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Horizons Math K Teacher
Teaching Horizons math to your kindergartner doesn't have to be difficult. The Horizons Kindergarten Math Teacher's Guide makes teaching easy. Perfect for veteran and novice homeschooling parents alike, this comprehensive step-by-step teacher's guide has everything you need to successfully teach your child numbers and arithmetic skills. Daily overviews provide clear-cut learning goals and guidelines for this Alpha Omega curriculum. Plus, suggested material and supplies lists help you confidently prepare for each day's Horizons math lesson. In addition, practical teaching tips help you visualize the right way to teach each math concept while fun-filled learning activities and suggested hands-on manipulative ideas keep your young child looking forward to Horizons math every day.
And there's more! You'll love the time-saving feature of easy-to-find answer keys listed on each day's lesson plans and 40 additional practice worksheets that reinforce the basic math concepts learned in each lesson.
Homeschoolers appreciate the Alpha Omega curricula for their ease of use and quality instruction. There are 4 different teaching options available to help you meet your math education needs: Lifepacs, Horizons, Switched on Schoolhouse (flash drive for Windows only) and Monarch (online). Please see each option for the full course description. Christian content is included in the Lifepac, Switched on Schoolhouse and Monarch curricula.
Admittedly, no math program will work for everyone - but I find few flaws in this motivating and well-laid out program. Although it may be more advanced for grade level than the "average" program, I don't consider that a negative. Because of the developmental approach to learning in this program, even a non-math type can easily succeed, while the "math whiz" will be challenged by the advanced topics introduced early. Concepts are introduced incrementally, then practiced, developed, and continually reviewed as other concepts are introduced. Horizons lays a solid foundation for numerical literacy with an early emphasis on hands-on, concept learning via manipulatives and one-on-one lessons. The program relies on few separately purchased manipulatives by utilizing common household items and including charts and number lines found in the Teacher's Guides. A useful table in the handbook shows the integration of manipulatives in lessons so you can tell at a glance just what you'll need. Analytical reasoning and mental acumen are stressed throughout the series, and memorization and drill are not neglected. The Teacher Guide is the heart of the program, containing daily lesson plans that are easy to implement. Reduced student pages are a tremendous aid in planning and supply answers to the worktext exercises. Besides plans, the handbook contains an overview, materials list, activities, and supplemental worksheets (approx. one for each 4 lessons). Designed for homeschoolers, the activities, language, and lessons require no alteration. There are 160 lessons per level, each requiring approximately 20-30 minutes per day. Tests are given after every 10 lessons to assess retention of cumulative skills. While a good part of each lesson is oral (especially at the K level), the enticing, colorful student worksheets lay foundations for lessons and review concepts previously taught. There are two workbooks per grade level. Please note that the actual lesson is to be taught by you - there are only brief instructions on each page of the workbooks, which are not intended to be self- instructional. Boxed set contains the teacher book and 2 student workbooks. Additional Student Worksheet Packets contain one photocopy of each reproducible master in the teacher book.
Covers recognition and printing of numbers 0-100, simple addition and subtraction, skip-counting (by 10's, 5's, 2's, 3's, and 4's), place value, measuring, calendars, time and money. A Worksheet Packet is also available which contains print copies of the reproducible master worksheets in the Teacher’s Guide.
Product Format: | Trade Paperback Book |
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Brand: | Alpha Omega Publications |
Grade: | K |
ISBN: | 9780740303111 |
Length in Inches: | 11 |
Width in Inches: | 8.5 |
Height in Inches: | 0.75 |
Weight in Pounds: | 1.95 |