Mathematics

Problem Solving Strategies and Skills
● Solve a problem as it relates to everyday situations
● Use steps to solve problems
● Use various strategies to solve a problem
● Show all working as it relates to the problem

Number Concepts
● Read and write numbers up to 9 999 999
● Read and write place value and value up to 9 999 999
● Compare and order numbers up to 9 999 999
● State the place value of a digit in numbers up to 9 999 999
● Perform the basic operations with whole numbers
● Solve basic problems using four basic operations
● Identify odd and even numbers
● Recognize prime and composite numbers
● Distinguish between factors and multiples
● Recognize and determine factors of a given number
● Recognize and determine multiples of a given number
● Identify and use the Highest Common Factor of two or more numbers together
● Identify and use the Lowest Common Factor of two or more numbers together
● Express numbers as a product of its prime factors
● Square a number
● Find the square root of a number
● Tables: 0-12
● Unitary methods
● BODMAS
● Unequal sharing

Fractions
● Understand the concept of a fraction
● Use the written symbols for fractions
● Use operations with fractions
● Compare and order fractions

Decimals
● Read and write decimal fractions up to thousandths
● Write the place value/ value of digits in decimal fractions
● Compare and order decimal fractions
● Use operations with decimal fractions

Percentages
● Understand the concept of a percentage
● Express percentages as fractions and vice versa
● Express percentages as decimals and vice versa
● Determine percentages of a number or quantity
● Use percentages to determine taxes, discounts etc.

Ratio and Proportion
● Understand the concept of a ratio
● Read and write ratios
● Express a ratio as a fraction
● Express ratios in their simplest form
● Apply the concept of ratios to problems requiring sharing

Measurement:
Linear
● Determine length
● Use instruments for measuring length
● Know units for measuring length
● Find the perimeter of shapes

Area
● Use the units for measuring area
● Find the area of regular shapes
● Find the area of irregular shapes
● Find the surface area of shapes

Mass
● Use appropriate measurements for measuring mass
● Find the mass of objects

Capacity
● Use appropriate measurements for measuring capacity
● Various containers to find capacity

Time
● Use appropriate instruments for measuring time
● Convert from one unit of time to another
● Add, subtract, multiply and divide units of time
● Determine the time between events
● Understand the concept of distance, speed and time

Money
● Identify local coins and bills
● Represent currency as coins, bills and a combination of coins and bills
● Use coins and bills in money transactions with and without change
● Solve problems involving buying and selling
● Develop an appreciation for saving money
● Convert foreign currency to local and vice versa
● Profit and loss

Geometry
● Identify lines of symmetry
● Identify 2 -dimensional shapes
● Draw 2-D shape (square, rectangle, triangle and circle)
● Classify 2-D shapes according to their attributes
● Classify triangles (equilateral, right angle, isosceles, scalene)
● Classify quadrilaterals
● Identify 3-D shapes
● Classify 3-D shapes according to their attributes
● Identifyand define line segments, angles and vertices
● Identify and differentiate between different types of angles
● Identify and draw lines (horizontal, parallel, perpendicular, intersection)
● State the relationship between the radius and the diameter
● Identify and name the parts of a circle – centre, diameter, circumference, chord

Data Handling
● Locate position on a coordinate graph
● Plot coordinates on a grid
● Illustrate data using bar/line and pie graphs etc.

Sets
● Identify the intersection of two sets
● Identify the union of two sets
● Use Venn diagrams to illustrate sets
● Use Venn diagrams to list the elements in a set

Averages
● Find the averages of given data (mean, mode, median)

Probability
● Find the probability terms and outcomes

Language Arts

Grammar

● Master the use of punctuation: comma, full stop, apostrophe, quotation marks, exclamation mark, question mark, colon, semicolon, parentheses, capital letters &; abbreviations
● Distinguish between a sentence and a phrase
● Identify and use the four types of sentences
● Identify the subject of a sentence
● Identify the predicate of a sentence
● Identify and use the parts of speech in a sentence
● Identifyand use figures of speech in a sentence
● Use appropriate grammatical structure
● Use appropriate spelling
● Use correct punctuation
● Identify grammatical errors in a sentence
● Identify and use synonyms
● Identify and use antonyms
● Identify and use homonyms, homophones and homographs
● Identify and use prefixes.
● Identify and use suffixes.
● Change voice from active to passive and vice versa

Reading: Skills and Strategies
● Use appropriate sight vocabulary to recognize words in isolation as well as in context.
● Use a range of decoding systems to determine pronunciation of words.
● Determine the meaning of unknown words using context, glossaries and dictionaries
● Read aloud (at independent level)
● Self-correct when subsequent reading indicates an earlier miscue

Speaking and Listening Skills
● Ability to speak clearly and audibly
● Present information clearly
● Use language appropriately to context
● Speak fluently in recounting experiences
● Ask appropriate questions
● Discuss and orally present plans for solving problems
● Contribute to group discussion
● Follow oral directions with three or four steps
● Listen to build memory
● Follow written instructions

Penmanship
● Accurately form and consistently size letters using cursive handwriting
● Use a style of writing that is fluent and legible
● Observe appropriate spacing between words
● Head all work in the prescribed manner
● Leave margins as required

Comprehension
● Recognize and recall facts
● Determine fact and opinion
● Determine time and place of events
● Sequence ideas
● Make inferences
● Draw conclusions
● Predict outcomes
● Find the main idea

Composition
● Sequence a story
● Plan for a narrative
● Sequence sentences in expository writing
● Aalter stories
● Write descriptive essays
● Edit a story which was written by a peer
● Write a letter of invitation
● Write a letter of persuasion
● Write a letter of apology
● Write a business letter
● Write an argumentative essay
● Write a picture essay

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