Waiting to find a tutor by grade 11 is usually too late. Whether you are looking to stay ahead (gifted), wanting to stay on par, or looking to catch up - Ms. Karen specializes in making Math fun, accessible, and easy to understand. She is comprehensive in covering the concepts, skills, and critical problem solving adhering to your local education system’s standards and tackling what traditional classrooms or mainstream tutoring centres may overlook.

Grades 1‑3

• Number sense (Place Value, simple sequence, early math strategies for basic operations

• Basic operations (up to 3 place values - early patterns and strategies)

• Shape & geometry (2D and 3D shapes, attributes, rotation, spatial reasoning)

• Measurement (length, time, distance, capacity, weight/mass, simple conversion)

• Patterns & relationships (Early repeating & growing patterns)

• Basic Data & probability (simple data & Probability language)

• Money (financial literacy basics)

Grades 4‑6

• Number and operations

  • Larger numbers, Negative numbers, consolidation of mental math strategies (ex. distribution)

  • Fractions, decimals, ratio, percentages - early proportional reasoning and conversion

  • Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division of whole numbers, decimals, fractions

  • Introduction of negative numbers, coordinates, quadrants (sometime absolute vaue)

  • Practice of divisibility, factors, factor pairs, factor trees (early)

• Geometry & measurement

  • Area, perimeter of 2D shapes, 3D shapes and nets

  • Volume of prisms / rectangular solids

  • Properties of shapes (lines, angles, types of triangles, symmetry)

  • Using tools (rulers, protractors)

• Linear relations / Patterns

  • Complex patterns and Graphing simple relationships

  • Introduction to variables. expressions with variables

• Data, probability, statistics

  • More complex graphs and Mean, median, mode (basic)

  • Probability experiments & theoretical probability

• Reasoning & problem solving

Grades 7‑9 (calculator use required) Pre-Algebra and Early Geometry

• Number, operations, and algebra

  • Rational numbers: fractions, decimals, negative numbers

  • Powers and exponents

  • Square roots / basic roots

  • Advanced factoring, divisibility and recall on mental math strategies

• Expressions, equations, and inequalities

  • Linear equations and Solving inequalities

  • Simplifying / expanding algebraic expressions

• Proportional reasoning (advanced ratios, rates, percentages)

• Geometry & measurement

  • Angle properties; triangle properties

  • Similarity and congruency

  • Circles: circumference, area

  • Surface area & volume of solids

• Linear relations & functions

  • Graphing linear functions / relations

  • Slope, intercepts

  • Using functions to model relationships

• Statistics & probability

  • Data collection, analysis, interpretation and Probability theory & experiments

  • Scatter plots, trend lines

• Financial literacy (interest, budgeting, taxes etc.)
  

Grades 10‑11 

Material starts splitting into courses / tracks (Foundations, Pre‑Calculus, Workplace Math in BC)

• Functions & advanced algebra

  • Polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic functions

  • Quadratic functions: properties, graphing, solving (factoring, completing the square)

  • Transformations of functions

• Trigonometry

  • Right triangle trigonometry

  • Laws of sines / cosines

  • Unit circle

• Geometry & spatial reasoning

  • Advanced topics in geometry proofs

  • Trigonometric ratios in non‑right triangles

  • Similarity, congruence in more depth

  • 2D / 3D geometry: surface area, volume, applications

• Systems of equations & inequalities

  • Solving by substitution, elimination, graphical methods
    Linear programming

• Statistics & probability

  • Normal distribution, standard deviation

  • Permutations/ combinations (if included)

  • Interpretation of data, confidence intervals

• Measurement & real‑life contexts

  • Scale diagrams

  • Rates, proportional reasoning in complex contexts

• Logical reasoning / proof

  • Deductions, conjectures, inductive vs deductive reasoning

• Financial mathematics

  • Interest (simple, compound)

  • Applications (loans, investments)

• Pre‑calculus

  • functions, polynomial & exponential models

  • introduction to limits or logarithmic scales depending on track

• Reading and Comprehension Assessment and Remediation

• Creative and Process Writing and Composition

• English Language Arts Essay

• Novel & Passage Study and Analysis

• University application statements and essays

• English Exam Prep (BC / AB curriculum)

British Columbia
Humanities 8 / 9(interdisciplinary: Social Studies, English, History, Geography)
Grades 8-10 Social Studies

Grade 12 (commonly taken in Grade 11):
20th Century World History / Asian Studies / Comparative Cultures / Comparative World Religions / Human Geography / Law Studies / Philosophy / Political Studies / Social Justice / Urban Studies / Genocide Studies

Alberta
Social Studies (Core Courses Grades 10–12):
Social Studies 10–1 / 10–2
Social Studies 20–1 / 20–2
Social Studies 30–1 / 30–2

Social Sciences (Electives Grades 20–30):
Anthropology / Economics / Geography / History / Philosophy / Political Science / Psychology / Religious Studies / Sociology

Australian | British | Hong Kong | U.S.
History (Canadian, U.S., European, World) / Art History / Government / Civics and Citizenship/ Economics / Geography / Life & Society / Integrated Humanities / Interdisciplinary Humanities (e.g., combining history, literature, art, philosophy) / Sociology / Psychology / Political Science and Government / Religious Studies / International Relations

British Columbia (Grades 6‑11)

• Science 6–10 (Life, Physical, Earth and Space Science, and Applied Design and Technologies)

• Earth Sciences 11 / Environmental Science 11 / Life Sciences 11 / Science for Citizens 11

• Anatomy and Physiology 12, Geology 12, Specialized Science 12

Alberta (Grades 6‑11)

• Science 6-10 / Science 14 and 24

• Science 10 / Science 10‑20 general stream

• Science 20 (fundamental concepts in biology, chemistry, physics, and earth science)

• Science 30 (in-depth concepts in biology, chemistry, and physics: Living Systems and their Environment, Chemistry in the Environment, Electromagnetic Energy, and Energy and the Environment)

• IELTS / CELPIP / TOEFL Exam Prep

• Grammar & Vocabulary

• Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing