The 8 Mathematics and Coding Concepts Taught at MakerKids
October 14, 2026 MakerKids teaches the eight coding concepts in Ontario’s Grades 1 to 8 math curriculum : sequential events, concurrent events, repeating events, nested events, conditional statements, efficiency of code, defined counts and sub-programs, and analysis of data. Each grade adds one new concept, and each one builds on the last. Kids learn them by making things: games, robots and Minecraft machines. Key takeaways Ontario’s math curriculum adds one coding concept per grade, from Grade 1 to Grade 8. The concepts stack. A Grade 5 student still uses sequences and loops in every project. Kids learn them best by building, whether that’s a game, a robot or a Minecraft machine. What are the 8 coding concepts in Ontario’s math curriculum? Coding has been part of Ontario’s mandatory Grades 1 to 8 mathematics curriculum since 2020, and each grade introduces one new idea ( York Region District School Board ). Here’s what each concept means and how kids practice it at MakerKids. Grade 1: Sequential events Code starts at the top and runs one step at a time. Change the order, and so