Complement the Math Curriculum

Math Skill Builders: Whole Number Arithmetic complements regular classroom and textbook instruction. Due to the individualized nature of the program, learners work on the arithmetic skills they need to learn, not on skills specified by grade level. If the learner has a math teacher, that teacher can help identify the skills the learner needs to learn, or areas of learning that need extra assistance. You can use Skill Level Definitions and Reports to help discuss with the teacher what the learner is working on, and how the learner is progressing in developing skills with whole number arithmetic. See State Standards to relate Math Skill Builders levels to state math goals. Refer to the following sections for suggestions for using Math Skill Builders to help learners achieve these additional math goals and objectives:

Objectives:
Link written symbols to oral names
Read and write numerals
Increase knowledge of place value concepts

Objectives:
Use the language associated with an operation
Learn the meaning of operations
Use manipulatives to describe arithmetic operations
Develop awareness of properties of operations

Objectives:
Practice and master basic number facts
Learn to add, subtract, multiply and divide whole numbers accurately
Learn the sequence of steps in solving a problem
Discuss and describe how to solve arithmetic problems

Objectives:
Solve problems with paper and pencil
Solve problems using mental arithmetic
Solve problems by estimating
Solve problems using a calculator
Compare methods of solving problems

Objectives:
Read and interpret data in bar graphs and tables
Interpret information using specific vocabulary
Use data to predict
Gather and display numerical data in a variety of forms
Find the mean, median, mode and range for a set of data