Math in Focus 2020 offers the Accelerated
option for advanced students to take in lieu of Course 2 in grade seven, to
prepare students for Algebra in Grade 8.
Core components include a Teacher Edition and
Student Edition, one for each semester. The colorful Teacher Editions include
lesson plans, reduced student pages with answers, and instructions for using
manipulatives. Full-color, consumable Student Editions include the core of the
student learning including step-by-step instructions, examples, and practice
pages. The Assessment Guide Teacher Edition provides review and tests for both
semesters, along with their answers. The Homeschool Kit includes the Teacher
and Student Editions (Volumes A and B) and the Assessment Guide Teacher
Edition.
There are a few enrichment options for this
program. Also available are the Extra Practice and Homework Books (one for each
semester) which provides chapter specific concept practice, journaling
exercises, and higher order thinking exercises. Answers are not included, but are
available in pdf upon request. A Manipulative Kit is available for students
needing tactile instruction and practice.
This course essentially contains all the
material from Course 2 and Course 3 except for a few concepts. Chapters
include: The real number system, algebraic expression, algebraic equations and
inequalities, linear equations and inequalities, lines and linear equations,
functions, exponents, proportion and percent of change, angle properties and
straight lines, geometric construction, area, volume, and surface area as well
as geometric transformation. ~ Gina