Curriculum
he Curriculum is based on the K to 12 curriculum which had been implemented by the Department of Education to be able to raise the standards of learning in the Philippine settings to world standards and to produce High school students who will be ready to be employed even without a college degree.
The curriculum comprises of 6 years in elementary, 4 years in Junior High School and two years in Senior High School
Mathematics in Grades 1 and 2 includes the study of whole numbers, addition and subtraction, basic facts of multiplication and division , basics of geometry, fractions, metric and local measurements, the use of money and their application to practical problems based on real life activities.
Grades 3 and 4 deals with the study of whole numbers, the four fundamental operations, fractions and decimals including money, angles,plane figures, measurement and graphs.
In Grades 5 and 6 the child is expected to have mastered the four fundamental operations of whole numbers, performs skills in decimals and fractions, conceptualize the meaning of ratio and proportion, percent, integers, simple probability, polygons, spatial figures,measurement and graphs. Simple concepts in Algebra is also introduced to be articulated in the high school.
Besides further development of the basic mathematical skills, the child is expected to solve problems related to business and industrial activities in the community.
TIME ALLOTMENT
Time | Grade 1 | Grade 2 | Grade 3 | Grade 4 | Grade 5 | Grade 6 |
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Daily | 80 | 80 | 80 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
Weekly | Reading and Py) | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 |
The 20-minute increase in the daily time allotment is given to ensure that all lessons are finished and there will be more activities that involve grouping practical investigations and problem solving. Pupils learn more if they have hands on or manipulative and interactive activities, learn on their own, explore, discover, generalize and apply what they learned in their daily life.