Byram Hills Central School District

This information has been taken directly from the Accelerate U - Standards and Resource Guides (with approval) from the K-12 Education, NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT site. No information in this document has been changed.

Learning Standards for Mathematics, Science, and Technology at Three Levels

Standard 3: Elementary

Students will understand mathematics and become mathematically confident by communicating and reasoning mathematically, by applying mathematics in real-world settings, and by solving problems through the integrated study of number systems, geometry, algebra, data analysis, probability, and trigonometry.

Number and Numeration

2. Students use number sense and numeration to develop an understanding of the multiple uses of
numbers in the real world, the use of numbers to communicate mathematically, and the use of
numbers in the development of mathematical ideas.

Students:

     use whole numbers and fractions to identify locations, quantify groups of objects, and
     measure distances.
     use concrete materials to model numbers and number relationships for whole numbers and
     common fractions, including decimal fractions.
     relate counting to grouping and to place-value.
     recognize the order of whole numbers and commonly used fractions and decimals.
     demonstrate the concept of percent through problems related to actual situations.

This is evident, for example, when students:

     count out 15 small cubes and exchange ten of the cubes for a rod ten cubes long.
     use the number line to show the position of 1/4.
     figure the tax on $4.00 knowing that taxes are 7 cents per $1.00.