZE, DESCRIBE, COMPARE CONGRUENT AND SIMILAR SHAPES
INVESTIGATE TRANSFORMATIONS INCLUDING FLIPS, SLIDES, TURNS
RECOGNIZE, DESCRIBE, COMPARE, AND MEASURE ANGLES.
LOCATE POINTS ON GRID SYSTEM. Back to Top
SOLVE PROBLEMS USING US CURRENCY
OBSERVE/COMPARE BY MEASURABLE ATTRIBUTES
ORDER BY MEASURABLE ATTRIBUTES
MEASURE USING NONSTANDARD UNITS
RELATE MEASUREMENT UNITS TO FAMILIAR REFERENCE POINTS
MEASURE USING APPROPRIATE STANDARD UNITS
READ APPROPRIATE STANDARD MEASURING DEVICES
ESTIMATE MEASUREMENTS
CHOOSE APPROPRIATE UNITS/TOOLS TO MEASURE OBJECTS, CONDITIONS, EVENTS
CONVERT MEASUREMENT UNITS WITHIN METRIC SYSTEM/WITHIN ENGLISH SYSTEM
DEVELOP MEASUREMENT FORMULAS USING OBJECTS
APPLY FORMULAS/STRATEGIES TO SOLVE REAL-LIFE, RELEVANT MEASUREMENT PROBLEMS
COMPARE QUANTITIES BY MATCHING OBJECTS
COUNT OBJECTS TO DETERMINE QUANTITY
MODEL QUANTITIES IN VARIETY OF CONFIGURATIONS USING OBJECTS/CONNECTING TO SYMBOLS
REPRESENT QUANTITIES USING SYMBOLS Back to Top
MODEL NUMBER COMPOSITION USING OBJECTS/CONNECTING TO SYMBOLS
REPRESENT NUMBER COMPOSITION USING SYMBOLS
INVESTIGATE NUMBER RELATIONSHIPS USING OBJECTS/CONNECTING TO SYMBOLS
DETERMINE NUMBER RELATIONSHIPS/RELATIVE MAGNITUDE OF NUMBERS USING MODELS/CONNECTING TO SYMBOLS
REPRESENT NUMBER RELATIONSHIPS
ESTIMATE QUANTITIES USING OBJECTS
DEVELOP NUMERATION CONCEPTS USING OBJECTS/CONNECTING TO SYMBOLS
REPRESENT NUMERATION CONCEPTS
DEVELOP ESTIMATION/MENTAL MATH STRATEGIES
INVESTIGATE CONCEPTS OF ADDITION/SUBTRACTION USING OBJECTS/CONNECTING TO SYMBOLS
INVESTIGATE PROPERTIES ADDITION/SUBTRACTION USING OBJECTS/CONNECTING TO SYMBOLS
DEVELOP, USE BASIC FACT STRATEGIES FOR ADDITION/SUBTRACTION
RECALL BASIC ADDITION/SUBTRACTION FACTS
INVESTIGATE MULTIDIGIT ADDITION/SUBTRACTION USING OBJECTS/CONNECTING TO SYMBOLS
ADD/SUBTRACT MULTIDIGIT NUMBERS
INVESTIGATE CONCEPTS OF MULTIPLICATION/DIVISION USING OBJECTS/CONNECTING TO SYMBOLS
INVESTIGATE, APPLY PROPERTIES OF MULTIPLICATION/DIVISION USING OBJECTS/CONNECTING TO SYMBOLS
INVESTIGATE, USE NUMBER THEORY USING OBJECTS/CONNECTING TO SYMBOLS
DEVELOP,USE BASIC FACT STRATEGIES FOR MULTIPLICATION/DIVISION
RECALL BASIC MULTIPLICATION/DIVISION FACTS
INVESTIGATE MULTIDIGIT MULTIPLICATION/DIVISION USING OBJECTS/CONNECTING TO SYMBOLS
MULTIPLY/DIVIDE MULTIDIGIT NUMBERS
DETERMINE OBJECTS, NUMBERS, OPERATIONS, SYMBOLS TO MAKE EQUATIONS TRUE.
INVESTIGATE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN WHOLE NUMBERS AND INTEGERS Back to Top
INVESTIGATE FRACTIONAL CONCEPTS WHEN SHARING
INVESTIGATE FRACTIONAL CONCEPTS USING OBJECTS/CONNECTING TO SYMBOLS
REPRESENT COMMON FRACTIONAL QUANTITIES
INVESTIGATE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN COMMON FRACTIONS USING OBJECTS/CONNECTING TO SYMBOLS
REPRESENT RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN COMMON FRACTIONS
INVESTIGATE RENAMING COMMON FRACTIONS USING MODELS/CONNECTING TO SYMBOLS
RENAME COMMON FRACTIONS
INVESTIGATE ADDITION/SUBTRACTION OF FRACTIONS USING OBJECTS/CONNECTING TO SYMBOLS
ADD/SUBTRACT FRACTIONS
INVESTIGATE MULTIPLICATION/DIVISION OF FRACTIONS USING MODELS/CONNECTING TO SYMBOLS
MULTIPLY/DIVIDE FRACTIONS
INVESTIGATE DECIMAL CONCEPTS USING OBJECTS/CONNECTING TO SYMBOLS
REPRESENT DECIMAL QUANTITIES
INVESTIGATE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN DECIMAL QUANTITIES USING OBJECTS/CONNECTING TO SYMBOLS
REPRESENT RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN DECIMAL QUANTITIES
INVESTIGATE RENAMING DECIMALS/FRACTIONS USING MODELS/CONNECTING TO SYMBOLS
RENAME FRACTIONS/DECIMALS
DETERMINE RELATIVE SIZE OF FRACTIONAL/DECIMAL QUANTITIES
DEVELOP ESTIMATION/MENTAL MATH STRATEGIES
INVESTIGATE ADDITION/SUBTRACTION OF DECIMALS USING OBJECTS/CONNECTING TO SYMBOLS
ADD/SUBTRACT DECIMALS
INVESTIGATE MULTIPLICATION/DIVISION OF DECIMALS USING OBJECTS/CONNECTING TO SYMBOLS
MULTIPLY/DIVIDE DECIMALS
INVESTIGATE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG FRACTIONS, DECIMALS, PERCENTS, RATIOS USING OBJECTS/CONNECTING TO SYMBOLS.
REPRESENT AND USE FRACTIONS, DECIMALS, PERCENTS, RATIOS IN A VARIETY OF REAL-LIFE AND MATHEMATICAL PROBLEM SITUATION Back to Top
ANALYZE A VARIETY OF PATTERNS
REPRESENT PATTERN RELATIONSHIPS USING A TABLE, GRAPH, RULE
INVESTIGATE THE RESULTS WHEN CHANGING ONE ASPECT OF A PROBLEM SITUATION
INVESTIGATE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE NUMBERS
PERFORM BASIC OPERATIONS USING INTEGERS USING OBJECTS, CONNECTING TO SYMBOLS
INVESTIGATE VARIABLES USING OBJECTS/CONNECTING TO SYMBOLS.
ANALYZE ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS USING OBJECTS/CONNECTING SYMBOLS.
CREATE/USE STRATEGIES FOR REPRESENTING PROBLEMS USING ALGEBRAIC THINKING, EXPRESSIONS, AND SENTENCES
CREATE/USE ALGEBRAIC THINKING/EQUATIONS WHEN SOLVING PROBLEMS BY DESCRIBING MODELS, PATTERNS, ALTERNATE APPROACHES
LOCATE POINTS ON GRID SYSTEM FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS Back to the Top

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