Grade 1 Resources

In this lesson, children learn to make a mathematical model in order to predict the number of candies required for a candy bag. Major foci include determining important questions that need answering, missing information that is needed to solve the problem, and making assumptions about missing information.

The students use their imagination to pretend that they are going to the zoo for a day to work with the zookeepers as assistants. One of their jobs is to divide a specific amount of food equally among the 2 polar bears. They also have to divide the same amounts among 4 grizzly bears and among 10 black bears.

The class is going on an imaginary visit to the zoo. During the visit, the class is going to feed some of the animals. The class has a limited budget so they can only buy a limited amount of snacks. They can only feed 2 giraffes, 4 lions, 2 chimpanzees, 4 zebras and 2 elephants. Students work in pairs or small groups to decide how to share food fairly among each type of animal making sure to respect the snack preferences of the animals.

In this lesson, students imagine that a zoo is bringing in some new animals and that they are in charge of designing and building new enclosures for them. The challenge is that there is limited space. Students use their knowledge of fractions ot design the new enclosures.

In this lesson, Grade One students develop a mathematical model to try to predict which new dollhouse furniture would most appeal to kindergarten students before it is purchased.

In this lesson, students learn to divide different shapes and objects into equal parts to share, use math language like halves and fourths to describe equal parts, and understand that more equal shares creates smaller shares.

In this hands-on lesson, students examine the attributes of coins, play games using attributes, create their own coins, and compare the attributes of Canadian coins with students' own imagined coins in so doing, they learn to recognize and describe coins by their attributes e.g., size, shape, colour, image, and texture as well as the value of Candian coins based on their attributes.

Hen Runs Away From Fox: Children learn to animate a character (sprite) using Scratch or a similar block coding platform so that the character moves from left to right across a computer screen.

This is a series of three lessons, anchored in barnyard characters, that invite students to progress from using directional and positional language and physical movement to pseudocoding with numbers and arrows.

In this lesson, students are challenged to find a route for a hockey player around numerous obstacles down the ice to the opposing team’s goal.

In this lesson, students practice directing each other around different obstacles on a full-size grid to an end location by giving and receiving accurate direction.

This is a series of 5 lessons, anchored in well known fairy tales, that invite students to learn pseudocoding through simple movements related to spatial reasoning.

I love my name! In this lesson, students will use coin manipulatives to "purchase" the letters in their name in order to make a name plate for themselves. In the process, students learn to compare the value of Canadian coins.

A summary of Virtual Manipulatives for Fractions that are available, including links, and considerations for their usage.

A bilingual compilation of pertinent vocabulary directly related to computational thinking and computer programming/coding.

A continuum from Grades 1-8 outlining the key coding concepts per grade coupled with a Scratch project with teacher notes.

This curriculum policy replaces The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1-8: Mathematics, 2005. Beginning in September 2020, all mathematics programs for Grades 1 to 8 will be based on the expectations outlined in this curriculum policy.

This document, prepared by the Ontario Ministry of Education, compares in table form the key changes between the 2005 and the 2020 elementary mathematics curriculum.

Welcome to this webinar about coding in the mathematics curriculum. We will be taking you through the pedagogy and social emotional learning skills that coding brings to your classroom as well as the lessons that have been created as supports for Ontario teachers in the primary grades.
NOTE: This recording does not yet contain the Q&A section - those will be added soon from all the recordings with captioning.

Welcome to this webinar about teaching the new Financial Literacy expectations for the primary grades of the revised mathematics curriculum. In this webinar, we take you through the lessons that have been created by Ontario educators to support Ontario educators. In developing the Financial Literacy lessons for this project, the intentional decision to use scenarios-based tasks was made. The goal of the lessons were to provide real-life contexts for students to develop their understanding of money concepts, as an individual and a community.

Welcome to this webinar about teaching the Number expectations for the primary grades of the revised mathematics curriculum. In this webinar, we take you through the lessons that have been created by Ontario educators to support Ontario educators. These Number lessons have a focus on developing fraction concepts and skills. These lessons benefit from the latest research about learning fractions, including an emphasis on high-yield visual representations.

