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Knowledge Box Education
Tutoring for Grades 1-10
Most students struggle with Reading, Mathematics, and English as school subjects. Knowledge Box programs help students not just with these three main subjects, but with all school subjects, to boost their confidence of doing great in academics.
Our lesson plans are based on BC Curriculum.
Mathematics
- Number concepts to 20
- Ways to make 10
- Addition and subtraction to 20 (understanding of operation and process)
- Repeating patterns with multiple elements and attributes
- Change in quantity to 20, concretely and verbally
- Meaning of equality and inequality
- Direct measurement with non-standard units (non-uniform and uniform)
- Comparison of 2D shapes and 3D objects
- Concrete graphs, using one-to-one correspondence
- Likelihood of familiar life events, using comparative language
- Financial literacy — values of coins, and monetary exchanges
- Number concepts to 100
- Benchmarks of 25, 50, and 100 and personal referents
- Addition and subtraction facts to 20 (introduction of computational strategies)
- Addition and subtraction to 100
- Repeating and increasing patterns
- Change in quantity, using pictorial and symbolic representation
- Symbolic representation of equality and inequality
- Direct linear measurement, introducing standard metric units
- Multiple attributes of 2D shapes and 3D objects
- Pictorial representation of concrete graphs, using one-to-one correspondence
- Likelihood of familiar life events, using comparative language
- Financial literacy — coin combinations to 100 cents, and spending and saving
- Number concepts to 1000
- Fraction concepts
- Addition and subtraction to 1000
- Addition and subtraction facts to 20 (emerging computational fluency)
- Multiplication and division concepts
- Increasing and decreasing patterns
- Pattern rules using words and numbers, based on concrete experiences
- One-step addition and subtraction equations with an unknown number
- Measurement, using standard units (linear, mass, and capacity)
- Time concepts
- Construction of 3D objects
- One-to-one correspondence with bar graphs, pictographs, charts, and tables
- Likelihood of simulated events, using comparative language
- Financial literacy — fluency with coins and bills to 100 dollars, and earning and payment
- Number concepts to 10 000
- Decimals to hundredths
- Ordering and comparing fractions
- Addition and subtraction to 10 000
- Multiplication and division of two- or three-digit numbers by one-digit numbers
- Addition and subtraction of decimals to hundredths
- Addition and subtraction facts to 20 (developing computational fluency)
- Multiplication and division facts to 100 (introductory computational strategies)
- Increasing and decreasing patterns, using tables and charts
- Algebraic relationships among quantities
- One-step equations with an unknown number, using all operations
- How to tell time with analog and digital clocks, using 12- and 24-hour clocks
- Regular and irregular polygons
- Perimeter of regular and irregular shapes
- Line symmetry
- One-to-one correspondence and many-to-one correspondence, using bar graphs and pictographs
- Probability experiments
- Financial literacy — monetary calculations, including making change with amounts to 100 dollars and making simple financial decisions
- Number concepts to 1 000 000
- Decimals to thousandths
- Equivalent fractions
- Whole-number, fraction, and decimal benchmarks
- Addition and subtraction of whole numbers to 1 000 000
- Multiplication and division to three digits, including division with remainders
- Addition and subtraction of decimals to thousandths
- Addition and subtraction facts to 20 (extending computational fluency)
- Multiplication and division facts to 100 (emerging computational fluency)
- Rules for increasing and decreasing patterns with words, numbers, symbols, and variables
- One-step equations with variables
- Area measurement of squares and rectangles
- Relationships between area and perimeter
- Duration, using measurement of time
- Classification of prisms and pyramids
- Single transformations
- One-to-one correspondence and many-to-one correspondence, using double bar graphs
- Probability experiments, single events or outcomes
- Financial literacy — monetary calculations, including making change with amounts to 1000 dollars and developing simple financial plans
- Small to large numbers (thousandths to billions)
- Multiplication and division facts to 100 (developing computational fluency)
- Order of operations with whole numbers
- Factors and multiples — greatest common factor and least common multiple
- Improper fractions and mixed numbers
- Introduction to ratios
- Whole-number percents and percentage discounts
- Multiplication and division of decimals
- Increasing and decreasing patterns, using expressions, tables, and graphs as functional relationships
- One-step equations with whole-number coefficients and solutions
- Perimeter of complex shapes
- Area of triangles, parallelograms, and trapezoids
- Angle measurement and classification
- Volume and capacity
- Triangles
- Combinations of transformations
- Line graphs
- Single-outcome probability, both theoretical and experimental
- Financial literacy — simple budgeting and consumer math
- Small to large numbers (thousandths to billions)
- Multiplication and division facts to 100 (developing computational fluency)
- Order of operations with whole numbers
- Factors and multiples — greatest common factor and least common multiple
- Improper fractions and mixed numbers
- Introduction to ratios
- Whole-number percents and percentage discounts
- Multiplication and division of decimals
- Increasing and decreasing patterns, using expressions, tables, and graphs as functional relationships
