Mathopedia, Levels 1 and 2

Mathopedia helps teachers develop a memory-enhancing, multi-sensory mathematics program for students in grades 3 - 12. The curriculum helps students become proficient with basic mathematics skills from addition to pre-algebra and provides an encyclopedia of math skills for students. Mathopedia uses a part-to-whole approach. Students learn the parts (how to do mathematical computations) and apply these strategies to other programs.

Many children have difficulty retaining math concepts from year to year. The teaching methodologies used in Mathopedia assist students with long-term retention of skills, making it easier to grasp more difficult concepts. Mathopedia provides consistency of instruction between grade levels to help students gain a better understanding of skills. Consistency between teachers can be achieved through the methodologies used in Mathopedia, Level 1, followed by the methodologies in Mathopedia, Level 2.

Mathopedia helps students learn basic mathematics skills. Average to accelerated students in grades 2 - 8 would benefit from this instruction as well as students with below-average math abilities in grades 4 - 12. The teacher can choose from two different levels of instruction (Mathopedia, Level 1 or Mathopedia, Level 2) allowing for individuality. Appealing lessons and math tricks will benefit students of all intelligence levels. One instructional method satisfies all individual differences. Teachers learn to use instructional techniques to help students successfully answer word problems and open-ended questions. This type of curriculum helps students perform well on the state’s math assessments.

Advantages of Mathopedia

• Teaches addition through basic pre-algebra
• Aligns skills to states’ math standards
• Uses math tricks and memory links to aid retention
• Use with all aged students in need of basic mathematics
• Based on 30+ years of classroom research and test score analyses
• Use as student textbook, teacher’s manual, homeschooler’s textbook, and reference book
• Reduces words per page, presenting one math skill per page allowing students to get important points.
• Choose Level 1 or Level 2 to individualize instruction. The books correlate with each other, page by page, for ability and grade level mapping of curriculum

How to Use Mathopedia:

• Have students use the textbook as college students do. Record notes and highlight in the book if you wish to use it in a consumable manner. (Books do not have to be used in a consumable manner.) OR Use the book as a Teacher’s Manual.
• Use Mathopedia as a reference. Students with special needs use Mathopedia for help with all math problems and during tests.
• Reuse Mathopedia, Level 1 a second year; switch to Mathopedia, Level 2 for the next two years.
• Review for a test with each skill page.

Using Mathopedia as a Student Text