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Material below is provided by year – please note the comments below the table however, which illustrate the IB philosophy to teaching Mathematics in the Middle Years Programme.

IB MYP Year

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Years 4-5

Mathematics within the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme is:

• Studied within 4 branches:
  • Numerical and abstract reasoning;
  • Thinking with models;
  • Spatial reasoning; and
  • Reasoning with data.
• Split into 2 levels:
  • Standard; and
  • Extended.
• Taught in 6 contexts:
  • Identities and relationships;
  • Orientation in space and time;
  • Personal and cultural expression;
  • Scientific and technical innovation;
  • Globalisation and sustainability; and
  • Fairness and development.
• Tested based on 3 assessments (each of these include the underlying tested criteria of “Communicating”):
  • Knowing and understanding;
  • Investigating patterns; and
  • Applying mathematics in real life contexts.
• Taught over 5 years, with 50 hours teaching time in each of the first 3 years and 35 hours teaching time in each of the last 2 years.