Math Out of the Box® Curriculum Matrix

Center of Excellence in Mathematics and Science Education

Clemson University

The Math Out Of The Box Curriculum Matrix is designed to give students a broad range of analytic and reasoning skills. Our lessons in the Curriculum matrix are developed and organized around a learning cycle based on research about how children learn.

	Developing Number Concepts	Developing Measurement Benchmarks	Developing Geometric Logic	Developing Algebraic Thinking with Patterns and Data
K	Like and Unlike	Over and Under	Towers and Trails	Rhythm and Design
1	Families and Facts	Up and Down	Symmetry and Shapes	Together and Apart
2	More and Less	Large and Small	Rows and Columns	Collecting and Sorting
3	Ordering and Arranging	Scales and Balances	Shapes and Paths	Plotting and Growing
4	Stories and Statements	Inside and Outside	Corners and Containers	Signs and Symbols
5	Values and Variables	Tools and Time	Conjectures and Transformations	Steps and Distance