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Math
We are often asked what we recommend for math, so we would like to share with you what our family uses and has found to be most useful.
Preschool
In our Preschool Package, hands-on activities encourage the development of math readiness skills. The MFW activity booklet explains how to use these items to teach early math skills. Those educational toys that most directly relate to math are:
In My Father's World From A to Z, math is taught using an informal, integrated approach. Many skills are woven into the lessons as students cut an apple in half, measure and compare the lengths of dinosaurs and whales, and order leaves by size. All typical kindergarten goals are taught, including counting objects, writing numerals, preparing and understanding charts and graphs, comparing, classifying, sequencing, ordinal numbers, fractions (whole/half), clocks, coins, and an introduction to addition and subtraction.
My Father's World From A to Z
Included in the Kindergarten Deluxe Package:
My Father's World First Grade uses an informal, hands-on approach to teach math. A combination of hands-on activities, oral activities, pencil-and-paper tasks, and real-life situations more than adequately covers first grade math goals. Math becomes part of daily life, is practical, is well understood, and is usually even enjoyable! The Teacher's Manual lists first grade math goals and contains flexible plans for an informal, hands-on approach. The Deluxe Package adds a colorful math workbook and more hands-on manipulatives to reinforce skills. Click here for more information.
My Father's World First Grade
Included in the First Grade Deluxe Package:
Initially I was concerned about which mathematics curriculum to use. For Kindergarten and 1st Grade, I did exactly what My Father's World recommends in their curriculum (i.e. hands-on activities, oral and real-life situations.) [I did not add any other math program.]
Then, for 2nd Grade I purchased a separate math curriculum. It recommended completing one lesson per week. [At that time, MFW did not offer Singapore Math.] However, due to the math preparation learned from MFW in Kindergarten and 1st Grade, my son was able to do one lesson per DAY. He, therefore, completed the 2nd and 3rd Grade material in his 2nd Grade year! He completed his Standardized Achievement Tests this year with outstanding results. Thank you MFW for laying such an outstanding math foundation!
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We have used Singapore Math and found it to be an excellent program. It is called Singapore Math because it is from the country of Singapore (but modified for the United States). It has a strong mental math component (unlike many U.S. programs) that we see as one of its prime strengths.
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Math Facts Practice Charts
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One chart each of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division.
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