Welcome to this webinar about teaching the new Mathematical Modelling expectations for the primary grades of the revised mathematics curriculum. In this webinar, we take you through the lessons that have been created by Ontario educators to support Ontario educators. These Mathematical Modelling lessons have a focus on developing students’ appreciation for the role mathematics plays in real “real life” while providing students with opportunities to experience mathematics in a more personal and relevant way.

This hour-long webinar will outline the vision, goals and strands of the revised Ontario Elementary Mathematics Curriculum. In this webinar, we will unpack these very important sections of the Curriculum Context of the revised curriculum, providing educators with an introduction as to how this "front matter" has expanded and what these changes mean to educators as they plan their math programs. We will also give an overview of the changes in the curriculum, particularly as they relate to the strands.

Also available:
 *  the slides for this presentation, in Google Slides format.
 * links and resources document, "Resources for Curriculum Context Webinar 1" , comprising links to research, videos, audio, and websites which may be of use to you as you continue to explore the Vision, Goals, and Strands in the Revised Elementary Math Curriculum (2020). [Google Doc]

This hour-long webinar will focus on program planning for the revised Elementary Mathematics Curriculum. In this webinar, we will explore the contents of the Program Planning section of the “Curriculum Context”, and provide educators with an introduction to what these changes mean to educators as they plan their math programs.

Also available:
 *  the slides for this presentation, in Google Slides format.
 * links and resources document, "Resources for Curriculum Context Webinar 2" , comprising links to research, videos, audio, and websites which may be of use to you as you continue to learn more about the considerations for program planning found in the Revised Elementary Math Curriculum (2020). [Google Doc]

This hour-long webinar will focus on Mathematical Modelling. In this webinar, we will explore in detail what the mathematical modelling process looks like and how it is truly new to the curriculum. We hope to deepen educators’ understanding of what Mathematical Modelling is and how it can be woven into a math program. Sample tasks will be discussed.

Also available:
 *  the slides for this presentation, in Google Slides format.
 * links and resources document, "Resources for Curriculum Context Webinar 3", comprising links to research, videos, audio, and websites which may be of use to you as you continue to learn more about the Mathematical Modelling process.

This hour-long webinar focuses on Social-Emotional Learning Skills in Mathematics & the Mathematical Processes. Examine this strand in more detail, and look at connecting SEL Skills, Mathematical Processes, and assessment and instruction of the remaining five strands.

Also available:
 *  link and resources document, "Resources for Curriculum Context Webinar 4: Strand A - Social-Emotional Learning Skills in Mathematics and the Mathematical Processes", you will find links to research, videos, audio, and websites which may be of use to you as you continue to learn more about SES and the Mathematical Processes.

This hour-long webinar focuses on Assessment and Evaluation. Revisit assessment and evaluation of student learning in light of the revised elementary math curriculum and its expanded Curriculum Context.

Also available:
 *  link and resources document, "Resources for Curriculum Context Webinar 5: Assessment and Evaluation", you will find links to research, videos, audio, and websites which may be of use to you as you continue to learn more about this topic.

Welcome to this webinar about coding in the mathematics curriculum. We will be taking you through the pedagogy and social emotional learning skills that coding brings to your classroom as well as the lessons that have been created as supports for Ontario teachers in the Junior grades.
NOTE: This recording does not yet contain the Q&A section - those will be added soon from all the recordings with captioning.

Welcome to this webinar about teaching the new coding expectations for the intermediate grades of the revised mathematics curriculum. We will be taking you through the lessons that have been created as supports for Ontario educators as well as the pedagogy and social emotional learning skills that coding brings to your classroom.
NOTE: This recording does not yet contain the Q&A section - those will be added soon from all the recordings with captioning.

Welcome to this webinar about coding in the mathematics curriculum. We will be taking you through the pedagogy and social emotional learning skills that coding brings to your classroom as well as the lessons that have been created as supports for Ontario teachers in the primary grades.
NOTE: This recording does not yet contain the Q&A section - those will be added soon from all the recordings with captioning.

