Ray's for Today Level 3 Set

Includes the Student Text and Teacher Manual for level 3.

The Student Text is easy to use, and students are provided space on each page to work out the lesson. Instruction is presented, examples provided, then an exercise. Books are printed in black and white with no fancy graphics or pictures. The only illustrations you see directly support the lesson or exercises.

The Instructors Manual explains how the program works, clarifies your role as a parent/teacher, lists suggested manipulatives, and outlines how to assess. You can use the suggested manipulatives or household items, which are: more than 100 counters, chalkboard/whiteboard or blank paper (your choice), jumbo-sized craft sticks, rubber bands, handwriting practice pads (optional), 12-month calendar, 100 pennies, 10 dimes, 4 quarters, 2 half dollars, one dollar bill, crayons, 2-4 treats to sell, 5 game markers, paperclip, various sized toys, plastic glasses, plastic fork, measuring cups, empty gallon jug, funnel, various templates found at the back of the Instructors Manual. These are some of the items used in both Levels 1 and 2, but a few other items are listed at the beginning of each unit. There are no formal assessments, but there are suggestions to help you out. Cement Mixers are oral drills that are found at the beginning of each unit (five units in Level 2). These are used to cement the facts into the minds of young learners. Each unit begins with an overview, suggested schedule, background, goals, materials list, and extension activities. Each lesson within the unit includes materials needed and step-by-step instruction for teaching the concept that is very easy to follow. The appendix includes a scope and sequence for that level, end-of-year benchmark checklist, summer skills review, cement mixers checklist, templates to be copied for the lessons, and an answer key.

Level 3 for ages 8 and 9 includes number concepts; arithmetic operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, short division, introduction to order of operations; money; time; measurement including fractions and metric; geometric constructions; fractions, including comparing and ordering fractions and addition and subtraction with like denominators; decimals, including ordering and comparing, decimals in money, and place value to the hundredths place; graphing, circle and line graphs, using a grid and ordered pairs; problem-solving with multi-step word problems, estimating, and estimating. The goal for level 3 is that the student master arithmetic operations using the fact families through 10 using story problems and number problems, practice how place value works in our number system by adding and subtracting multi-digit numbers, as well as to learn place value to the hundred-thousands.