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RightStart Tutoring Multiplication and Division Book One Kit
Sometimes, during math instruction, our students seem to hit a wall. They cannot move forward because something is weak in their math foundation. It happens for a variety of reasons, but your 5th grader doesn’t have to repeat 3rd grade math to improve these skills. This is the time for a FIXER PRODUCT! I love a good fixer product! They save you time and save your student from being discouraged. You have 59 days of lessons, or roughly 12 weeks of daily work followed by a game for practice time. Games are not optional here but rather part of the lesson. You will need manipulatives. If you are not already using RightStart as your math program, you will need this set which includes the following manipulatives: an AL Abacus, Math Balance, Basic Number Card Deck, Multiplication Card Deck, and Multiplication Card Envelopes. You can use this kit with any math program as a fixer. Daily lessons are laid out in a clear fashion and scripted for the teacher. ~Sara
The RightStart Tutoring Kit includes: RightStart Tutoring Multiplication and Division Book One manual; AL Abacus; Math Balance; Basic Number Card Deck; Multiplication Card Deck; Multiplication Card Envelopes
This RightStart Tutoring Multiplication and Division Book One manual is about understanding multiplication and division and becoming confident with the basic facts. It is intended for those who have a weak or incomplete grasp of multiplication and division and who are behind their peers.
All too often, the multiplication facts are taught by rote, often an overwhelming task, especially when 6 and 3 was learned as 9, but now is 18. However, we now know that a deep understanding of concepts removes anxiety, lessens the burden of memorizing, makes advanced math easier to grasp, and makes math more enjoyable.
The RightStart Tutoring Multiplication and Division Book One manual teaches multiplication from 1 × 1 to 10 × 10 including division with remainders. These lessons will approach multiplication and division with a new perspective that follows the RightStart Mathematics approach and philosophy. Lessons do not use worksheets, but instead use card games to practice and apply the newly learned information.
Based on research comparing the differences between Japanese first grades and first grade classrooms in the U.S., this curriculum incorporates certain aspects from Asian math programs such as non-counting strategies and, for us, an alternative number naming system. In this program, the student is taught to see quantities in groups of fives and tens. When asked to add 9 + 7, instead of counting 7 up from 9, you would take 1 from 7 to make 10 and 6. This program also uses a unique number naming system. Asian words for numbers greater than 10 implicitly give you a feel for the base ten system. Literally translated, eleven is "ten-one," twelve is "ten-two," and so on. RightStart students learn to count the "math-way" before they are taught the less intuitive words for 11 to 19.
I cant summarize this program better than the creator, so let me quote from the manual:
"There are eleven major characteristics.
1. Refer to quantities of up to 3 as a group; do not count individually.
2. Use fingers to show quantities up to 10; teach 6 to 10 as 5 plus a quantity.
3. Avoid counting procedures for finding sums and remainders.
4. Once quantities 1 to 10 are known, proceed to 10 as a unit. Use the "math way" of counting; say for example, 1-ten 1 for eleven, 1-ten 2 for twelve, 2-ten for twenty, and 2-ten 5 for twenty-five.
5. Use expanded notation (overlapping) place-value cards for recording 10s and 1s
6. Proceed rapidly to hundreds and thousands; use place-value cards. Provide opportunities for trading between ones and tens, tens and hundreds, and hundreds and thousands with manipulatives.
7. Only after the above work, give the traditional English names for quantities 20 to 99 and then 11 to 19.
8. Teach tens-based strategies for addition and subtraction facts that have a sum > 10. Teach informal solutions and mental computation before written algorithmic work.
10. Teach four-digit addition and subtraction on the abacus; let the children discover the paper and pencil algorithms.
11. Short division precedes long division, which is taught in fourth grade."
In Level G, students continue to practice arithmetic, fractions and decimals, while they begin to also explore triangles, area, volume, ratios, Pythagorean Theorem, tiling, and other new concepts.
All levels require a lesson manual and worksheets, which are included in the starter kits. (The worksheets are also available separately for multiple students.) Lesson manuals contain detailed lesson plans with helpful diagrams and teaching notes. Both lesson manuals and worksheets are spiral-bound. Add on kits allow you to move forward, buying only what you need in addition to what you already have for the next levels. Deluxe Starter kits (and deluxe add-on kits) are now available, which include everything in the original kits, plus additional recommended books and manipulatives. Please note that if you start with a deluxe kit, you will need a different upgrade kit to transition to the next level. See individual descriptions for more details on kit-specific contents.~ Anh
Meeting the needs of children who need more practice but not more busywork, the Right Start Tutoring Kits reteach concepts using manipulatives and games. With their unique focus on visualization of concepts as well as an emphasis on comprehension and problem solving, children develop an understanding of math concepts, learn to apply them, and ultimately enjoy math for perhaps the first time! Right Start Tutoring Kits are the perfect supplement to any math curriculum. The authors give parents all the teaching tools they need to successfully teach or reteach these concepts, from the program philosophy to the daily lesson activity and game instructions. Kits include everything necessary for the tutoring. Some components are available separately. See individual descriptions for details.
Product Format: | Other |
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Brand: | Activities for Learning |
Grades: | 3-12 |
Length in Inches: | 28.25 |
Width in Inches: | 12.25 |
Height in Inches: | 6.375 |
Weight in Pounds: | 5.75 |