Numeracy Scope and Sequence 2010-2011

Sarah Evans
Course Objectives: Develop and improve number sense, remediate basic math skills, prepare students for Pre-Algebra, develop real
life math skills (especially for students who are 20+), if appropriate prepare students for RCT

Topic: Number Outcomes: Essential Questions: Evidence: Activities/Projects:

Sense and Place • Students will be able to identify • What are numbers? • Sorting numbers Carroll Diagrams,
Value numbers as odd or even. • What is place value? • Class discussion counting/sorting
• Counting • Students will be able to identify • How can we about size of activities with unifix
• Sequencing numbers based on their become numbers numbers cubes,
• Base 10 numerical symbols. experts? • Matching words
• Odd and even • Students will be able to identify and numbers
numbers numbers when written as words. • Practice
• Greater than, • Students will be able to explain problems odd
less than the concept of "10". and even
• Students will be able to sort
positive integers from least to
greatest and greatest to least.
• Students will compare numbers
and explain why a number is
larger or smaller than another
number and how they know.
• Students will be able to write
numbers as words and symbols.
Topic: Arithmetic Outcomes: Essential Questions: Evidence: Activities/Projects:
(addition, • Students will be able to add • How do we develop • Practice Word Problem Project,
subtraction, positive one digit integers. mathematical ideas problems Portfolio Project
multiplication, and methods to • Tangle tables (series/patterns),
division) – focus on • Students will be able to create solve practical • Magic squares Multiplication Book,
mental math one step addition word problems? (addition and budgeting project
• Series and problems. • How do we observe subtraction)
patterns of • number • Mental math
numbers relationships and “quizzes”
• Word problems • Students will be able to create patterns? • Word problems
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• Number puzzles one step subtraction word (solving and
• Finding missing problems. creating)
numbers • Patterns of
• Basic arithmetic • Students will be able to develop numbers,
calculations mental math capability to solve especially as
arithmetic problems as evidence example of
of improved number sense. addition and
• Students will be able to do one multiplication
digit multiplication (0 to 12).
• Students will be able to explain
how multiplication and addition
are similar.
• Students will be able to find the
next 3 numbers in numerical
patterns.
• Students will be able to find the
next two numbers in a series of
numbers that decrease by a
constant increment.
• Students will be able to find the
next two numbers in a series of
numbers that increase by a
constant increment.
• Students will be able to identify
numerical patterns.
• Students will be able to multiply
2 digit numbers by 1 digit
numbers explaining each step of
the process.
• Students will be able to multiply
2 digit numbers by 2 digit
numbers and explain which
method they used (evidence of
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how and why the solved the
problem in that manner).
• Students will be able to solve
addition problems that require
regrouping with positive
integers.
• Students will be able to solve
one step addition word
problems.
• Students will be able to solve
one step subtraction word
problems.
• Students will be able to solve
subtraction problems that
require regrouping with positive
integers.
• Students will be able to subtract
positive one digit integers.
• Students will be able to use
arrays of dots to show
multiplication.
• Students will be able to use
repeated addition to solve
multiplication problems.
• Students will be able to write
one step one integer
multiplication problems.
• Students will identify how
multiplication and division are
similar.
• Students will be able to do one
digit division (0 to 12).
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• Students will be able to solve
long division problems for 2
digit numbers.
• Students will be able to identify
ways they can use multiplication
and division in the real world.

Topic: Decimals Outcomes: Essential Questions: Evidence: Activities/Projects:

• Addition • How are decimals Organize decimals
• Subtraction used in real-world through thousandths on
• Greater than, situations? a number line using
less than • How does numbers cut out from
• Converting estimation, the newspaper.
fractions to rounding,
decimals comparing,
ordering/operations
of whole numbers,
and decimals aid
problem solving?
Topic: Fractions Outcomes: Essential Questions: Evidence: Activities/Projects:
• Addition • How do fractions,
• Subtraction decimals, and whole
• Multiplication numbers relate to
• Converting each other?
decimals to • When are fractions
fractions and whole numbers
used together in real
life?
Topic: Percents Outcomes: Essential Questions: Evidence: Activities/Projects:
• Percents as • How are fractions,
fractions decimals and
percents, similar and
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different?
Topic: Negative Outcomes: Essential Questions: Evidence: Activities/Projects:
Numbers
• Number sense
• Place value
• Arithmetic

Topic: Outcomes: Essential Questions: Evidence: Activities/Projects: