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SPATIAL SENSE
By the end of each grade, students will: Ontario Mathematics Curriculum Expectations, Grades 1 to 8, 2020

OVERALL EXPECTATION E1. d

 escribe and represent shape, location, and movement by applying geometric properties and
spatial relationships in order to navigate the world around them
SPECIFIC EXPECTATIONS
Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8
Geometric Reasoning
E1.1 sort three- E1.1 sort and E1.1 sort, construct, E1.1 identify E1.1 identify E1.1 create lists of E1.1 describe and E1.1 identify
dimensional objects identify two- and identify cubes, geometric properties geometric properties geometric properties classify cylinders, geometric properties
and two-dimensional dimensional shapes prisms, pyramids, of rectangles, of triangles, and of various types pyramids, and of tessellating shapes
shapes according to by comparing cylinders, and cones including the construct different of quadrilaterals, prisms according and identify the
one attribute at a number of sides, by comparing their number of right types of triangles including the to their geometric transformations
time, and identify side lengths, angles, faces, edges, vertices, angles, parallel and when given side or properties of the properties, including that occur in the
the sorting rule and number of lines and angles perpendicular sides, angle measurements diagonals, rotational plane and rotational tessellations
being used of symmetry and lines of symmetry, and line symmetry
symmetry symmetry

E1.2 construct E1.2 compose and E1.2 compose and E1.2 identify and E1.2 construct E1.2 draw top, front, E1.2 make objects
three-dimensional decompose two- decompose various construct congruent three-dimensional and side views, as and models using
objects, and identify dimensional shapes, structures, and triangles, rectangles, objects when given well as perspective appropriate scales,
two-dimensional and show that the identify the two- and parallelograms their top, front, views, of objects given their top, front,
shapes contained area of a shape dimensional shapes and side views and physical spaces, and side views or
within structures remains constant and three-dimensional using appropriate their perspective
and objects regardless of how its objects that these scales views
parts are rearranged structures contain

E1.3 construct E1.3 identify E1.3 identify E1.3 draw top, front, E1.3 use scale
and describe congruent lengths congruent lengths, and side views of drawings to calculate
two-dimensional and angles in two- angles, and faces of objects, and match actual lengths and
shapes and three- dimensional shapes three-dimensional drawings with areas, and reproduce
dimensional objects by mentally and objects by mentally objects scale drawings at
that have matching physically matching and physically different ratios
halves them, and determine matching them,
if the shapes are and determine if
congruent the objects are
congruent

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 OVERALL EXPECTATION E1. d
 escribe and represent shape, location, and movement by applying geometric properties and
spatial relationships in order to navigate the world around them
SPECIFIC EXPECTATIONS
Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8
Location and Movement
E1.4 describe the E1.4 create and E1.4 give and E1.2 plot and read E1.4 plot and read E1.3 plot and read E1.3 perform E1.4 describe and
relative locations interpret simple follow multistep coordinates in the coordinates in the coordinates in all dilations and perform translations,
of objects or people, maps of familiar instructions involving first quadrant of a first quadrant of a four quadrants of a describe the reflections, rotations,
using positional places movement from Cartesian plane, Cartesian plane using Cartesian plane, similarity between and dilations on a
language one location to and describe the various scales, and and describe the the image and the Cartesian plane, and
another, including translations that describe the translations that original shape predict the results of
distances and half- move a point from translations that move a point from these transformations
and quarter-turns one coordinate to move a point from one coordinate to
another one coordinate to another
another

E1.5 give and follow E1.5 describe the E1.3 describe and E1.5 describe and E1.4 describe and E1.4 describe and
directions for relative positions perform translations perform translations, perform combina­ perform translations,
moving from one of several objects and reflections on reflections, and tions of translations, reflections, and
location to another and the movements a grid, and predict rotations up to 180° reflections, and rotations on a
needed to get from the results of these on a grid, and predict rotations up to 360° Cartesian plane,
one object to transformations the results of these on a grid, and predict and predict the
another transformations the results of these results of these
transformations transformations

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 OVERALL EXPECTATION E2. c ompare, estimate, and determine measurements in various contexts
SPECIFIC EXPECTATIONS
Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8
Attributes Length Length, Mass, The Metric System
and Capacity
E2.1 identify E2.1 choose and use E2.1 use appropriate E2.1 explain the E2.1 use appropriate E2.1 measure E2.1 describe the E2.1 represent very
measurable non-standard units units of length to relationships metric units to length, area, mass, differences and large (mega, giga,
attributes of appropriately to estimate, measure, between grams and estimate and and capacity using similarities between tera) and very small
two-dimensional measure lengths, and compare the kilograms as metric measure length, the appropriate volume and capacity, (micro, nano, pico)
shapes and three- and describe the perimeters of units of mass, and area, mass, and metric units, and and apply the metric units using
dimensional objects, inverse relationship polygons and between litres and capacity solve problems that relationship between models, base ten
including length, between the size of a curved shapes, millilitres as metric require converting millilitres (mL) and relationships, and
area, mass, capacity, unit and the number and construct units of capacity, smaller units to cubic centimetres exponential
and angle of units needed polygons with a and use benchmarks larger ones and (cm3) to solve notation
given perimeter for these units to vice versa problems
estimate mass
and capacity

E2.2 compare E2.2 explain the E2.2 explain the E2.2 use metric E2.2 solve problems E2.2 solve problems
several everyday relationship between relationships prefixes to describe that involve conver­t­ involving perimeter,
objects and order centimetres and between millimetres, the relative size of ing larger metric area, and volume
them according to metres as units of centimetres, metres, different metric units into smaller that require conver­t­
length, area, mass, length, and use and kilometres as units, and choose ones, and describe ing from one metric
and capacity benchmarks for metric units of appropriate units the base ten relation­ unit of measurement
these units to length, and use and tools to measure ships among metric to another
estimate lengths benchmarks for length, mass, and units
these units to capacity
estimate lengths

E2.3 measure and E2.3 use non-

draw lengths in standard units
centimetres and appropriately to
metres, using a estimate, measure,
measuring tool, and compare
and recognize the capacity, and
impact of starting explain the effect
at points other that overfilling or
than zero underfilling, and
gaps between units,
have on accuracy

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 OVERALL EXPECTATION E2. c ompare, estimate, and determine measurements in various contexts
SPECIFIC EXPECTATIONS
Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8
Length, Mass,
and Capacity
E2.4 compare,
estimate, and
measure the mass
of various objects,
using a pan balance
and non-standard
units

E2.5 use various

units of different
sizes to measure the
same attribute of
a given item, and
demonstrate that
even though using
different-sized units
produces a different
count, the size of the
attribute remains
the same

Time
E2.3 read the date E2.4 use units of E2.6 use analog E2.3 solve problems
on a calendar, and time, including and digital clocks involving elapsed
use a calendar to seconds, minutes, and timers to tell time by applying
identify days, weeks, hours, and non- time in hours, the relationships
months, holidays, standard units, to minutes, and between different
and seasons describe the duration seconds units of time
of various events

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 OVERALL EXPECTATION E2. c ompare, estimate, and determine measurements in various contexts
SPECIFIC EXPECTATIONS
Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8
Angles Circles Lines and Angles
E2.4 identify angles E2.3 compare E2.2 use a protractor E2.3 use the E2.2 solve problems
and classify them as angles and to measure and relationships involving angle
right, straight, acute, determine construct angles between the radius, properties, including
or obtuse their relative size up to 360°, and state diameter, and the properties of
by matching them the relationship circumference of a intersecting and
and by measuring between angles circle to explain the parallel lines and
them using that are measured formula for finding of polygons
appropriate non- clockwise and those the circumference
standard units that are measured and to solve related
counterclockwise problems

E2.4 explain how E2.3 use the E2.4 construct

protractors work, properties of circles when given
use them to measure supplementary the radius, diameter,
and construct angles angles, comple­ or circumference
up to 180°, and use mentary angles,
benchmark angles opposite angles,
to estimate the size and interior and
of other angles exterior angles to
solve for unknown
angle measures

E2.5 show the

relationships
between the radius,
diameter, and area
of a circle, and use
these relationships to
develop the formula
for measuring the
area of a circle and
to solve related
problems

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 OVERALL EXPECTATION E2. c ompare, estimate, and determine measurements in various contexts
SPECIFIC EXPECTATIONS
Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8
Area Area and Volume and Length, Area,
Surface Area Surface Area and Volume
E2.7 compare the E2.5 use the row E2.5 use the area E2.4 determine the E2.6 represent E2.3 solve problems
areas of two-dimen­ and column structure relationships among areas of trapezoids, cylinders as nets involving the peri­
sional shapes by of an array to measure rectangles, paralle­l­ rhombuses, kites, and determine their meter, circumference,
matching, covering, the areas of rectangles ograms, and triangles and composite surface area by area, volume, and
or decomposing and to show that the to develop the polygons by adding the areas surface area of
and recomposing area of any rectangle formulas for the area decomposing them of their parts composite two-
the shapes, and can be found by of a parallelogram into shapes with dimensional
demonstrate that multiplying its and the area of a known areas shapes and three-
different shapes side lengths triangle, and solve dimensional objects,
can have the related problems using appropriate
same area formulas

E2.8 use appropriate E2.6 apply the E2.6 show that two- E2.5 create and use E2.7 show that the E2.4 describe
non-standard units formula for the dimensional shapes nets to demonstrate volume of a prism or the Pythagorean
to measure area, area of a rectangle with the same area the relationship cylinder can be deter­ relationship using
and explain the to find the unknown can have different between the faces mined by multi­plying various geometric
effect that gaps measurement perimeters, and solve of prisms and the area of its base by models, and apply
and overlaps have when given two related problems pyramids and their its height, and apply the theorem to solve
on accuracy of the three surface areas this relation­ship to problems involving
find the area of the an unknown side
base, volume, and length for a given
height of prisms and right triangle
cylinders when given
two of the three
measurements

E2.9 use square E2.6 determine the

centimetres (cm2) surface areas of
and square metres prisms and pyramids
(m2) to estimate, by calculating the
measure, and areas of their two-
compare the areas dimensional faces

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of various two- and adding them
dimensional shapes, together
including those with
curved sides

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