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California Mathematics Curriculum that Ignites Student Learning

California Math & YOU is a brand-new K-12 mathematics curriculum built entirely for California. California Math & YOU empowers teachers to accelerate learning for ALL students.

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Big Ideas Learning California Math & YOU:

Mathematics Curriculum Built for California

California Math & YOU offers engaging, relevant material to ignite student learning from kindergarten through high school (K-12). 

Written by renowned author, Ron Larson, and his expert authorship team, California Math & YOU is a comprehensive K-12 program that incrementally builds students’ understanding and mathematical fluency through cohesive math progressions.

This program is built on the new 2023 California Mathematics Framework and is fully aligned to the California Common Core State Standards (CA CCSS).

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The California Math &
YOU Difference

The California Math & YOU program is built on a foundation of the most widely accepted research, including pedagogical components of Professor John Hattie’s Visible Learning Research. This pedagogical foundation helps form a clear, comprehensive, and vertically aligned mathematics curriculum.

California Math & YOU ensures students develop a strong conceptual understanding of mathematics while giving teachers the power to succeed through its four fundamental pillars:

Conceptual Foundation

The conceptual foundation of the program encourages students to dig deeper into their learning and make connections across content, creating learners who have a solid foundation in mathematics.
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Teaching Support

The embedded teaching support gives California educators the power to succeed in the classroom with built-in resources designed to fit individual teaching styles.
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Relevant, Engaging Content

Carefully curated content inspires students with relatable real-life examples that connect mathematical concepts to their lives, both now and in the future.
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Seamless Digital Experience

The immersive and adaptable digital experience impacts student learning through a high-quality, interactive learning environment for teachers and students.
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Understanding the New California Mathematics Framework

California's newly revised Mathematics Framework highlights the importance of using the California Standards for Mathematical Practice (SMP) as part of high-quality instructional strategies.

Through the lens of the 2023 California Mathematics Framework, teachers can easily identify the key math concepts and skills covered in each California Math & YOU lesson and assessment, thanks to the clear and consistent labeling.

How California Math & YOU Turns the California Mathematics Framework into Useful Teaching Resources

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  • Big Ideas: Focus on a few key ideas for conceptual understanding and cover multiple content standards (Improve)

  • Investigation (Meaningful Exploration): Develop 

  • Content Connections: Reasoning with data, changing quantities, putting parts together and taking wholes apart, and exploring shape and space (Improve)

  • Inquiry-based Learning: Develop

  • Real-World Applications: Develop

Empowering California Educators

Big Ideas Learning is committed to empowering California teachers to accelerate learning for ALL students. In California Math & YOU, high-impact teaching strategies blend effortlessly with a strong conceptual framework, connecting students to key mathematical concepts for deeper understanding and lasting retention.

The program equips teachers with versatile resources that support a range of teaching styles, giving them the tools to succeed in the classroom.

Teaching Edition Author's Notes

Laurie’s Notes (K–2), Nick’s Notes (3–5), and Paul’s Notes (9–12)
provide expert insights throughout each lesson, supporting the integration of Mathematical Practices. India’s Notes focus on equitable instruction, offering strategies for diverse classrooms.

Resources for Easy Lesson Planning

California Math & YOU lets educators create lesson plans with ease! Teachers can quickly choose which resources to use with students and in what sequence, enabling each instructor to tailor lessons to their class’s unique needs.

Effective Assessment Tools

California Math & YOU offers enhanced assessments with teacher-assignable, open-ended questions that assess foundational skills and provide key insights into student understanding.

Valuable Diagnostic Data

With robust diagnostics providing performance data, teachers can make informed decisions and assign remediation or enrichment based on recommended groupings and resources.

Teaching Edition Notes

California Math & YOU provides digitally assignable Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions based on student performance, plus downloadable resources like Extra Practice, Differentiating the Lesson, and Dig Deeper.

Skill Builder

Skill Builder is a new Tier 2 resource with assignable and printable lessons, including concept reviews and practice problems. Students work in small groups, and teachers can track progress with Quick Check.

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Elementary School Math Curriculum

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Kindergarten Math Curriculum

  • Representing, counting, writing, comparing, composing, decomposing, adding, and subtracting numbers 0-10.
  • Representing and counting numbers 11-100.
  • Identifying two- and three-dimensional shapes and positions.
  • Measuring and comparing objects.
 
