CourseG1–2 Math Lab
- What students learn
- Numbers, operations, shapes, patterns, and basic English math terms
K–G1 Math Lab
A kindergarten math class where children see and handle manipulatives to learn numbers, shapes, and patterns.
Children learn their first elementary school math concepts in numbers and operations, shapes, probability and statistics, English math terms, and measuring length and weight.
Who this class is for
It's for kindergartners who are learning math for the first time or building a math foundation before elementary school.
We choose the first concepts based on your child's age and how much they've worked with numbers, shapes, and patterns.
Concepts your child learns in each area
Sample units
- Area
Numbers and operations (algebra)
- Sample units
- Children work with numbers to 9 and then to 100, addition and subtraction, and finding patterns.
- Area
Shapes and geometry
- Sample units
- Children handle different shapes with manipulatives and sort them by how they look.
- Area
Probability and statistics
- Sample units
- Children sort objects by a rule, show the groups in a graph, and think about how likely something is to happen.
- Area
English math terms and measurement
- Sample units
- Children learn to tell time and measure length and weight, and learn the math terms in English too.
If you're planning for the SCAT
The SCAT, a test students take when preparing for CTY gifted camps, has two sections.
If you want SCAT practice drills in every class, see K–G1 SCAT Math.
SCAT sections
Quantitative: Quantities and math concepts
Students reason through problems about numbers, quantities, and math concepts. What your child learns in Math Lab falls under this section.
Verbal: Word relationships and reasoning
Students find relationships between words and reason by analogy. Math classes don't cover this section.
How your child learns one concept, step by step
- Step: Count and check with manipulatives
At this step, your child: Counts, then checks shapes and patterns with manipulatives and pictures.
- Step: Say it with English terms
At this step, your child: Describes the new concept in English math terms and units of measurement, too.
- Step: Try easy problems
At this step, your child: Applies the concept to key elementary math problems at their level.
- Step: Explain how they solved it
At this step, your child: Explains how they solved a problem in words or a drawing, which shows whether they understood.
- Step: Redo the problems they got wrong
At this step, your child: Finds out why an answer was wrong, checks the concept with different manipulatives, and tries again.
Manipulatives and your child's own words show what they understand
What counts is whether your child can tell concepts apart with manipulatives and explain a solution in words or a drawing.
Concepts your child found hard come back in the next class and in homework. Their redone problems go into a learning portfolio.
We share class results with you too. See how parents get progress updates
What to settle before your child starts
What to settle · What we'll go over in consultation
- Diagnostic assessment and starting level
- How the assessment works and what it takes to move to the next level
- Supplies and homework
- Manipulatives and devices such as a tablet to have at home, how much homework there is, and how to turn it in
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CourseG3–4 Math Lab
- What students learn
- Fractions, decimals, measurement, data, and shapes
CourseG5–6 Math Lab
- What students learn
- Proportions, equations, and solid figures
CourseOther K–G1 classes
- What students learn
- English writing (Write Lab), English picture-book reading (Book Club), and science and design classes
Plan your child's K–G1 Math Lab classes
Tell us your child's age and how much they've worked with numbers so far, and we'll recommend the class that fits.