Curriculum Overview

Sharing ideas and best practices to promote effective instruction in elementary math Inspired by educators around the world and the work we do at HappyNumbers.com

Grade 1 Overview: Paving the Way to 100

Grade 1 Overview: Paving the Way to 100

In Grade 1, students learn numbers to 120, build fluency with addition and subtraction within 40, explore comparing, and the concept of round numbers.
Happy Numbers team· 11 Nov
Numbers to 1000 Part 1: Two-Digit Numbers

Numbers to 1000 Part 1: Two-Digit Numbers

Read Happy Numbers comprehensive summary on how to teach numbers to 1000. The overview unifies counting, number sequencing, notation, and place value.
Happy Numbers team· 02 Nov
Teacher’s Best Friend: Base-10 Blocks

Teacher’s Best Friend: Base-10 Blocks

Using base-10 blocks to represent equations is a great way to provide conceptual understanding of equations and demonstrate strategies for solving them...
Happy Numbers team· 02 Nov
Properties of Multiplication

Properties of Multiplication

Explore the overview of Happy Numbers’ pedagogy relating to multiplication properties. See introductory tasks and activities developing procedural fluency.
Happy Numbers team· 02 Nov