Math

Lower School Mathematics teaches students to master elementary mathematics. They learn how to read, write and count numbers; measure linearly, volume, weight, area, time; name and explore shapes; recognize patterns; handle money; explore graphs, charts, tables and data; interpret number stories and solve problems.

Classes are lively and hands-on. Teachers relate math to everyday experiences as well as daily and seasonal activities. Everything is a potential teaching tool – the Kindergartners’ visit to the Pumpkin Patch, the 100th day of school, temperatures and currencies of other countries, etc. Other tools include Marcy Cook math materials, manipulatives (pattern blocks, geoboards, tangrams, Base-10 blocks, word problems) and personalized math packets.

Everything is a potential teaching tool – the Kindergartners’ visit to the Pumpkin Patch, the 100th day of school, temperatures and currencies of other countries, etc.

The spiral curriculum in “Everyday Mathematics” enables topics to be covered, then revised in a different way the following year to deepen understanding. Each student’s needs are continually assessed, both orally and in writing. This allows teachers to tailor work for an individual student, thereby ensuring his or her success.