Welcome to this webinar about teaching the new Financial Literacy expectations for the primary grades of the revised mathematics curriculum. In this webinar, we take you through the lessons that have been created by Ontario educators to support Ontario educators. In developing the Financial Literacy lessons for this project, the intentional decision to use scenarios-based tasks was made. The goal of the lessons were to provide real-life contexts for students to develop their understanding of money concepts, as an individual and a community.

Welcome to this webinar about teaching the Number expectations for the primary grades of the revised mathematics curriculum. In this webinar, we take you through the lessons that have been created by Ontario educators to support Ontario educators. These Number lessons have a focus on developing fraction concepts and skills. These lessons benefit from the latest research about learning fractions, including an emphasis on high-yield visual representations.

Welcome to this webinar about teaching the new Mathematical Modelling expectations for the primary grades of the revised mathematics curriculum. In this webinar, we take you through the lessons that have been created by Ontario educators to support Ontario educators. These Mathematical Modelling lessons have a focus on developing students’ appreciation for the role mathematics plays in real “real life” while providing students with opportunities to experience mathematics in a more personal and relevant way.

Welcome to this webinar about teaching the new Financial Literacy expectations for the junior grades of the revised mathematics curriculum. In this webinar, we take you through the lessons that have been created by Ontario educators to support Ontario educators. In developing the Financial Literacy lessons for this project, the intentional decision to use scenarios was made. Scenarios give the opportunity to have a discussion about financial choices and the inequities of access to those choices. The goal was to provide students with a chance to learn and understand the individual skills needed that impact personal financial choices and also the economic literacy needed to understand the impact of financial systems as a whole.

Welcome to this webinar about teaching the Number expectations for the junior grades of the revised mathematics curriculum. In this webinar, we take you through the lessons that have been created by Ontario educators to support Ontario educators. These Number lessons have a focus on developing fraction concepts and skills. These lessons benefit from the latest research about learning fractions, including an emphasis on high-yield visual representations.

Welcome to this webinar about teaching the new Mathematical Modelling expectations for the junior grades of the revised mathematics curriculum. In this webinar, we take you through the lessons that have been created by Ontario educators to support Ontario educators. These Mathematical Modelling lessons have a focus on developing students’ appreciation for the role mathematics plays in real “real life” while providing students with opportunities to experience mathematics in a more personal and relevant way.

Welcome to this webinar about teaching the new Financial Literacy expectations for the intermediate grades of the revised mathematics curriculum. In this webinar, we take you through the lessons that have been created by Ontario educators to support Ontario educators. In developing the Financial Literacy lessons for this project, the intentional decision to use scenarios was made. Scenarios give the opportunity to have a discussion about financial choices and the inequities of access to those choices. The goal was to provide students with a chance to learn and understand the individual skills needed that impact personal financial choices and also the economic literacy needed to understand the impact of financial systems as a whole.

Welcome to this webinar about teaching the Number expectations for the intermediate grades of the revised mathematics curriculum. In this webinar, we take you through the lessons that have been created by Ontario educators to support Ontario educators. These Number lessons have a focus on developing fraction concepts and skills. These lessons benefit from the latest research about learning fractions, including an emphasis on high-yield visual representations.

Welcome to this webinar about teaching the new Mathematical Modelling expectations for the intermediate grades of the revised mathematics curriculum. In this webinar, we take you through the lessons that have been created by Ontario educators to support Ontario educators. These Mathematical Modelling lessons have a focus on developing students’ appreciation for the role mathematics plays in real “real life” while providing students with opportunities to experience mathematics in a more personal and relevant way.

This webinar will introduce Ontario educators to three (3) course plans, each of which outlines a different way a teacher could structure the 2021 Grade 9 math course. These course plans have been shared on our OntarioMath.support website. Each course plan includes all of the curriculum expectations, providing suggestions as to how to group expectations to present mathematics in Grade 9 as a connected whole. In addition to providing ways to structure the course, each plan offers ideas for questions and tasks that will engage students with the mathematics they are learning. In this webinar, we will also outline the underlying principles upon which all three course plans have been designed to provide support for teachers as they implement a de-streamed grade 9 curriculum.

