Before 8th Grade, there is an expected mastery of…

  • Basic math facts: add, subtract, multiply, divide. Use flash cards.
  • Add, subtract, multiply, divide positives and negatives. Especially comfort with using negative numbers.
  • Fraction to decimal to percent conversion and usage
  • Greatest common factor (GCF)
  • Equivalent fractions, reduction of fractions to lowest terms
  • Quick recall of basic math facts to convert and use fractions correctly and efficiently
  • Cross reduction of fractions
  • Use of exponents correctly with fractions and negative numbers
  • Graphing of functions
  • Order of operations
  • Use of inequalities, especially with positives, negatives and fractions
  • Commutative, associative, distributive properties
  • Fractions, fractions, fractions.