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Math K5 Student Worktext 4th Edition (copyright update)
The Math K5 Student Worktext, 4th ed. will help your kindergarten student develop an understanding of numbers and how they are used to represent addition, subtraction, measurement, and more. The program has a farm theme that makes learning fun and incorporates age-appropriate stories, colorful illustrations, and connections to real-world problems. Students will make friends with theme characters Farmer Brown, Mrs. Brown, and Cheddar as they count animals, add plants to the garden, and measure the length of a fence. The pages are intended to be teacher-guided and provide practice as well as application from the lesson. Chapter reviews and cumulative reviews are included as well as a section entitled "Math in the Home" that suggests ways that parents can make practical applications of math concepts.
We are pleased to be able to distribute BJU Press curriculum to our customers. Published by a Christian university located in South Carolina, BJU Press produces and markets curriculum materials for Christian schools as well as home schools. Probably the most homeschool-friendly full-curriculum supplier, they have not only accommodated homeschoolers, but have continually worked to make their materials better suited to the homeschooling family. Many of their courses now contain manuals written specifically for the home school setting, and visuals and supplemental materials have been "pared down" from the bulkier visuals still used in classrooms. While other curriculum suppliers initially frowned on distributing teacher materials to homeschoolers, and provided only expensive classroom versions, Bob Jones quickly embraced homeschoolers, readily allowing them access to teacher's editions and, eventually, producing less expensive spiral-bound or paperbound versions to save money for homeschooling families. One of the strengths of the Bob Jones program is the teaching of concepts, rather than the rote how-to-solve-it approach. Also, Christian principles and character traits are assumed and integrated throughout the program. Each level is themed, providing a motivational learning context. Lessons are "spiraled", meaning topics are reviewed throughout each level, delving a little deeper each time. Lesson exercises consist mainly of practice for that lesson, not a review of previous lessons or chapters. However, topics are not covered, then left forever; they reappear in more complexity throughout the course, allowing for more practice. We have long been fans of Bob Jones curriculum materials, having used courses in almost every subject area for one child or another through the years. In our particular situation (seven children, Mom and Dad sharing in teaching as well as in running Rainbow Resource Center), a well-constructed, teacher-ready course can be a God-send. Although we have used a variety of methods and curriculums in our homeschool through the years (and continue to do so), we strongly feel that the Bob Jones materials we have used have helped to produce excellent, college-ready students. Unless you have a particularly strong aversion to textbooks of any kind, at any level, we highly recommend these materials to you.
Focusing on
teaching concepts rather than just memorizing, the elementary levels of BJU
Math are taught at the concrete level through hands-on activities and
manipulatives, then progress to semi-concrete and abstract instruction as the
course progresses. The Student Worktexts are particularly well done – colorful, good variety of skills,
and on-grade-level. The consumable Student Worktexts are available
through 5th grade, a real bonus for students who like colorful pages
and are not ready to transfer work to their own paper. Beginning in Grade 6,
the softcover Student Text offers minimal writing space, so students
will need a notebook or paper to complete the lessons.
BJU Press Math is teacher-centered and works well for one-on-one instruction. Teacher
Editions have complete lesson plans and answers to text problems. For those
using BJU Math as their math curriculum, they are worth the investment, as they
provide the one-on-one instruction, manipulative instruction, and offer many
suggestions for presenting and enriching the concepts covered in each lesson. Additional
resources are available at various grade levels including a Test Book and Test
Key, Reviews and Reviews Key, and Paper Manipulatives. See individual grades
for more information. At each level, the Homeschool Kit includes the
required components for the year.
Math K5 uses an interactive approach with manipulatives to build a foundation of math concepts. Lessons on number, sense, addition and subtraction, time, money, and other skills are introduced. Two editions are currently available. Both editions teach the same concepts but may use different problems in some lessons. The primary differences are found in the Teacher Edition and include additional teaching strategies, group work, teacher modeling, and other supports. The editions are not compatible. If you plan to use the Video Courses available from BJU Press, you will need the 4th Edition.
Offering a farm theme, BJU Math K5 incorporates age-appropriate stories, colorful illustrations, and connections to real-world problems. Lessons are teacher-guided and provide math practice and application. Chapters conclude with a chapter review lesson and cumulative review lesson. The Teacher's Edition with CD includes the worktext answer key, instructional aids, full-color charts for individual or small-group practice, 1-2-3 Write pages and Math Board suggestions for the practice and review of concepts, and Extended Activities for enriching application of concepts. The Student Manipulatives packet features full-color, punch-out cardstock manipulatives that accompany the text, including rulers, geometric shapes, number cards, ten frame and ten bars, coins and dollar bills, hundred squares, fractions, number line, and more. The K5 Student Manipulatives are reused in Grade 1 BJU Math 4th Edition. The Math K5 Kit contains the Teacher Edition, Student Worktext, and Student Manipulatives.
Product Format: | Paperback |
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Brand: | BJU Press |
Grade: | K |
ISBN: | 9781628568820 |
Length in Inches: | 10.875 |
Width in Inches: | 8.5 |
Height in Inches: | 0.75 |
Weight in Pounds: | 1.9688 |