Horizons Math 1st Grade

Description:

In Horizons Math 1, students not only become proficient with the familiar concepts of counting, addition and subtraction, but also begin to relate these basics to more challenging concepts such as time, fractions, sets, graphs, sequence, estimation and units of measure.

No more boring math lessons! With the colorful, award-winning Horizons 1st Grade Math Set, your child will learn elementary math concepts in a teacher-guided, interactive format. Highly acclaimed by homeschooling families, this proven math course includes 160 lessons in two student workbooks and a two-part teacher's guide.

No more hours of boring, endless repetition - your kids will actually thank you for this interactive math curriculum! Each level has two student workbooks, but the teacher handbook is the main component of the program. All instruction is provided through one-on-one teacher instruction, which is the biggest difference between Horizons and the self-guided Lifepacs.

Another big focus in Horizons is hands-on learning using a variety of manipulatives, which can mostly be found around the house: pencils, pipe cleaners, play or real money, thread, a timer, clock, yardstick, etc.

Novice home-educators should not be intimidated by the amount of teacher involvement as it is carefully layed out in the beginning of each year's teacher handbook. The teacher handbook also provides a variety of teaching suggestions and supplemental activities for additional practice.

The concepts covered in Horizons 1 include:

* Counting by 2's, 5's, 10's
* Ordinal and Cardinal Numbers
* Addition Facts
* Place Value

This means that a solid foundation in number recognition and other kindergarten concepts is imperative.