Level U1
Counting to 10 and first patterns
- Counting objects to 10, one number for each
- Reading and writing the numbers 0 to 10
- Copying and continuing simple patterns
- Talking about what will or won't happen
Our curriculum
What your child learns, grade by grade.
The program follows the BC math curriculum from Kindergarten to Grade 9, in 30 short levels. Your child starts at the level the free assessment finds, not a level set by age, and moves up when they're ready.
Kindergarten to Grade 2Levels U1-U9 · Counting to 10 and first patterns → Adding to 100, rulers and money
Counting, adding and subtracting to 100, first shapes, measuring and money.
Level U2
Making 5 and comparing
- Seeing small amounts without counting
- Ways to make 5, and which group has more
- Comparing what is longer, heavier or holds more
- Describing and sorting shapes
Level U3
Taking numbers apart
- Splitting numbers to 10 into two parts
- Adding and taking away with objects and pictures
- Equal and not equal, like a balance
- First picture graphs and getting to know coins
Level U4
Numbers to 20 and making 10
- Counting, reading and writing numbers to 20
- Numbers to 20 on a number line, and which is bigger
- All the ways to make 10
- Words for how likely something is
Level U5
First adding and subtracting
- What adding and taking away mean
- Adding and subtracting to 20 with doubles and making 10
- Families of related facts
- Story problems and how an amount changes
Level U6
Patterns, measuring and shapes
- Sorting rules and repeating patterns
- Equal and not equal, and making both sides match
- Measuring length with blocks and paper clips
- Naming shapes, simple graphs and what each coin is worth
Level U7
Numbers to 100 and patterns
- Tens and ones in numbers to 100
- Using 25, 50 and 100 as landmarks
- Repeating and growing patterns
- Making and reading picture graphs
Level U8
Quick facts, missing numbers and shapes
- Quick ways to add and subtract to 20
- Finding a missing number
- Using =, < and > correctly
- Shapes and the faces of solid objects
Level U9
Adding to 100, rulers and money
- Adding and subtracting two-digit numbers
- Story problems with numbers to 100
- Measuring with a ruler in centimetres and metres
- Counting coins to one dollar, spending and saving
Grades 3 to 5Levels U10-U18 · Numbers to 1000 and bigger sums → Decimals to thousandths and moving shapes
Big numbers, times tables, long multiplying and dividing, fractions and decimals.
Level U10
Numbers to 1000 and bigger sums
- Hundreds, tens and ones
- Adding and subtracting three-digit numbers
- Quick recall of facts to 20
- Growing patterns, and chance with coins and spinners
Level U11
Groups, sharing and number puzzles
- Equal groups, arrays and fair sharing
- Number sentences with a missing number
- Pattern rules in words and numbers
- Graphs, tallies and money to $100
Level U12
Fractions, measuring and time
- Halves, thirds, fourths and more
- Metres, grams and litres; area and perimeter
- Minutes, hours, days and weeks
- Faces, edges and nets of 3D objects
Level U13
Numbers to 10 000 and times tables
- Numbers to 10 000
- Adding and subtracting four-digit numbers
- Learning the times tables
- Polygons and lines of symmetry
Level U14
Multiplying, dividing and fractions
- Multiplying and dividing larger numbers by one digit
- Comparing and ordering fractions
- Telling time on analog and digital clocks
- Finding perimeter
Level U15
Decimals and making change
- Tenths and hundredths
- Adding and subtracting decimals
- Making change with money
- Graphs and simple chance experiments
Level U16
Big numbers and multiplication facts
- Reading and writing numbers to a million
- Fluent multiplication facts
- Pattern rules with symbols
- Area of squares and rectangles
Level U17
Long multiplying and dividing
- Multiplying and dividing with bigger numbers
- Fractions that are worth the same
- Simple equations with a letter
- How long things take
Level U18
Decimals to thousandths and moving shapes
- Decimals to thousandths
- Comparing fractions and decimals
- Money problems to $1000
- Prisms, pyramids and moving shapes
Grades 6 to 9Levels U19-U30 · Factors, multiples and angles → Linear graphs and equations
Ratios and percents, negative numbers, equations, geometry and graphing lines.
Level U19
Factors, multiples and angles
- Factors, multiples and the order of operations
- Very large and very small numbers
- Measuring and naming angles
- Chance as a fraction
Level U20
Mixed numbers, decimals and area
- Mixed numbers and improper fractions
- Multiplying and dividing decimals
- Area of triangles and parallelograms
- Solving one-step equations
Level U21
Ratios, percents and volume
- Ratios and percents
- Sale prices and simple budgets
- Volume and capacity
- Patterns shown as tables and graphs
Level U22
Negative numbers, fractions and percents
- Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing negative numbers
- Fractions in lowest terms
- Switching between fractions, decimals and percents
- Comparing fractions, decimals and percents on a number line
Level U23
Decimals, coordinates and circles
- All four operations with decimals
- Plotting points on a grid
- Circumference and area of circles
- Circle graphs and chance with two events
Level U24
Equations, linear patterns and volume
- Solving two-step equations
- Patterns shown as straight-line graphs
- Volume of prisms and cylinders, and moving shapes on a grid
- Sales tax, tips and sale prices
Level U25
Squares, expressions and proportions
- Squares, cubes and prime factors
- Writing expressions and solving equations with negative numbers
- Rates, ratios and proportions
- Views and nets of 3D objects
Level U26
Roots, right triangles and fractions
- Square and cube roots
- Right triangles and the Pythagorean theorem
- Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions
- Tricky percents and percent change
Level U27
Graphs, surface area and best buys
- Graphing straight-line relations
- Surface area and volume
- Mean, median and mode
- Probability of two events and finding the best buy
Level U28
Exponents, rational numbers and scale
- Powers and exponent laws
- Calculating with positive and negative fractions and decimals
- Scale drawings and similar shapes
Level U29
Polynomials, statistics and budgets
- Working with polynomials and algebra tiles
- Fair samples and biased questions
- Spotting misleading graphs and statistics
- Budgets, bank records and simple interest
Level U30
Linear graphs and equations
- Graphing lines and reading between and beyond the points
- What a line's start and steepness mean
- Solving multi-step equations, including brackets
- Writing an equation for a word problem
Many children start below or above their school grade, and that's normal. The first levels are done together with a parent, on short pages, and children take over as they go.
How a level works
- A workbook every two weeksA new paper workbook arrives in the mail every two weeks, built from your child's last one.
- About 15 to 30 minutes a day*Five days a week.
- Shown first, then small stepsEach new idea starts with a worked example. Practice then builds from easy to harder, one small change at a time.
- Remember these?Every day brings back something learned earlier, so old skills stay fresh.
- A Fix it boxAnything your child got wrong last time comes back in the next workbook as new questions.
- Stuck? Talk it throughYour child can call the Unica Teaching Assistant anytime and talk it through out loud. After you scan the day's pages, they try to fix any mistakes first.
- Adjusts as they goWe look at the pages you scan. The next workbook adds practice where it's needed and new ideas when they're ready.
- A test to move upA test at the end of each level, done in one sitting, shows when your child is ready for the next one.
*A typical target. Every child works at their own pace, so some days take a little more or less time.
Find out which level your child starts at.
The math assessment and report are free. The first month of workbooks is free too.
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