Mathematics

In Tacoma Public Schools, we center our math teaching and learning around three important items:

Washington State Learning Standards (WSLS) for Mathematics (Common Core State Standards for Mathematics)
Research-based instructional practices to engage students in the Standards for Mathematical Practices (page 6-8).
The belief that all students are mathematicians

Our curricular materials were adopted in June 2019 to support all three items.

Resources for Familes

Preschool

Preschool

Preschool

Curriculum: The Creative Curriculum

Learning Objectives:

Uses number concepts and operations
- Counts
- Quantifies
- Connects numerals with their quantities
- Understands and uses place value and base ten
- Applies properties of mathematical operations and relationships
- Applies number combinations and mental number strategies in mathematical operations
Explores and describes spatial relationships and shapes
- Understands spatial relationships
- Understands shapes
Compares and measures
- Measures objects
- Measures time and money
- Represents and analyzes data
Demonstrates knowledge of patterns

Content Learned from The Creative Curriculum:

The First Six Weeks
Beginning the Year
Balls
Boxes
Bread
Buildings
Clothes
Exercise
Gardening
Insects
Music Making
Pets
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Roads
Sand
Signs
Simple Machines
Tubes and Tunnels
Trees
Water
Wheels
Getting Ready for Kindergarten
Light
Investigation: How Does Rain Change the Environment?
Investigation: What Jobs Do We Do at Home or at School?
Investigation: How Can We Say "Thank You" to People in Our Community?
Cameras
Building a Bridge to Kindergarten: Summer Program

Elementary (K-5)

Kindergarten

Curriculum: Ready Classroom

Content Learned Trimester 1:

Unit 1 – Numbers 0−5: Counting, Writing, and Comparing
Unit 2 – Numbers 6−10: Counting and Writing, Comparing and Sorting

Content Learned Trimester 2:

Unit 3 – Geometry: Naming, Comparing, and Building Shapes
Unit 4 – Numbers Within 10: Addition and Subtraction

Content Learned Trimester 3:

Unit 5 – Numbers 11−100: Teen Numbers, and Counting by 1s and 10s
Unit 6 – Measurement: Comparing Length, Height, and Weight

1st Grade

Curriculum: Ready Classroom

Content Learned Trimester 1:

Unit 1 – Numbers Within 10: Addition and Subtraction
Unit 2 – Numbers Within 20: Addition and Subtraction and Representing Data

Content Learned Trimester 2:

Unit 3 – Tens and Ones: Counting, Place Value, Time, and Money
Unit 4 – Operations with Tens and Ones: Addition and Subtraction

Content Learned Trimester 3:

Unit 5 – Length: Comparing, Ordering, and Measuring
Unit 6 – Geometry: Analyzing, Composing, and Partitioning Shapes

2nd Grade

Curriculum: Ready Classroom

Content Learned Trimester 1:

Unit 1 – Numbers Within 20: Addition, Subtraction, and Data
Unit 2 – Numbers Within 100: Addition, Subtraction, Time, and Money

Content Learned Trimester 2:

Unit 3 – Numbers Within 1,000: Place Value, Addition, and Subtraction
Unit 4 – Length: Measurement, Addition and Subtraction, and Line Plots

Content Learned Trimester 3:

Unit 5 – Shapes and Skip Counting: Partitioning and Tiling Shapes, Arrays, Evens and Odds

3rd Grade

Curriculum: Ready Classroom

Content Learned Trimester 1:

Unit 1 – Three-Digit Numbers: Place Value, Addition, and Subtraction
Unit 2 – Multiplication and Division: Concepts, Relationships, and Patterns

Content Learned Trimester 2:

Unit 3 – Multiplication: Finding Area, Solving Word Problems, and Using Scaled Graphs
Unit 4 – Fractions: Equivalence and Comparison, Measurement, and Data

Content Learned Trimester 3:

Unit 5 – Measurement: Time, Liquid Volume, and Mass
Unit 6 – Shapes: Attributes and Categories, Perimeter and Area, and Partitioning

4th Grade

Curriculum: Ready Classroom

Content Learned Trimester 1:

Unit 1 – Whole Numbers: Place Value, Comparison, Addition, and Subtraction
Unit 2 – Operations: Multiplication, Division, and Algebraic Thinking

Content Learned Trimester 2:

Unit 3 – Multi-Digit Operations and Measurement: Multiplication, Division, Perimeter and Area

Content Learned Trimester 3:

Unit 4 – Fractions and Decimals: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Time, Money, and Length
Unit 5 – Geometry and Measurement: Figures, Classification, and Symmetry

5th Grade

Curriculum: Ready Classroom

Content Learned Trimester 1:

Unit 1 – Whole Number Operations: Volume, Multiplication, and Division
Unit 2 – Decimals and Fractions: Place Value, Addition, and Subtraction

Content Learned Trimester 2:

Unit 3 – More Decimals and Fractions: Multiplication and Division
Unit 4 – Measurement, Data, and Geometry: Converting Units, Using Data, and Classifying Figures

Content Learned Trimester 3:

Unit 5 – Algebraic Thinking and the Coordinate Plane: Expressions, Graphing Points, Patterns and Relationship

Middle School (6-8)

6th Grade

Washington State Learning Standards
TPS Math Course Pathways

Curriculum: Savvas enVisions 6th Grade Math Textbook

Savvas - Common Core Family Engagement 2024

Content Learned Semester 1:

Use positive rational numbers
Integers and rational numbers
Numeric and algebraic expressions
Represent and solve equations and inequalities

Content Learned Semester 2:

Understand and use ratio and rate
Understand and use percent
Solve area, surface area, and volume problems
Display, describe and summarize data

7th Grade

Washington State Learning Standards
TPS Math Course Pathways

Curriculum: Savvas enVisions 7th Grade Accelerated Math Textbook

Savvas - Common Core Family Engagement 2024

Content Learned Semester 1:

Integers and rational numbers
Real numbers
Analyze and solve proportional relationships
Analyze and solve percent problems
Generate equivalent expressions
Solve problems using equations and inequalities

Content Learned Semester 2:

Analyze and solve linear equations
Solve problems involving geometry
Use sampling to draw inferences about populations
Probability
Congruence and similarity
Solve problems involving surface area and volume

8th Grade

Washington State Learning Standards
TPS Math Course Pathways

Curriculum: Savvas enVisions Algebra 1 Textbook

Savvas - Common Core Family Engagement 2024

Content Learned Semester 1:

Solving equations and inequalities
Linear equations
Linear functions
Systems of linear equations and inequalities

Content Learned Semester 2:

Exponents and Exponential Functions
Pythagorean Theorem
Polynomials and factoring
Quadratic functions / Solving quadratic equations

Students must pass Algebra 1, Geometry, and a third year of math to earn a high school diploma, so the focus in mat courses in 9th and 10th grade is taking these courses. Below are a few key district recommendations for math course taking to support success. Different buildings may make different recommendations based on their offerings and context. Contact your student’s school for more information, especially if you believe your student is enrolled in a course different than these recommendations.

TPS recommends that students take Geometry in 9th Grade if they took Algebra 1 in 8th grade and earned at least a ‘C’ in both the fall and spring semesters. If a student did not earn a ‘C’ or better in both semesters of Algebra 1 before 9th grade, which includes not taking Algebra 1 at all, then they are recommended to take Algebra 1 in 9th grade.
Students who have passed both semesters of Algebra 1 and Geometry will take a third year of math next. Algebra 2 is strongly recommended as the course for students to meet the third-year diploma requirement because it maximizes access to additional math courses, particularly for students who want to attend a university, while also maximizing exposure to all Common Core math standards.
Some students are ready for more rigorous levels of mathematics and may therefore enter into courses along the mathematics course pathway in advance beyond some of the paths described already. For more information related to further acceleration, please reference information in the 11th and 12th grade section.

Resources

Overview of district adopted curriculum for high school Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2

	*Semester 1 Content:*	*Semester 2 Content:*
Algebra 1 Kendall Hunt Discovering Algebra	Proportional Reasoning and Variation Linear Equations Functions Linear Modeling Systems of Equations and Inequalities	Exponents and Exponential Models Functions Quadratic Functions Transformations
Geometry Kendall Hunt Discovering Geometry	Introducing Geometry Reasoning in Geometry Using Tools of Geometry Discovering and Proving Triangle Properties Discovering and Proving Polygon Properties Applications of Transformations	Establishing Similarity The Pythagorean Theorem Trigonometry Area Discovering and Proving Circle Properties Volume Geometry as a Mathematical System Probabilities
Algebra 2 Kendall Hunt Discovering Advanced Algebra	Linear Modeling Systems of Equations and Inequalities Functions and Relations Quadratic Functions and Relations	Exponential, Power, and Logarithmic Functions Trigonometry and Trigonometric Functions Polynomial and Rational Functions Probability Applications of Statistics

11th and 12th Grades

The goal for every student in Tacoma Public Schools is to have a pathway to access college and career level mathematics prior to graduating from one of our high schools. This means that math pathways are designed to meet high school diploma requirements by Grade 11, and students are then provided opportunities to take at least one additional math course beyond graduation requirements in Grade 12. Please reference the 9th and 10th Grade section for more details on meeting high school diploma requirements if they have not been met yet. A fourth math course is not needed to earn a high school diploma, but it is needed to access many further educational opportunities after high school.

The resources below provide information on relevant information related to math beyond high school diploma requirements, including different math courses available. These vary from school to school. Please reach out to your school counselor for further support determining specific future courses that fit your high school and beyond plan (HSBP.)

Resources

High school course catalog
Official SAT Practice through Khan Academy. No account needed to access resources. If you are interested in suggestions from the College Board about activities to increase your skills based on a PSAT or SAT test already taken, you will need to create an account. Khan Academy accounts should have parent/guardian permission. Students, please talk with your parent or guardian before creating an account and/or linking your account to your SAT/PSAT scores.
Minimum College Academic Distribution Requirements (CADRs)
TPS Academic Acceleration in Secondary Math (2406.1R)