Math Lessons for a Living Education: Level 1

The Best Start

Math Lessons for a Living Education Level 1 teaches math through engaging, real-life stories and practical application because math is all around us! This story-based approach invites students to participate in the story, make mathematical connections, explore the world around them with Charlie & Charlotte, and realize the value of math in their own lives.

Math Lessons for a Living Education Level 1 teaches through:

• Short, story based lessons
• Real life application
• Hands-on activities
• Engaging, full-color worksheets

Learn Smarter

Students learn best and retain more when they are engaged in the material and actively applying concepts to everyday life—Math Lessons for a Living Education engages your student through exciting stories and teaches them how to apply mathematical concepts through everyday life situations—allowing your student to learn smarter instead of harder!

Real Life, Real Math

Mathematical concepts such as addition, subtraction, patterns, and telling time are taught within the framework of an engaging, real-life story while fun worksheets provide your student the opportunity to apply the exciting new concepts. A Charlotte Mason flavored blend of stories, copy work, oral narration, and hands-on experience brings mathematical concepts to life, inviting students to explore the world around them and connect mathematical concepts to real life.

Lessons Kids Love

Math Lessons for a Living Education creates a stress-free, tear-free environment for your child to learn, grow, and develop their math skills—and because your student is relating newfound knowledge to everyday life, they’ll retain those skills too!

In Math Lessons for a Living Education Level 1 your student will learn:

• How to count & write numbers 0-100
• Counting by 2s, 5s, & 10s
• Addition & Subtraction of numbers 0-10
• Place value to hundreds
• Shapes & Patterns
• Simple Fractions
• How to tell time
• and so much more!

Math Lessons for a Living Education Level 1 Includes:

• Convenient Daily Schedule—saving you time!
• Short, engaging 15-30 minute lessons
• Full-color worksheets
• Link to downloadable answer key
• Manipulatives section

Course Features:

• Instructional blend of stories, copy-work, oral narration, and hands-on experience to bring concepts to life
• Convenient perforated pages
• Recommended for: Grade 1 / 5-7 years old
• Designed for parent & child to work through together

Table of Contents

Using This Course
Schedule
Lesson 1: The Adventure Begins! We Learn Numbers 0–9
Lesson 2: How Many Eggs? Review of Numbers 0–9
Lesson 3: A Bed for Pokey; Introducing Rectangles
Lesson 4: Circles and Patterns
Lesson 5: Review of Concepts
Lesson 6: More Numbers, Patterns, Shapes; Introducing Triangles
Lesson 7: Learning to Count with Bigger Numbers—Place Values
Lesson 8: More Work with Place Values
Lesson 9: Review of Concepts
Lesson 10: Place Value, Patterns of 10s
Lesson 11: Practice with Patterns and Shapes
Lesson 12: Introducing the + and = Symbols
Lesson 13: Addition + 1
Lesson 14: Writing & Adding Numbers; Introducing the Days of the Week
Lesson 15: More About Addition (Vertical Addition)
Lesson 16: More Addition; Introducing Squares
Lesson 17: Two by Two (Introducing Skip Counting by 2s)
Lesson 18: Number Families, Addition to Ten
Lesson 19: Counting by 10
Lesson 20: Counting Groups
Lesson 21: Solving for an Unknown
Lesson 22: Tally Marks to Make Groups of Five
Lesson 23: Counting by 5s
Lesson 24: Telling Time, Part 1
Lesson 25: Telling Time, Part 2
Lesson 26: Telling Time, Part 3
Lesson 27: Introducing Simple Fractions, Part 1
Lesson 28: Introducing Simple Fractions, Part 2
Lesson 29: Introduction to Subtraction
Lesson 30: Subtraction -1
Lesson 31: Review of Shapes
Lesson 32: Review of Place Value — Numbers to 100
Lesson 33: Review of Addition
Lesson 34: Review of Skip Counting 2’s and 5’s
Lesson 35: Review of Skip Counting 10’s & Tally Marks
Lesson 36: Review of Numbers to 100
Manipulative Section
Appendix – Bean Sprouting Project Instructions