Included:
163-page paperback book with 24 lessons, 24 worksheets, three chapter tests and one final test
Answer Key in the back of the book with full solutions
Topics covered are typically taught in 4th, 5th and 6th grade, but we don't mention grade level in the books.
Should I start with Volume 2?
If your student can already add, subtract, multiply and divide REALLY WELL, even with a decimal point, then you can skip book one and start with volume two. On the other hand, if your student can solve this problem, you may not need volume 2:
"Negative five and seven sixteenths divided by two and five eighths"
Their answer should be reduced down to "Negative two and one fourteenth."
Stand Alone or Supplemental?
Volume 2 teaches fractions, decimals, percentages and negative numbers, which is the essence of 4th, 5th and 6th grade math. However, we teach geometric concepts from these grade levels in volume 4, so a student should read volumes 1 - 4 to get a stand-alone curriculum that will prepare them for volume 5, our algebra 1 course. Scope and Sequence:
Upon completion of this volume students will be able to define, add, subtract, multiply and divide fractions.
Money, among other things, is used as an example.
Students will solve equations using mixed numbers, which includes finding common denominators, converting mixed numbers into improper fractions, and reducing fractions.
Students will have the ability to mentally solve for 10%, 20%, or 50% of any number.
They will know the calculations necessary to find any percentage of any number.
Students will understand the relationship between fractions, decimal numbers and percentages.
The ability to identify equivalent fractions. The skills to determine which of two fractions is the largest.
Students will use the Least Common Multiple and Greatest Common Factor to reduce fractions and cross cancel.
Skills needed to add, subtract, multiply and divide with negative numbers are taught.
