Experiences that allow students to make more connections – to see, for example, how
concepts and skills from one strand of mathematics are related to those from another or
how a mathematical concept can be applied in the real world – will help them develop
deeper mathematical understanding. As they continue to make such connections, students
begin to see mathematics more as a study of relationships rather than a series of
isolated skills and concepts. Making connections not only deepens understanding, but
also helps students develop the ability to use learning from one area of mathematics to
understand another.