Math Mammoth Grade 3-A Worktext, Canadian Version - by Maria Miller (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Math Mammoth Grade 3-A worktext (Light Blue Series) is the student book for the first half of third grade math. Please note: The answer key is not included. All answer keys for grade 3 are sold in a separate book.

In this part A the main areas of study are:

• addition and subtraction within 1 000 (including mental math);
• the concept of multiplication;
• the multiplication tables;
• telling time and working with time intervals;
• counting coins and solving problems related to money.

• Math Mammoth focuses on conceptual understanding. It explains the "WHY" so your children can understand the math not just learn "HOW" to do it.
• Concepts are often explained with visual models followed by exercises using those models. These visual models can take the place of manipulatives for many children; however it is very easy to add corresponding manipulatives to the lessons if so desired.
• The curriculum is mastery-oriented. This means it concentrates fairly long on a topic delving into its various aspects. This promotes conceptual understanding as opposed to spiral curricula that often tend to jump from topic to topic too much.
• There is a strong emphasis on mental math and number sense.
• It requires very little teacher preparation which is a big help to most parents.
• The curriculum has no separate teacher's manual nor is it scripted. The introduction to each chapter has some notes for the teacher concerning the material in the chapter. All the instruction is written directly to the student in the worktext and there also exist accompanying videos where you can see Maria herself teach the material.
• After each chapter introduction you will find a list of Internet links and resources (games quizzes animations etc.) that can be used for fun illustrations and further practice.
• For multiplication tables and division facts you can use our online practice program (free).

This curriculum is essentially the same as the U.S. version of Math Mammoth Grade 3 only customized for the Canadian audience in these aspects:

• The curriculum teaches the metric measurement units. Imperial units such as inches and pounds are not used.
• The spelling conforms mostly to American English taking into account a few key differences where Canadian English follows British English.
• Numbers are formatted with a space as a thousands separator and a point as a decimal separator.
• The currency used in the chapter on money is the Canadian dollar.
• Page (paper) size is Letter.

Review Quotes

Math Mammoth is working out great for my kids, and me. It isn't as complicated to teach/prep as some other curricula we've tried, but I really feel it covers everything really well. Kids don't mind doing the worksheets... they mix it up so it doesn't get too boring and tedious. We did the 3rd grade program this year for my at level daughter and 1st grade advanced son. I don't make him do quite as many problems (my 3rd grader does them all) since he has the ability, but not really the patience to do as many. We plan on using the 4th grade program next school year.

Janet

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I spent quite a bit of time researching which Math curriculum to use when I started homeschooling my 3rd and 5th grade kids. This was exactly what I hoped to find when I went looking. The placement test helped confirm which level to use. The material is easy to understand, yet challenging. We all love it and will continue to use it!

E. Allen