Language and Math

Language

Language is fundamental to learning and permeates the entire Primary Years Program (PYP).

By learning language as well as learning about and through language, we nurture an appreciation of the richness of language and a love of literature.
The language scope and sequence framework identifies the major expectations considered essential in the PYP.

These expectations are arranged into three main strands:
• Oral communication
• Written communication
• Visual communication

These communication strands are organized into sub-strands. These include
• Listening
• Speaking
• Reading
• Writing
• Viewing
• presenting

Math

Each of the sub-strands is addressed separately, although in practice they are interactive and interrelated elements of the programme.

The mathematical process skills of problem solving, developing logic and reasoning, and communicating mathematical ideas, are learned and assessed within 5 strands. Students develop skills and knowledge in:

Number – Encode and decode numbers to millions and beyond, identify place value to a minimum of 6 digit numbers and extend the use of our number system to the tenths place and beyond. Understand the relationship between the four operations, for positive and negative integers, fractions and decimals. Consolidate and recall basic facts to create and solve problems using more than one operation.

Measurement – Measure accurately using standard metric units of volume, mass, length and time. Be able to measure area, perimeter and angles.

Shape and Space – Describe, classify and model 2D and 3D shapes and understand words to describe parts of the shapes. Use vocabulary of angle types and special triangles and quadrilaterals.

Data Handling – Design, survey, process data and interpret results using mathematical language. Use bar, circle and line graphs. Understand and use median, mean and mode. Express probability on a scale from 0% to 100%.

Pattern and Function – Identify and describe features of patterns as generalized rules and functions and apply multiplication and division as inverse operations.