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
The belief that all students are mathematicians

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

Resources for Familes

Resources for Familes

YouCubed at Stanford University
Free Online Student Course with YouCubed
Growth Mindset
NCTM Principles to Actions Executive Summary
Standards for Mathematical Practice for all students Kindergarten – Grade 12
Common Core Math Standards for K – Algebra 2
OSPI Math – Family Resources
Mathematical Mindset book (reference)

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

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

7th Grade Washington State Learning Standards
8th Grade Washington State Learning Standards
TPS Math Course Pathways

Curriculum: Savvas enVisions 7th Grade Accelerated Math Textbook

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

Content Learned Semester 1:

Solving equations and inequalities
Linear equations
Linear functions
Systems of linear equations and inequalities
Piecewise functions
Exponents and exponential functions

Content Learned Semester 2:

Polynomials and factoring
Quadratic functions
Solving quadratic equations
Working with functions
Statistics

High School (9-12)

Algebra 1

Curriculum: Discovering Algebra

Content Learned Semester 1:

Proportional Reasoning and Variation
Linear Equations
Functions
Linear Modeling
Systems of Equations and Inequalities

Content Learned Semester 2:

Exponents and Exponential Models
Functions
Quadratic Functions
Transformations

Resources

Kendall Hunt Discovering Mathematics Overview

Distance Learning Resources for Families

Washington State Leardning Standards for High School (Algebra 1, Geometry and Algebra 2)

Geometry

Curriculum: Discovering Geometry

Content Learned Semester 1:

Introducing Geometry
Reasoning in Geometry
Using Tools of Geometry
Discovering and Proving Triangle Properties
Discovering and Proving Polygon Properties
Applications of Transformations

Content Learned Semester 2:

Establishing Similarity
The Pythagorean Theorem
Trigonometry
Area
Discovering and Proving Circle Properties
Volume
Geometry as a Mathematical System
Probabilities

Resources

Kendall Hunt Discovering Mathematics Overview

Distance Learning Resources for Families

Washington State Leardning Standards for High School (Algebra 1, Geometry and Algebra 2)

Algebra 2

Curriculum: Discovering Advanced Algebra

Content Learned Semester 1:

Linear Modeling
Systems of Equations and Inequalities
Functions and Relations
Quadratic Functions and Relations

Content Learned Semester 2:

Exponential, Power, and Logarithmic Functions
Trigonometry and Trigonometric Functions
Polynomial and Rational Functions
Probability
Applications of Statistics

Resources

Kendall Hunt Discovering Mathematics Overview

Distance Learning Resources for Families

Washington State Leardning Standards for High School (Algebra 1, Geometry and Algebra 2)

Precalculus

Curriculum: Precalculus with Limits: A Graphing Approach with CalcChat and CalcView, 8th Edition

Content Learned Semester 1:

Functions and Their Graphs
Polynomial and Rational Functions
Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Trigonometric Functions
Analytic Trigonometry
Additional Topics in Trigonometry

Content Learned Semester 2:

Linear Systems and Matrices
Sequence, Series, and Probability
Topics in Analytic Geometry
Analytic Geometry in Three Dimensions
Limits and an Introduction to Calculus

Resources

Cengage: Student Access through CengageWeb Assign

Calculus

Curriculum: Calculus, AP Edition, 11th Edition

Content Learned Semester 1:

Limits and Their Properties
Differentiation
Applications of Differentiation
Integration
Logarithmic, Exponential, and Other Transcendental Functions
Differential Equations
Applications of Integration
Integration Techniques, L’Hopital’s Rule, and Improper Integrals

Content Learned Semester 2:

Infinite Series
Conics, Parametric Equations, and Polar Coordinates
Vectors and the Geometry of Space
Vector-Valued Functions
Functions of Several Variables
Multiple Integration
Vector Analysis
Additional Topics in Differential Equations

Resources

Cengage: Student Access through CengageWeb Assign

SAT Practice and Preparation

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