Mathematics Pentathlon
Alignment to Standards

This program aligns with numerous indicators of the National Standards that deal with Number Sense, Computation, Algebra and Functions, Geometry, Measurement, and Problem Solving. For a specific example, see the Alignment of the National Standards, Indiana Academic Standards with Mathematics Pentathlon, or the Gifted Education Correlation, and Mathematics Scope and Sequence.

The linked use of the games along with the standards-based instructional activities found in Adventures in Problem-Solving Activity Books I & II as well as Investigation Exercises Books I & II improves students' abilities to: reason computationally, geometrically, and logically; communicate their ideas effectively; critically listen to others' ideas; offer creative and varied alternatives to problem situations; and develop critical problem-solving characteristics of flexibility, persistence and inventiveness.

Easily coordinated with ongoing classroom instruction, the Mathematics Pentathlon games, activities, and assessments provide an exciting format for students to explore and understand important mathematics concepts while developing deductive and inductive thought - a critical characteristic of problem solving.

National Standards - Grades Kindergarten - Seventh: Number Sense,
Computation, Algebra and Functions, Geometry, Measurement, and Problem Solving