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First Grade Math

  • Addition and subtraction fluency within 20.
  • Count and write numbers to 120. Compare and add numbers to 100.
  • Add and subtract tens.
  • Measure and compare lengths.
  • Tell time and understand data.
  • Sort, describe, combine, take apart, create and partition shapes.

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Second Grade Math

  • Multiplication and division facts, strategies, patterns, and fluency.
  • Multi-digit addition and subtraction.
  • Fraction equivalence and comparison.
  • Elapsed time, liquid volume, mass, inches.
  • Quadrilaterals.
  • Picture graphs, bar graphs, and line plots.
  • Perimeter and area.

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Third Grade Math

  • Multiplication and division facts, strategies, patterns, and fluency.
  • Multi-digit addition and subtraction.
  • Fraction equivalence and comparison.
  • Elapsed time, liquid volume, mass, inches.
  • Quadrilaterals.
  • Picture graphs, bar graphs, and line plots.
  • Perimeter and area.
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Fourth Grade Math

  • Place Value to 1,000,000.
  • Multi-digit addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
  • Factors, multiples, and patterns.
  • Fraction equivalence, comparison, addition and subtraction, multiplication by whole numbers, and relation to decimals.
  • Metric and customary length, weight, mass, and capacity.
  • Drawing lines, angles, and lines of symmetry.
  • Triangle and quadrilateral classification.
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Fifth Grade Math

  • Decimal place value and number sense to thousandths.
  • Add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals and fractions.
  • Identify, interpret, explain, and evaluate numerical properties and expressions.
  • Metric and customary length, weight, mass, and capacity.
  • Plotting points in a coordinate plane.
  • Line plots and line graphs.
  • Understand volume.
  • Classify triangles and quadrilaterals.

Middle School Math Curriculum

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Sixth Grade Math

  • Powers and exponents, operations, factorization, and common multiples.
  • Add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions and decimals.
  • Ratios, rates, and percents.
  • Algebraic expressions and properties.
  • Writing and solving equations.
  • Area, surface area, and volume.
  • Integers and rational numbers.
  • Statistical measures and data displays.
Seventh Grade Math

Seventh Grade Math

  • Add, subtract, multiply and divide rational numbers.
  • Algebraic, linear, equivalent, and factoring expressions.
  • Writing, graphing, and solving equations and inequalities.
  • Ratios, proportions, and percents.
  • Probability and statistics.
  • Circles, composite figures, polygons, and unknown angles.
  • Prisms, cylinders, cones, and pyramids.
Eigth Grade Math

Eigth Grade Math

  • Simple equations, multi-step equations, equations with variables on both sides, and literal equations.
  • Linear equations and solving systems of linear equations.
  • Transformations.
  • Angles and triangles.
  • Data analysis and data displays.
  • Linear and nonlinear functions.
  • Exponents and scientific notation.
  • Real numbers and the Pythagorean Theorem.
  • Volume of similar solids.

High School School Math Curriculum

Algebra 1 Math

Algebra 1 Math

  • Solving, graphing, and writing linear functions.
  • Solving linear inequalities and systems of linear equations.
  • Exponential functions and sequences.
  • Polynomial equations and factoring.
  • Graphing quadratic and radical functions.
  • Solving quadratic and radical equations.
  • Data analysis, box-and-whisker plots, and two-way tables.
Geometry Math

Geometry Math

  • Reasoning and proofs.
  • Parallel and perpendicular lines.
  • Transformations.
  • Triangles: congruency, similarity, relationships within, right triangles and trigonometry.
  • Properties of quadrilaterals and other polygons.
  • Circles, circumference, and area.
  • Three-dimensional shape surface area and volume.
  • Probability.
Algebra 2 Math

Algebra 2 Math

  • Linear, quadratic, polynomial, exponential, and logarithmic functions.
  • Rational exponents, rational and radical functions.
  • Quadratic equations, inequalities, and complex numbers.
  • Trigonometric ratios and functions.
  • Data collection, design, hypotheses, and statistical inferences.
  • Defining, using, analyzing, and finding arithmetic and geometric sequences and series.

Ensure Success for English Learners

California Math & YOU offers leveled EL support and CA ELD Standards for every lesson, along with audio available in 30 languages, including Spanish, through ReadSpeaker in the digital experience.

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