-establishing the

conservation of number
-representing money
amounts to 20;
-decomposing and
composing numbers to
20
-establishing a one-toone correspondence
when counting the
elementsin a set;
-counting by 1s, 2s,
5s, and 10s
-adding and subtracting
numbers to 20

-representing and
ordering numbers to
100
-representing money
amounts to 100
-decomposing and
composing two-digit
numbers

Grade 3

- representing and
ordering whole
numbers to 50;

Grade 2

Grade 1

Number Sense and Numeration

- representing and
ordering numbers to
1000
-representing money
amounts to $10
-decomposing and
composing three-digit
numbers

-investigating fractions
of a whole

-investigating fractions
of a set

-counting by 1s, 2s,

5s, 10s, and 25s

-counting by 1s, 2s,

5s, 10s, 25s, and 100s

-adding and subtracting

two-digit numbers in a
variety of ways

-adding and subtracting

three-digit numbers in a
variety of ways

-relating equal-sized
groups to multiplication
and relating sharing
equally to division

-relating one-digit
multiplication, and
division by one-digit
divisors, to real-life
situations

Number sense refers to a general understanding of

number and operations as well as the ability to apply
this understanding in flexible ways to make
mathematical judgements and to develop useful
strategies for solving problems.
Ontario Ministry of Education. (2005). The Ontario
curriculum grades 1-8: Mathematics. Retrieved from
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary
/ math.pdf

This curriculum can be used as a

continuum to look at the mathematical
thinking of children to help teacher
accommodate and modify students who
may be above or below grade level
expectations. Current grade level
expectations are a great jumping off point
for setting up diagnostic assessments, but
using the grade level below or above can
also help guide current student practice
and teacher instruction. Good
differentiated instruction works on
individual continuums of groups of children
or individual children.

-developing the
concept of place value
to tenths

-developing the
concept of place value
to hundredths

-representing and
comparing fractions
using fractional
notation

-comparing and
ordering fractional
amounts with like
denominators

-adding and
subtracting three-digit
numbers in a variety of
ways

-adding and
subtracting decimal
amounts to
hundredths

-multiplying and
dividing two-digit
whole numbers by
one-digit whole
numbers

-multiplying two-digit
whole numbers by
two-digit whole
numbers

-relating halves, fifths,

and tenths to decimals

-dividing three-digit
whole numbers by
one-digit whole
numbers

-relating simple
fractions to decimals

-developing the
concept of place value
to thousandths
-comparing and
ordering fractional
amounts with unlike
denominators
-estimating 10%, 25%,
50%, and 75% of a
quantity
-adding and
subtracting decimal
amounts to
thousandths
-multiplying and
dividing four-digit
whole numbers by
two-digit whole
numbers
-multiplying and
dividing decimals to
tenths by whole
numbers and two-digit
by two-digit whole
numbers
-dividing three-digit
whole numbers by
one-digit whole
numbers
-applying order of
operations in
expressions without
brackets

-representing and
ordering decimals
(to hundredths),
fractions, and
integers
-representing
squares and
square roots
-dividing whole
numbers by simple
fractions and
decimals
-adding and
subtracting simple
fractions and
integers
-multiplying and
dividing decimal
numbers to
thousandths by
one-digit whole
numbers
-applying order of
operations in
expressions with
brackets
-relating fractions,
decimals, and
percents

Grade 8

-representing money
amounts to $1000

-representing and
ordering numbers to 1
000 000

Grade 7

-representing and
ordering numbers to
100 000

Grade 6

-representing money
amounts to $100

Grade 5

Grade 4

-representing and
ordering numbers to
10 000

-representing and
ordering rational
numbers
-representing
numbers using
exponential
notation
-solving multi-step
problems involving
whole numbers
and decimals
-multiplying and
dividing fractions
and integers
-multiplying and
dividing decimals
by powers of ten
-applying order of
operations in
expressions with
brackets and
exponents
-solving problems
involving percents
to one decimal
place and percents
greater than
100