Description
Exploring Creation with Mathematics, Level 1, is a hands-on, interactive homeschool math curriculum written to your student in a conversational tone. It is designed to take the student on a journey to learn how numbers help us describe our world and universe. In level 1, students learn addition, subtraction, place value, measurement and data, and geometry.
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The Exploring Creation with Mathematics series utilizes a mastery approach with a built-in spiral review. Level 1 ensures your student has a functional knowledge of addition, subtraction, place value, measurement, telling time, data and graphs, and basic geometry.
The author’s approach to teaching math uses a 4-step progression approach.
- Concrete – Physical objects are used to present a math concept
- Pictorial – Illustrated pictures are shown so students can visualize the concept
- Abstract – Math symbols are used to display the concept as a written math problem
- Application – Through projects, students will connect the math concepts they’ve learned to real-life scenarios
In this math course, you’ll find:
- A mastery approach with built-in spiral review
- Easy, open-and-go lessons
- Hands-on activities, games, and projects to help students make practical connections to the abstract math concepts learned
- Skills practice with easy-to-set-up games for review
- Colorful layouts and page design to make learning engaging for your student
- Options and suggestions for customizing a lesson to meet your child’s needs
- Devotionals connecting math concepts to God and His creation
- Supply lists, answers to the problems, teaching tips, and suggestions for taking an activity further
Student Workbook
The student workbook is open-and-go and explains new concepts with example problems, hands-on activities, games, skills practice, and end-of-unit projects. This course is designed to be done 4 days a week for 28 weeks, and each lesson takes about 30 to 45 minutes.
To fully use this course, you will need some common household and math manipulative items. The Teaching Guide and Answer Key includes a complete list of supply items.
Teaching Guide & Answer Key
The Teaching Guide & Answer Key includes:
- A suggested 4-day-a-week daily schedule
- Short introductions to new concepts to assist with teaching students
- Answers to math problems throughout the book
- Tear-out activity sheets to be used for games and hands-on activities throughout the course
- A complete list of supply items needed
Product Flip Through
Author Kathryn Gomes explains the Concrete, Pictorial, Abstract approach (CPA) used to teach math concepts and shares a look inside the student workbook and Teaching Guide & Answer Key.
