Math+-+Math+Expressions

A Word About Our Math Program....

Math Expressions is the math program adopted by LCPS. We will use this math program to help in implementing the LCPS K-6 math curriculum. Math Expressions incorporates the best practices of both traditional and reform mathematics curricula. The program strikes a balance between promoting children's natural solution methods and introducing effective procedures.

Math Expressions focuses on two main core concepts: number concepts and an algebraic approach to word problems.

Second graders work on breaking multi-digit numbers into ones and groups of tens, hundreds, and thousands. This activity helps their understanding of multi-digit addition and subtraction as well as solving word problems. Second graders will also work on seeing the repeated groups within numbers, and this awareness helps them to master multiplication and division.

Students will also work with story problems. They not only solve but create word problems. As a result, they become comfortable and flexible with mathematical language and can connect concepts and terminology with meaningful referents from their own lives.

Concepts and skills in algebra, geometry, measurement, and graphing are woven in between these two main concepts.