K–2: FOUNDATIONS OF NUMBER SENSE

 

Kindergarten

Core Focus: Counting, shapes, measurement, early addition.

Sample Units:

• Counting & Cardinality (0–20)

• Compare Numbers

• 2D/3D Shapes

• Early Addition & Subtraction

• Measurement (length, capacity)

ASL Integration:
Number handshapes, shape classifiers, comparing sets visually.

Grade 1

Core Focus: Place value to 120, addition/subtraction within 20.

Sample Units:

• Place Value Foundations

• Adding & Subtracting within 20

• Length Measurement & Time

• Data Collection & Picture Graphs

• Geometry: Partitioning Shapes

Mastery Goals:
Fluency with addition/subtraction facts.

Grade 2

Core Focus: Place value to 1,000, multi-step addition/subtraction, foundations of multiplication.

Sample Units:

• 3-Digit Place Value

• Adding/Subtracting within 100 & 1,000

• Repeated Addition (intro to multiplication)

• Equal Groups & Arrays

• Money & Time

• Line Plots

Grades 3–5: BUILDING MULTIPLICATIVE THINKING & FRACTION FLUENCY

 

Grade 3

Core Focus: Multiplication, division, fractions.

Sample Units:

• Multiplication & Division Concepts

• Area & Perimeter

• Fractions (unit fractions, number lines)

• Measurement & Data

Key Milestones:
Master multiplication facts ×0–12.

Grade 4

Core Focus: Multi-digit operations, fraction equivalence, factors/multiples.

Sample Units:

• Multi-digit Multiplication

• Long Division

• Fractions (equivalence, addition/subtraction)

• Geometry: Angles, Lines, Symmetry

• Measurement Conversions

ASL Integration:
Fractions expressed through spatial classifiers.

Grade 5

Core Focus: Fractions, decimals, volume, expressions.

Sample Units:

• Operations with Fractions

• Decimals (place value to thousandths)

• Volume & Geometry

• Expressions, Patterns, & Graphing

STEM Bridge:
Intro to coordinate plane & data modeling.

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Grades 6–8: PREPARING FOR ALGEBRA & DATA LITERACY

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Grade 6

Core Focus: Ratios, rates, variables, integers.

Sample Units:

• Ratios & Unit Rates

• Fractions, Decimals, Percent

• Integer Operations

• Variables & Expressions

• Statistics & Box Plots

STEM Pathway:
Weather/climate data, real-world graphs.

Grade 7

Core Focus: Proportional reasoning, algebraic thinking.

Sample Units:

• Proportions & Percent Applications

• Linear Relationships

• Multi-step Equations

• Geometry: Surface Area & Volume

• Probability

Strong focus on multiple representations of functions.

Grade 8

Core Focus: Pre-Algebra foundations + linear functions.

Sample Units:

• Transformations on the Coordinate Plane

• Systems of Equations (intro)

• Linear Equations & Slope

• Exponents & Scientific Notation

• Pythagorean Theorem

This is the bridge year to NC Math 1.

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High School Mathematics (Grades 9–12)

Aligned to NC graduation requirements and college readiness.

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Math 1 (Typically Grade 9)

Core Units:

• Linear Functions

• Systems of Equations

• Exponential Functions (intro)

• Statistics & Data Analysis

• Quadratic Functions (conceptual intro)

Instructional Features:
Graphing technology, ASL step-by-step explanations.

Math 2 (Typically Grade 10)

Core Units:

• Quadratic Functions & Equations

• Radical Expressions

• Geometry & Congruence

• Similarity & Trigonometry (intro)

• Probability & Data Models

Hands-on: building geometric proofs with manipulatives.

Math 3 (Typically Grade 11)

Core Units:

• Polynomial Functions

• Rational Functions

• Logarithmic Functions

• Advanced Geometry/Trigonometry

• Statistics & Inference

STEM Integration:
Modeling growth/decay, physics motion graphs.

Grade 12 Options

Precalculus

• Trigonometric functions

• Vectors

• Limits & Introductory Calculus Concepts

• Complex numbers

Statistics (Honors)

• Data analysis

• Probability models

• Inference

• Real-world data projects

Advanced Functions (STEM Elective)

• Robotics math

• Coding algorithms

• Optimization

Financial Literacy / Consumer Math

• Budgeting

• Taxes

• Loans & interest

• Real-world applications

Specialized High School Electives (Pathways)

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Engineering & Robotics Mathematics

• Geometry for design

• Measurement systems

• Programming mathematics

• Applied algebra

Data Science (emerging NC pathway)

• Coding (Python)

• Spreadsheets

• Data modeling

• Statistical reasoning

Marine Science Math Applications

• Tide charts

• Distance-rate-time

• Population modeling

• Water-quality data sets