Mathematics

Students at The Wood Acres School learn by doing. Number sense is introduced in the Early School and enhanced as the child grows. Hands-on mathematics programs well prepare students for the work to come in Grammar and Upper School.

Grammar School students continue use of manipulatives in their math program and also include the introduction of formal math texts and workbooks. Mastery of basic operations is blended with graphing, estimation, measurement, and classification.

Students in the Upper School continue to hone computational skills on a more advanced level in place value, operations, number theory, fractions, fractional operations and decimals. Add into this math mosaic a strong emphasis on probability, statistics, geometry, measurement, ratios, percents plus problem solving and you have a foundation upon which algebraic expressions, equations and operations can be introduced and expanded. Competency in basic math operations is never forgotten as each student’s future success in math is very dependent upon skill and confidence in these operations.