Curricular Competencies: 

  • Use reasoning to explore and make connections
  • Develop, demonstrate, and apply mathematical understanding through play, inquiry, and problem solving
  • Communicate mathematical thinking in many ways
  • Explain and justify mathematical ideas and decisions
  • Represent mathematical ideas in concrete, pictorial, and symbolic forms

Content:  

  • Visualize to explore mathematical concepts
  • Develop and use multiple strategies to engage in problem solving
  • Describe and compare 2D shapes in the environment
  • Identify 2D shapes as part of 3D objects

Core Competencies: Critical and Reflective Thinking 

  • Profile 2: Develop and refine questions; create and carry out plans; gather, interpret, and synthesize information and evidence; and reflect to draw reasoned conclusions. 

First Peoples Principles of Learning: Learning is holistic, reflexive, reflective, experiential, and relational (focused on connectedness, on reciprocal relationships, and a sense of place).

Learning involved:  

  • Students demonstrate their current knowledge and understanding of numbers
  • Students deepen their understanding of 2D shapes by connecting them to real-life objects