Math Games

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small to large numbers (thousandths to billions) • place value from thousandths to billions, operations with thousandths to billions • numbers used in science, medicine, technology, and media • compare, order, estimate

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multiplication and division facts to 100 (developing computational fluency) • mental math strategies (e.g., the double-double strategy to multiply 23 x 4)

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order of operations with whole numbers • includes the use of brackets, but excludes exponents • quotients can be rational numbers

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factors and multiples — greatest common factor and least common multiple • prime and composite numbers, divisibility rules, factor trees, prime factor phrase (e.g., 300 = 22 x 3 x 52 ) • using graphic organizers (e.g., Venn diagrams) to compare numbers for common factors and common multiples

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improper fractions and mixed numbers • using benchmarks, number line, and common denominators to compare and order, including whole numbers • using pattern blocks, Cuisenaire Rods, fraction strips, fraction circles, grids • birchbark biting

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introduction to ratios • comparing numbers, comparing quantities, equivalent ratios • part-to-part ratios and part-to-whole ratios

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whole-number percents and percentage discounts • using base 10 blocks, geoboard, 10x10 grid to represent whole number percents • finding missing part (whole or percentage) • 50% = 1/2 = 0.5 = 50:100

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multiplication and division of decimals • 0.125 x 3 or 7.2 ÷ 9 • using base 10 block array • birchbark biting

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increasing and decreasing patterns, using expressions, tables, and graphs as functional relationships • limited to discrete points in the first quadrant • visual patterning (e.g., colour tiles) • Take 3 add 2 each time, 2n + 1, and 1 more than twice a number all describe the pattern 3, 5, 7, … • graphing data on First Peoples language loss, effects of language intervention

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one-step equations with whole-number coefficients and solutions • preservation of equality (e.g., using a balance, algebra tiles) • 3x = 12, x + 5 = 11

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perimeter of complex shapes. A complex shape is a group of shapes with no holes (e.g., use colour tiles, pattern blocks, tangrams).

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area of triangles, parallelograms, and trapezoids • grid paper explorations • deriving formulas • making connections between area of parallelogram and area of rectangle • birchbark biting

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angle measurement and classification • straight, acute, right, obtuse, reflex • constructing and identifying; include examples from local environment • estimating using 45°, 90°, and 180° as reference angles • angles of polygons • Small Number stories: Small Number and the Skateboard Park (mathcatcher.irmacs.sfu.ca/stories)

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volume and capacity • using cubes to build 3D objects and determine their volume • referents and relationships between units (e.g., cm3, m3, mL, L) • the number of coffee mugs that hold a litre • berry baskets, seaweed drying

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triangles • scalene, isosceles, equilateral • right, acute, obtuse • classified regardless of orientation

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combinations of transformations • plotting points on Cartesian plane using whole-number ordered pairs • translation(s), rotation(s), and/or reflection(s) on a single 2D shape • limited to first quadrant • transforming, drawing, and describing image • Use shapes in First Peoples art to integrate printmaking (e.g., Inuit, Northwest coastal First Nations, frieze work) (mathcentral.uregina.ca/RR/database/RR.09.01/mcdonald1/)

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line graphs • table of values, data set; creating and interpreting a line graph from a given set of data

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single-outcome probability, both theoretical and experimental • single-outcome probability events (e.g., spin a spinner, roll a die, toss a coin) • listing all possible outcomes to determine theoretical probability • comparing experimental results with theoretical expectation • Lahal stick games

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financial literacy — simple budgeting and consumer math • informed decision making on saving and purchasing • How many weeks of allowance will it take to buy a bicycle?