Mathematics

Math in Focus (Marshall Cavendish, 2013)
The Singapore Approach

The Math in Focus program is a rigorous and challenging comprehensive curriculum. In this course, Math 6, students will learn about positive and negative numbers, multiplying and dividing fractions and decimals, ratios and rates, percents, algebraic expressions, equations and inequalities, coordinate plane, perimeter, area, volume, statistics, and measures of central tendency. In addition, this course emphasizes concept mastery, a concrete-visual-symbolic approach, metacognitive reasoning, and the use of model drawing to solve and justify problems. 

6th Grade Math Course Calendar

The Math in Focus program is a rigorous and challenging comprehensive curriculum. In this course, Math 7, students will learn about the real number system, rational number operations, algebraic expressions, algebraic equations and inequalities, direct and inverse proportion, angle properties and straight lines, scale factor, statistics, and probability. In addition, this course emphasizes a concrete-visual-symbolic approach, metacognitive reasoning, and the use of model drawing to solve and justify problems. 

7th Grade Math Course Calendar

Math in Focus (Marshall Cavendish, 2013)
The Singapore Approach

The Math in Focus program is a rigorous and challenging comprehensive curriculum for grades 6 through 8. The program follows the pedagogical framework developed by the Singapore Ministry of Education: emphasizing concept mastery, a concrete-visual-symbolic approach, metacognitive reasoning, and the use of model drawing to solve and justify problems. It supports the Common Core State Standards. In fact, the writers of the Common Core State Standards used the Math in Focus curriculum as a model.

Course 3 (8th grade) Units include: Real Numbers & Expressions, Algebraic Expressions, Algebraic Equations, Functions, Geometry, and Statistics & Probability.