- One-step equations with whole-number coefficients and solutions
- Perimeter of complex shapes
- Area of triangles, parallelograms, and trapezoids
- Angle measurement and classification
- Volume and capacity
- Triangles
- Combinations of transformations
- Line graphs
- Single-outcome probability, both theoretical and experimental
- Financial literacy — simple budgeting and consumer math
- Perfect squares and cubes
- Square and cube roots
- Percents less than 1 and greater than 100 (decimal and fractional percents)
- Numerical proportional reasoning (rates, ratio, proportions, and percent)
- Operations with fractions (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and order of operations)
- Discrete linear relations (extended to larger numbers, limited to integers)
- Expressions- writing and evaluating using substitution
- Two-step equations with integer coefficients, constants, and solutions
- Surface area and volume of regular solids, including triangular and other right prisms and cylinders
- Pythagorean theorem
- Construction, views, and nets of 3D objects
- Central tendency
- Theoretical probability with two independent events
- Financial literacy — best buys
- Operations with rational numbers (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and order of operations)
- Exponents and exponent laws with whole-number exponents
- Operations with polynomials, of degree less than or equal to 2
- Two-variable linear relations, using graphing, interpolation, and extrapolation
- Multi-step one-variable linear equations
- Spatial proportional reasoning
- Statistics in society
- Financial literacy — simple budgets and transactions
- Foundations of Mathematics & Pre-Calculus 10
- Workplace Mathematics 10
Science
- Classification of living and non-living things
- Names of local plants and animals
- Structural features of living things in the local environment
- Behavioral adaptations of animals in the local environment
- Specific properties of materials allow us to use them in different ways
- Natural and artificial sources of light and sound
- Properties of light and sound depend on their source and the objects with which they interact
- Common objects in the sky
- The knowledge of First Peoples
- Shared First Peoples knowledge of the sky
- Local First Peoples knowledge of the local landscape, plants and animals
- Local First Peoples understanding and use of seasonal rounds
- Local patterns that occur on Earth and in the sky
- Metamorphic and non-metamorphic life cycles of different organisms
- Similarities and differences between offspring and parent
- First Peoples use of their knowledge of life cycles
- Physical ways of changing materials
- Chemical ways of changing materials
- Types of forces
- Water sources including local watersheds
- Water conservation
- The water cycle
- Local First People’s knowledge of water:
- Water cycles
- Conservation
- Connection to other systems
- Biodiversity in the local environment
- The knowledge of local First Peoples of ecosystems
- Energy is needed for life
- Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space
- Atoms are building blocks of matter
- Sources of thermal energy
- Transfer of thermal energy
- Major local landforms
- Local First Peoples knowledge of local landforms
- Observable changes in the local environment caused by erosion and deposition by wind, water, and ice
- Sensing and responding:
- Humans
- Other animals
- Plants
- Biomes as large regions with similar environmental features
- Phases of matter
- The effect of temperature on particle movement
- Energy:
- Has various forms
- Is conserved
- Devices that transform energy
- Local changes caused by Earth’s axis, rotation, and orbit
- The effects of the relative positions of the sun, moon, and Earth including local First Peoples perspectives
- Basic structures and functions of body systems:
- Digestive
- Musculo-skeletal
- Respiratory
- Circulatory
- Solutions and solubility
- Properties of simple machines and their force effects
- Machines:
- Constructed
- Found in nature
- Power – the rate at which energy is transferred
- The rock cycle
- Local types of earth materials
- First Peoples concepts of interconnectedness in the environment
- The nature of sustainable practices around BC’s resources
- First Peoples knowledge of sustainable practices
- The basic structures and functions of body systems:
- Excretory
- Reproductive
- Hormonal
- Nervous
- Heterogeneous mixtures
- Mixtures:
- Separated using a difference in component properties
- Local First Peoples knowledge of separation and extraction methods
- Newton’s three laws of motion
- Effects of balanced and unbalanced forces in daily physical activities
- Force of gravity
- The overall scale, structure, and age of the universe
- The position, motion, and components of our solar system in our galaxys
- Organisms have evolved over time
- Survival needs
- Natural selection
- Elements and compounds are pure substances
- Crystalline structure of solids
- Chemical changes
- Electricity
- Generated in different ways with different environmental impacts
- Electromagnetism
- The fossil record provides evidence for changes in biodiversity over geological time
- First Peoples knowledge of changes in biodiversity over time
- Evidence of climate change over geological time and the recent impacts of humans:
- Physical records
- Local First Peoples knowledge of climate change
- Characteristics of life
- Cell theory and types of cells
- Photosynthesis and cellular respiration
- The relationship of micro-organisms with living things:
- Basic functions of the immune system
- Vaccination and antibiotics
- Impacts of epidemics and pandemics on human populations
- Kinetic molecular theory
- Atomic theory and models
