At all grade levels, students should be able to estimate quantities, work with multiples (such as 2s, 5s, 10s, 25s), benchmark numbers (such as 5, 10, 25, ½, 1/3, ¼, 25%), understand greater or lesser numbers and quantities (such as 2 is greater than 1, 3/8 is larger than 3/12), and create and solve problems. Students need to show how the math they are learning is used in real life, as well as how ​ ​to solve problems in more than one way.

They also need to communicate their mathematical understanding and thinking in writing and with peers, using mathematical vocabulary and explaining their strategies and assumptions. This mathematical communication is important to help students deepen their understanding of mathematics, reflect on their learning progress, and to have accurate communication skills in place when using mathematics to solve more challenging problems or with upper level mathematics.

Resources for parents related to numeracy can be found in Manitoba Education resources My Child in School http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/mychild/index.html and Helping Your Child Learn Math http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/docs/parents/learn/math.html