WAB Learns: ES Mathematics: SG1

UNITS

Unit:

Number Sense

Essential Questions:

How can we recognize the relationships between numbers?
How do we represent numbers in different ways?
What strategies can we use to count and compare sets of objects?
How can we use objects and diagrams to represent and solve problems involving addition and subtraction?
How can we use strategies such as counting on and counting back to solve addition and subtraction problems?
How do we show understanding of place value, including tens and ones?
What patterns can we explore when identifying, extending and creating number sequences?
How can we identify the skip counting patterns to solve problems?
What strategies can we use to estimate and measure in non-standard units?
How can we apply the concept of fractions to represent and identify parts of a whole?

Unit:

Place Value up to 100

Essential Questions:

What is place value and how do we use it to represent numbers?
How can we think of numbers with multiple digits in terms of place value?
How do we use place value to compare, add, and subtract numbers?
How can we use concrete objects to represent numbers and place value?
Why is understanding place value important in mathematics?

Unit:

2D and 3D Shapes

Essential Questions:

What are the differences between 2D and 3D shapes?
How can we identify and name 2D and 3D shapes?
What makes a shape a 2D shape?
What makes a shape a 3D shape?
How can we use 2D and 3D shapes in our everyday lives?
What attributes can we measure for 2D and 3D shapes?
How can we build and create 2D and 3D shapes?
How can we categorize and classify 2D and 3D shapes?
How can we use patterns and symmetry to identify 2D and 3D shapes?
How can we compare and contrast 2D and 3D shapes?

Unit:

Collect and Organize Data

Essential Questions:

How is data presented?
How can we use data to answer questions?
What is the difference between organizing and collecting data?
How do we count and organize data using objects, pictures, and numbers?
What is the difference between a tally chart and a graph?
How can we interpret data from a graph?
How can we use data to make predictions?
How can we create a graph to represent data?

Unit:

Problem Solving and Communicating

Essential Questions:

What does it mean to solve a problem?
How do we use math to solve problems?
What strategies can we use to solve math problems?
How can we use math to communicate our ideas?
How can we use teamwork to solve problems?
What strategies can we use to help us understand math concepts better?
How can we use language to explain our math thinking?
How can we use pictures and diagrams to solve math problems?
How can we use technology to help us solve math problems?
How can we use mathematical models to solve problems?

Unit:

Addition

Essential Questions:

What is addition?
How do we use addition to solve problems?
How do we use mental math strategies to solve addition problems?
How do we use objects and drawings to represent addition problems?
How can we use addition to compare and explore number relationships?
How can we use addition to solve word problems?
How does the commutative property of addition help us solve problems?
How do we use addition facts to solve problems?
How can we use addition to break up larger numbers?

Unit:

Subtraction

Essential Questions:

What is subtraction?
How can you solve a subtraction problem?
How can you use subtraction to problem solve?
How do you subtract numbers with more than one digit?
What strategies can you use to subtract without a calculator?
How can you use subtraction to make comparisons?
What are some real-world applications of subtraction?
What strategies can you use when subtracting numbers with regrouping?
How can you use subtraction to solve for unknown numbers?
How is subtraction related to other math concepts, like addition and multiplication?

Unit:

Patterns

Essential Questions:

What is a pattern?
How can we recognize patterns?
How can we create patterns?
How can we use patterns to solve problems?
What is the importance of pattern recognition in math?
What are the different types of patterns?
What tools do we use to make patterns?
What is the difference between repeating and growing patterns?
How can patterns help us understand the world around us?
How can we use patterns to make predictions?

Unit:

Length and Time

Essential Questions:

How can we measure length and time?
How can we compare lengths and times?
How can we use measurements of length and time to solve problems?
How does understanding length and time help us in our everyday life?
What other ways can we express length and time?
How do different tools and units measure length and time?
How can we use length and time to make graphs and charts?
What shapes and patterns can we create with measurements of length and time?
How do different people measure length and time?
How can we use different measuring tools to solve problems?

Unit:

Chance

Essential Questions:

How can we understand and use chance and probability?
How do we use data to solve problems involving chance?
How can we use different strategies to solve probability problems?
How can we develop and apply strategies to estimate chance?
Why is it important to think about likelihoods and outcomes when solving problems involving chance?
How is probability connected to everyday experiences?
How do we represent data to answer questions involving chance?
How do we identify patterns and use them to solve problems involving chance?

Unit:

Problem Solving and Reasoning

Essential Questions:

What strategies can be used to tackle a math problem?
How can we break apart a problem to understand it better?
How does having a plan help when solving a problem?
How can we use diagrams, drawings, or number lines to solve a problem?
What strategies can we use to check if our answer makes sense?
How can we use trial and error to find a solution?
How can we use estimation to check our answer?
How can we apply our understanding of patterns and relationships to solve a problem?
How can understanding how operations work help us solve a problem?
What strategies can we use to reason through a problem?

Unit:

Fractions

Essential Questions:

What is a fraction?
How do fractions help us understand our world?
What is the relationship between a fraction and a whole?
How do we represent fractions on a number line?
How do we compare fractions?
How do we add and subtract fractions?
How do fractions apply to everyday life?
How can fractions be used to solve problems?
What are equivalent fractions?
How do we simplify fractions?

ES Mathematics: SG1

UNITS

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