The math
curriculum for each elementary school grade is organized in five strands, or
areas of learning. In each strand, students develop their ability to think
mathematically, investigate concepts and relationships, apply their knowledge
and skills to solve problems, and communicate their thinking.
In Patterning and
Algebra, children
learn to build models to represent real-life situations. Each child is
developing the ability to identify patterns and generalize and make predictions
based on patterns. Each child is
learning to use symbols and equations to describe mathematical relationships.
Here are two examples from our classrooms as to
how children are learning to represent patterns.