- Protons, neutrons, and quarks
- Electrons and leptons
- Types and effects of electromagnetic radiation
- Light:
- Properties
- Behaviours
- Ways of sensing
- Plate tectonic movement
- Major geological events of local significance
- First Peoples knowledge of:
- Local geological formations
- Significant local geological events
- Layers of Earth
- Asexual reproduction:
- Mitosis
- Different forms
- Sexual reproduction:
- Meiosis
- Human sexual reproduction
- Element properties as organized in the periodic table
- The arrangement of electrons determines the compounds formed by elements
- Circuits — must be complete for electrons to flow
- Voltage, current, and resistance
- Effects of solar radiation on the cycling of matter and energy
- Matter cycles within biotic and abiotic components of ecosystems
- Sustainability of systems
- First Peoples knowledge of interconnectedness and sustainability
- DNA structure and function
- Patterns of inheritance
- Mechanisms for the diversity of life:
- Mutation and its impact on evolution
- Natural selection and artificial selection
- Applied genetics and ethical considerations
- Rearrangement of atoms in chemical reactions
- Acid-base chemistry
- Law of conservation of mass
- Energy change during chemical reactions
- Practical applications and implications of chemical processes, including First Peoples knowledge
- Nuclear energy and radiation
- Law of conservation of energy
- Potential and kinetic energy
- Transformation of energy
- Local and global impacts of energy transformations from technologies
- Formation of the universe:
- Big bang theory
- Components of the universe over time
- Astronomical data and collection methods
English
- Story/text
- Elements of story
- Literary elements and devices
- Vocabulary to talk about texts
- Strategies and processes
- Reading strategies
- Oral language strategies
- Metacognitive strategies
- Writing processes
- Language features, structures, and conventions
- Concepts of print
- Print awareness
- Phonemic and phonological awareness
- Letter formation
- Sentence structure
- Conventions
- Story/text
- Elements of story
- Literary elements and devices
- Text features
- Vocabulary associated with texts
- Strategies and processes
- Reading strategies
- Oral language strategies
- Metacognitive strategies
- Writing processes
- Language features, structures, and conventions
- Features of oral language
- Word patterns, word families
- Letter formation
- Sentence structure
- Conventions
- Story/text
- Elements of story
- Literary elements and devices
- Text features
- Vocabulary associated with texts
- Strategies and processes
- Reading strategies
- Oral language strategies
- Metacognitive strategies
- Writing processes
- Language features, structures, and conventions
- Features of oral language
- Word patterns, word families
- Letter formation
- Sentence structure
- Conventions
- Story/text
- Elements of story
- Literary elements and devices
- Text features
- Vocabulary associated with texts
- Strategies and processes
- Reading strategies
- Oral language strategies
- Metacognitive strategies
- Writing processes
- Language features, structures, and conventions
- Features of oral language
- Word patterns, word families
- Letter formation
- Sentence structure
- Conventions
- Story/text
- Forms, functions, and genres of text
- Text features
- Literary elements
- Literary devices
- Perspective/point of view
- Strategies and processes
- Reading strategies
- Oral language strategies
- Metacognitive strategies
- Writing processes
- Language features, structures, and conventions
- Features of oral language
- Paragraphing
- Sentence structure and grammar
- Conventions
- Story/text
- Forms, functions, and genres of text
- Text features
- Literary elements
- Literary devices
- Techniques of persuasion
- Strategies and processes
- Reading strategies
- Oral language strategies
- Metacognitive strategies
- Writing processes
- Language features, structures, and conventions
- Features of oral language
- Paragraphing
- Language varieties
- Sentence structure and grammar
- Conventions
- Presentation techniques
- Story/text
- Forms, functions, and genres of text
- Text features
- Literary elements
- Literary devices
- Argument
- Strategies and processes
- Reading strategies
- Oral language strategies
- Metacognitive strategies
- Writing processes
- Language features, structures, and conventions
- Features of oral language
- Paragraphing
- Language varieties
- Syntax and sentence fluency
- Conventions
- Presentation techniques
- Story/text
- Forms, functions, and genres of text
- Text features
- Literary elements
- Literary devices
- Elements of visual/graphic texts
- Relevance, accuracy, reliability
- Strategies and processes
- Reading strategies
- Oral language strategies
- Metacognitive strategies
- Writing processes
- Language features, structures, and conventions
- Features of oral language
- Multi-paragraphing
- Language usage and context
- Ements of style
- Syntax and sentence fluency
- Conventions
- Presentation techniques
- Story/text
- Forms, functions, and genres of text
- Text features
- Literary elements
- Literary devices
- Elements of visual/graphic texts
- Relevance, accuracy, reliability
- Strategies and processes
- Reading strategies
- Oral language strategies
- Metacognitive strategies
- Writing processes
- Language features, structures, and conventions
- Features of oral language
- Multi-paragraphing
- Language usage and context
- Ements of style
- Syntax and sentence fluency
- Conventions
- Presentation techniques
- Composition
- Creative Writing
- Literary Studies
- New Media
- Spoken Language
Reading
In grades one through three – the primary grades – children learn about language and literacy through exploration.
