Description
Once upon a time, probability and statistics were considered specialized mathematics, taught sparingly at the elementary level. Now, the expectation is that children should have foundational concepts in statistics well in hand sometime during their 6th year, building on that foundation throughout the remainder of their academic career. Some standardized tests expect children to manage tree diagrams even earlier. In truth, there is no need to wait until 6th year to introduce the concepts – the mathematics is not complicated. Children can be quite successful as soon as they have a solid understanding of equivalent fractions. Some experience with ratios is helpful but not required. As such, the lessons can be wrapped into the curriculum whenever children need a fraction equivalency refresher or to see why fraction equivalencies are relevant.
