Now enrolling for the 2026–2027 school year
Grades 1–6 Math
Where Curiosity Inspires Excellence
At XCurio Academy, math isn’t something students memorize — it’s something they understand. Our Grades 1–6 Math program blends the Ontario Curriculum with the teaching methods of Singapore Math.
- Weekly, 90 minutes
- Up to 12 students
- In person, North York
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Find the right class for your child
Pick your child’s current grade to see the course overview, key topics and class format.
Our method
Concrete, then Pictorial, then Abstract
Every concept moves through the Concrete–Pictorial–Abstract progression. By the time a child reaches the equation, they already know why it works.
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Step 1 · Concrete
Touch it
Students first handle the idea with objects they can touch.
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Step 2 · Pictorial
Draw it
Then they draw it. Number bonds and bar models turn abstract relationships into something a child can see.
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Step 3 · Abstract
Write it
Finally they write it symbolically, as a shorthand for something already familiar.
Why the method matters
Most students who struggle with math aren’t struggling with arithmetic. They’re applying steps they were taught without ever seeing the idea underneath. Singapore Math closes that gap by refusing to skip stages. Number bonds, bar models, and hands-on materials turn abstract relationships into something a child can see and manipulate, so when the symbols arrive, they’re a shorthand for something already familiar rather than a new set of rules to memorize.
What students learn
Three connected strands
Our curriculum is organized around three connected strands that grow in sophistication each year.
Number Sense and Mental Math
Builds flexible, confident command of how numbers work — place value, decomposition, number bonds, estimation, and mental strategies that replace slow counting with real fluency. Students learn to look at a problem and choose a smart approach rather than grinding through a procedure.
Math in the Real World
Connects fractions, decimals, measurement, rates, ratios, and percent to the places math actually lives: money, time, distance, recipes, budgets. Word problems stop being a dreaded category and become the point.
Algebra, Geometry, and Data
Develops the logical and spatial reasoning that carries students into middle school and beyond — pattern rules and early variables, shapes and transformations, and the ability to read what a graph is genuinely telling you.
All of it maps to the Ontario Curriculum
Parents get curriculum alignment; students get a classroom that doesn’t feel like school.
- Number Sense and Numeration
- Measurement
- Geometry and Spatial Sense
- Patterning and Algebra
- Data Management
Small classes. Real understanding. Curiosity in, Excellence out!
Now enrolling for the 2026–2027 school year. Book a free trial class to see our approach in action.