This Math in Focus Homeschool Pack contains the
Math in Focus books needed by 3rd grade students as well as the answer key.
This Homeschool kit includes:
- Workbook 3A, 200 pages, softcover.
- Workbook 3B, 264 pages, softcover.
- Textbook 3A, 286 pages, hardcover.
- Textbook 3B, 428 pages, hardcover.
- Homeschool Answer Key, 191 newsprint-like pages, softcover.
Unlike the Grade 3 Math in Focus: The Singapore Approach Grade 3 Student Pack, it does not include the assessments book, and unlike the Math in Focus: The Singapore Approach Grade 3 First Semester Homeschool Package and Math in Focus: The Singapore Approach Grade 3 Second Semester Homeschool Package, it does not include the full teacher's edition. The full teacher's edition provides objectives, material lists, games, detailed step-by-step lesson instructions, and reproducible blackline masters; however, they are not required to teach this curriculum.
Based upon the Singapore method of teaching mathematics, Math in Focus features a problem-based approach that builds on a concrete-to-pictorial-to-abstract progression. Within each grade fewer topics are taught, but at a more in-depth level; visual representations, modeling strategies, and a development of conceptual understanding, place value, and computation fluency help students to understand the "how" behind their exercises.
The consumable student workbooks provide practice, assessment, and skill-development exercises based upon the text lessons. In the textbooks, cheery illustrations and easy-to-understand lessons give kids a fun atmosphere to work in and a simple way to understand abstract math concepts.
The answer key includes the answers to the practice exercises, "Put on Your Thinking Cap" exercises, math journal activities, and chapter review/tests. Four student pages are reproduced on each answer key page with the correct answers overlaid. Please note that this key only contains answers; no teaching instructions are included. Black and white newsprint-like pages.
The first semester (3A) covers numbers, addition & subtraction to 10,000, bar models, estimation, multiplication tables of 6,7,8,& 9, division, and more. The second semester (3B) covers money; metric length & volume, measurement, bar graphs & line plots, fractions, length & weight, time & temperature, shapes, area & perimeter, and more. Real-life problems are integrated throughout all chapters.
Please Note: This product is only available for purchase by homeschools, consumers, and public institutions.