Also available: In "Resources related to Course Planning Webinar", you will find links to research, videos, audio, and websites which may be of use to you as you continue to learn more about Course Planning and the Revised Math Curriculum (2021).

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August 2021
In this webinar about the transition from the revised elementary mathematics curriculum (2020) to the newly revised Grade 9 mathematics curriculum (2021), participants will receive specific information about the alignment of expectations for grades 7, 8, and 9. They will also receive guidance on approaches to course planning as well as lesson and assessment planning. References and resources available to support teachers will be shared. A Question and Answer period will be included in this webinar.

Also available: In "Resources for Secondary Transitions Webinar", you will find links to research, videos, audio, and websites which may be of use to you as you continue to learn more about the Revised Math Curriculum (2021).

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How are de-streamed classrooms different? How must instruction and assessment be shifted to accommodate these differences? In this webinar, we will talk about the goal of ensuring success for ALL our students, as well as considerations and ideas that will support teachers as they plan their math programs.

Also available: In "Resources related to De-Streaming for Success Webinar", you will find links to research, videos, audio, and websites which may be of use to you as you continue to learn more about De-streaming and the Revised Math Curriculum (2021).

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Creating a safe and inclusive learning environment, one that encourages student collaboration and student choice, is critical to successfully implementing the 2021 de-streamed mathematics program. In this webinar, we will share practical strategies for meeting the challenges of teaching this new curriculum while ensuring equity and inclusivity, bringing student voice and student lived experiences into the mathematics learning.

Also available: In "Resources related to Shaping the Learning Environment Webinar", you will find links to research, videos, audio, and websites which may be of use to you as you continue to learn more about the Revised Math Curriculum (2021).

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“In Grade 9, students transition to using coding as a tool to interact with the mathematics they are learning. They use the skills developed in elementary to create and alter code in a multitude of coding environments including text-based programming languages, spreadsheets, computer algebra systems (CAS), and virtual graphing and geometry tools.” (2021 MTH1W) What do students know about coding coming into Grade 9? How am I supposed to teach coding as well as all the other math expectations? How can I support students when I don’t know how to code? If you’ve asked yourself some of these questions, come to this webinar to explore some answers.

Also available: In "Resources: Strand A - Mathematical Thinking and Making Connections through Coding", you will find links to research, videos, audio, and websites which may be of use to you as you continue to learn more about the Revised Math Curriculum (2021).

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This hour-long webinar will focus on how the process of Mathematical Modelling, integrated with Grade 9 math concepts, can effectively support student development of strong mathematical thinking skills. In this webinar, we will explore in detail what the mathematical modelling process looks like and how it naturally builds connections between math and other disciplines, as well as between math and students' own cultures and communities. We hope to deepen educators’ understanding of what Mathematical Modelling is and how it can be woven into a math program. Sample tasks will be discussed.

Also available: In "Resources: Strand A - Mathematical Thinking and Making Connections through Mathematical Modelling", you will find links to research, videos, audio, and websites which may be of use to you as you continue to learn more about the Revised Math Curriculum (2021).

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Students in Ontario are navigating a complex world driven by data. Our world is evolving and new fields and careers are emerging that require individuals with high levels of data literacy. Supporting students as they develop critical data literacy skills is an essential component of the new de-streamed Grade 9 curriculum. Data literacy is different from data management. Certainly, data management skills are important to analyse data. As part of the revised elementary mathematics curriculum in 2020, students have been building their data management skills. How do we connect these with the larger goal of achieving data literacy? What are the competencies necessary for data literacy, and how will we continue to build these competencies to ensure that all students leave our schools as data literate young adults? In this webinar, we will talk more about these competencies, and we will share strategies for integrating data literacy into the teaching of each of the math strands.

Also available: In "Resources: Data Literacy Across the Strands", you will find links to research, videos, audio, and websites which may be of use to you as you continue to learn more about the Revised Math Curriculum (2021).

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