Each Simply Good and Beautiful homeschool math course develops a basic foundation for math in young students. It provides a perfect balance of enjoyable learning and fun with a variety of unique games and engaging stories.
The Simply Good and Beautiful Math 4 student-led lesson time varies. Most 4th grade learners will need 30-45minutes to complete each lesson. The Grade 4 Set includes the full-color Course Book, Mental Math Map Mysteries, Answer Key, and online instructional videos. The 120 lessons follow a similar format: video instruction, mini-lesson with practice, and review. Unit Assessments are included. Engaging videos (mostly 10-15 minutes) provide full instruction and interactive practice problems. Students who have mastered concepts can choose to read the mini-lesson summary instead of watching the video. The Mental Math Mysteries book correlates with the Course Book to provide a fun warmup exercise. As they work through the Course Book, students are directed to complete the lesson in the mental math book. When the program is finished, students will have completed their math and can read the Mental Math Mysteries story. The Answer Key provides answers to problems, math mysteries activities, and assessments. Additional free teaching resources available online include downloadable practice pages and flashcards.
This full-year kit Math 4 Course Book, Math 4 Mental Math Map Mysteries, Answer Key, and access to Math 4 Videos found on the product page at goodandbeautiful.com.
Concepts covered in this level include commutative property of multiplication; comparing numbers through hundred millions; estimations; measurement to a quarter inch; order numbers through hundred millions; add/subtract fractions (uncommon denominators); add/subtract mixed numbers (uncommon denominators); reducing fractions to simplest form; associative property of addition; associative property of multiplication; convert improper fractions to mixed numbers; divisibility rules for 2, 5, and 10; exponents; long division; short division; order of operations; perfect squares to 144; prime and composite numbers; triangle classification by angles; add/subtract decimals to the thousandths place; circles; distributive property; perimeter and area; tessellations; volume; write fractions and mixed numbers as decimals; percents; multiplication (three-digit by two-digit) and decimal numbers.
Don't miss the recommended resources to accompany this course and expand learning, including Musical Multiplication, Multiplication Flashcards, and the Math Scratch Pad on goodandbeautiful.com.
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Simply Good and Beautiful Math 4 works! Families all over the world are amazed at how much their child is learning with our one-of-a-kind program. Peek inside Math 4 with our flip-through video and sample pages.
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Efficient, parent and child friendly, thorough, and
affordable -- this program has it all! Focusing on conceptual
understanding and mathematical reasoning, Simply Good and Beautiful Math teaches to all learning
styles with games, activities, and stories. This is a strong math
curriculum that was developed by math specialists to meet high academic
standards. It is not aligned to the CCS but will meet or exceed most state
standards.
Grades K-3 are teacher interactive, with the lessons presented in 2 colors: blue for parent notes and black to read to the child. A similar format is used throughout: short review, introduce new concept through a short story, and guided activities. The time for each lesson has been carefully planned to meet the attention span of younger learners. At the Kindergarten level lessons take 10 minutes per day, with lesson time gradually increasing each year. Full-color Course Books are divided into units with a total of 120 lessons, allowing for additional review or reteaching if needed. Units conclude with an Assessment Test to ensure children have concept mastery before moving forward. Each test, however, does not cover all concepts taught, as many will be retaught later. Answer Keys for Grades 1-3 and more teaching resources are free at the publisher’s website. Depending on the level, this may include teaching videos, audio downloads, printable flashcards, extra practice pages, or a certificate of completion. Sets include the All-in-One Course book and manipulatives. You provide a few household items.
Beginning in Grade 4, lessons are independent with parental teaching support as needed. Lesson time varies - 4th graders may spend 35-45 minutes per lesson, while Grade 8 learners will spend 50-60 minutes per lesson. Grades 4-5 Sets include the full-color Course Book(s), Mental Math Map Mysteries book, Answer Key, and access to instructional videos. The 120 lessons follow a similar format: video instruction, mini lesson with practice, and review. Unit Assessments are included. Engaging videos provide full instruction and interactive practice problems. Students who have mastered concepts can choose to read the mini lesson summary instead of watching the video. Mental Math Mysteries correlates with the Course Book to provide a fun review. Answer Key provides answers to problems, math mysteries activities, and assessments. Additional free teaching resources available online include additional practice pages and flashcards. Grade 6-8 Sets include the Course Books, Answer Key or the Answer Key and Solutions (Gr. 7-8), and the Instructional videos. Videos at this level provide most of the instruction or students may read the overview and complete the lessons. Grade 7 is intended for students who need an extra year to solidify basic math concepts before taking Pre-Algebra. Students who have completed grade 6 and are ready, may move into Grade 8 Pre-Algebra. A scientific calculator is required for Grades 7-8 .
After doing the assessment for my daughter and knowing a bit about her learning styles, I was directed to the back page of the RR catalog which referenced Good & Beautiful.
Fun and beautiful, this math has allowed us to have more tear-free days. I get to play math games with my kids and they are still learning and being challenged. Perfect for our family.
A homeschool friend recommended it as more engaging for my math-reluctant child. As a mom of several, I also need something that is less intensive for me on the instruction end.
I liked the Good and Beautiful Math 2 and my student is now entering 4th grade in the fall. I plan to use it as a supplement to her regular text at school and for homework. I love the illustrations…