Beehive Academy Math: Specific Skills

Skill Area

Measurement: Length, height, width, distance, weight/mass, capacity, volume, area, perimeter, temperature, customary and metric units, selecting appropriate units/tools, conversions, estimation and real-world measurement

Time: Sequencing daily events, before/after, days/weeks/months, calendars, reading analog and digital clocks, hour, half-hour, quarter-hour, 5-minute and 1-minute intervals, AM/PM, elapsed time, schedules, timelines and calculating start/end times

Money & Financial Math: Coin/bill identification, values, counting money, making amounts, making change, comparing prices, addition/subtraction with money, budgeting, shopping, discounts, tax, tips, percentages and unit price

Graphs & Charts: Picture graphs, tally charts, tables, bar graphs, line plots, line graphs, pie/circle graphs, frequency tables and interpreting information presented visually

Data & Statistics: Collecting data, organizing data sets, sorting/classifying information, frequency, range, mean, median, mode, probability, interpreting results and drawing conclusions

Geometry: 2-D and 3-D shapes, attributes, symmetry, angles, lines, polygons, coordinate grids, perimeter, area, surface area, volume and spatial reasoning

Fractions: Parts of a whole, parts of sets, number lines, equivalent fractions, comparing, simplifying, operations with fractions, improper fractions and mixed numbers

Decimals: Place value, comparing/ordering decimals, money connections, operations with decimals and converting between fractions and decimals

Percentages: Understanding percent, fraction-decimal-percent relationships, finding percentages, discounts, tax, tips, increases/decreases and real-world applications

Patterns & Algebraic Thinking: Patterns, missing numbers, rules, equality, variables, expressions, equations, sequences and beginning algebra

Estimation & Mental Math: Rounding, estimating quantities, estimating answers, mental computation, reasonableness and selecting efficient strategies

Math Fluency: Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division fact accuracy, automaticity and flexible mental strategies

Math Reasoning: Comparing strategies, identifying relevant information, explaining answers, detecting errors, logic, multi-step reasoning and determining whether an answer makes sense

Real-World Math: Shopping, cooking, recipes, measuring rooms, planning trips, reading schedules, budgeting, maps, construction/design and other practical applications