HiCap Elementary Math
Students who qualify for highly capable math services may receive those services via a math rotation, walk-to model, or online program with support from an NSD teacher. Students who receive highly capable service in math receive instruction above grade level. Past experience has shown that students who qualify for highly capable services in math generally are able to grasp concepts quickly. If your child has recently qualified for highly capable math services and needs extra support on pre-requisite skills, some families find it helpful to explore some of the content below:
| Entering Grade | Curriculum Taught | Notes from Teachers | |
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| 2nd | 3rd Grade Math Expressions (Click for overview for families) |
For Families of Incoming 2nd Grade HiCap Students Major Topics covered in Third Grade Math Expressions include, but are not limited to:
Please note that skills that are missing or need reinforcement automaticity with addition and subtraction facts to 18, telling time to the hour and half hour and knowing coin value amounts. |
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| 3rd | 4th Grade Math Expressions (Click for overview for families) |
For Families of Incoming 3rd Grade HiCap Students (who will be new to HiCap) Major Topics covered in Third Grade Math Expressions include, but are not limited to:
It is highly recommended that students practice these concepts over the summer and have fluency in basic multiplication and division facts which will result in a more successful transition. |
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| 4th | Pre-Algebra 1: Decimals & Fractions, Ratios, Rates & Statistics, Introductory Algebra, Rational Numbers and Equations(Click for overview for families) |
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| 5th | Pre-Algebra 2 Core Focus: Proportions & Probability, Linear Equations, Shapes & Angles, Geometry(Click for overview for families) |
For Families of Incoming 5th Grade HiCap Students (who will be new to HiCap) Major Topics covered in fifth Grade Math Expressions and sixth grade Core Focus include, but are not limited to:
It is highly recommended that students practice these concepts over the summer and have fluency in basic multiplication and division facts which will result in a more successful transition. |
Click here for access to the document with the Math Expressions workbooks for any level. Students must use their district Google account to access.
Click here for students who need access to Core Focus. Students must use their district Google account to access.
Because these documents give access to materials that require a district username and password, parents must have their student login using their district Google account to view these documents.