Numbers, relationships and patterns help the students understand the world around them. Lupine students engage in mathematical thinking during projects and during our daily math lessons. Our K-5 students participate in the Stepping Stones program. Concepts progress from concrete models to pictorial representations and finally to abstract expressions. The middle school Lupine students engage in the Arbor Algebra series, designed for students of all abilities. Arbor Algebra integrates compelling narrative, inductive reasoning, and deep, imaginative problem solving while satisfying common core standards. 

All of our classrooms designate specific time for math discourse, such as Number Talks, a student-centered strategy-sharing experience that broadens mathematical thinking and strengthens the eight standards of practice for students: persevere when solving problems, reason abstractly, construct arguments, model with mathematics, use appropriate tools, attend to precision, make use of structure, and apply strategies to other problems.