We often tend to compartmentalize when teaching children. In real life, there aren't artificial barriers between and #8220;subjects. and #8221; For example, when you are cooking or baking, you have to use the skills of reading, logical thinking, and measuring, just to name a few. In driving a car, you see and read road signs, read maps, and count miles. So why do we say to children, and #8220;This is math, this is language, this is about science and nature, and this is history and #8221;? Often the most natural and effective means to teach children is through life examples. Books 1 through 5 are set up to:

and #8211; Teach math lessons through the creative means of a life story

and #8211; Provide 36 weeks of instruction based on skill levels rather than grade levels

and #8211; Guide students by the use of inexpensive manipulatives, including index cards, dried beans, and construction paper!