Within this age group, children’s reading and writing skills vary greatly. A few children will enter first grade able to read with considerable fluency. Some children will learn to read and write with ease. Others need the one-on-one attention of a tutor to develop an understanding of basic concepts, build specific skills, gain confidence, and become motivated to read and write.
Reading Together
Knowledge Box use a scaffolding strategy that calls for teacher and children to read together. This does not replace reading aloud and independent reading , instead it is an additional strategy for promoting reading skills. We use following strategies when reading with a child.
This type of modeling helps children learn to think about what they already know while they are reading. Talk about your thinking process – what you do to get meaning from the words and understand the text. For example: “That’s a new word. It begins with cl. I don’t know how to pronounce the next part – ue. Harriet is a spy. It must be clue because spies look for clues.”
This type of modeling also helps children think while they read. When a child is stuck on a word we suggest strategies he or she can use to figure it out. The child can use these strategies immediately and when reading in the future. You might say, “Try reading the sentence again.” “Try reading the next sentence.” “Where did the boy go at the beginning of the story?” “Where do you think he might be going now?”
Homework Help
In grades one through three – the primary grades – children learn about language and literacy through exploration.Homework can be one of the most difficult tasks when children get back home from school; we want to make it easy for you. Homework is so important – it reinforces what they’ve learned in the classroom, teaches new material and provided valuable lessons about responsibility, discipline and organization!
Within this age group, children’s reading and writing skills vary greatly. A few children will enter first grade able to read with considerable fluency. Some children will learn to read and write with ease. Others need the one-on-one attention of a tutor to develop an understanding of basic concepts, build specific skills, gain confidence, and become motivated to read and write.
How Knowledge Box helps with Homework
A child is born with the ability to learn, but he does not know how to learn. A child has the capacity to think and remember, but he must be taught how to do this.
A child goes to school to learn, but the teacher does not teach the child to think and use his memory. She only gives information for the child to process.
Parents need to teach children how to think and memorize in order to get good grades in school.
Not all parents can teach their children though. Some of them don’t even have the time to help their children with their lessons.
These are the reasons why it is essential for parents to seek help for their children outside of the classroom.
With Knowledge Box’s Homework Help, parents can rest assured that their children’s thinking and memorization abilities will be enhanced and honed so that their child can perform well in class.
Test Preparation
We provide premier test preparation through one-on-one coaching and small group courses. Knowledge Box expert coaches present all curricula in an interactive environment that facilitates deep learning. All students benefit from concept-based homework assignments, timed practice sessions, and real practice tests.
- Do you need guided preparation to score your highest on your entrance exam?
- Would you like to review important concepts that will be tested and master test-taking strategies?
- Do you want to retake an exam to dramatically increase your score?
Work with us. We can take you where you want to go.
We offer support for :
The Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge (COMC) is Canada’s premier national mathematics competition that is open to any student with an interest in and grasp of high school math. The purpose of the COMC is to encourage students to explore, discover, and learn more about mathematics and problem solving.
Approximately the top 50 students from the COMC will be invited to write the Canadian Mathematical Olympiad (CMO). Students who excel in the CMO will have the opportunity to be selected as part of Math Team Canada — a small team of students who travel to compete in the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). Depending on grade level and performance, students participating in the COMC can also have opportunities to garner awards, to win prizes, to be considered for scholarships, and to get invited to camps.
The Gauss Contests are an opportunity for students to have fun and to develop their mathematical problem solving ability.
All students in Grades 7 and 8 and interested students from lower grades can participate in the contest. The Grade 7 contest and Grade 8 contest is written by individuals and may be organized and run by an individual school, by a secondary school for feeder schools, or on a board-wide basis.
This Mathematics Contest Centre prepares some of the top mathematics competitions in North America.
Students can register in seven different contests:
- The Thales – Grade 3,
- Byron–Germain – Grade 4,
- Fibonacci – Grade 5,
- Pythagoras – Grade 6,
- Euler – Grade 7,
- Lagrange – Grade 8 and
- Newton – Grade 9
Since 1990, more than 1 000 000 students in Canada and the United States have participated in these contests.
The Foundation Skills Assessment is an annual province-wide assessment of all B.C. students’ academic skills in grades 4 and 7, and provides parents, teachers, schools, school districts and the Ministry of Education with important information on how well students are progressing in the foundation skills of Reading, Writing, and Numeracy.