Level: Form I (K–3rd grades)
Subject(s): Math
Description:
Expanded class offerings in 2023–24! In response to parents’ request, Bluebonnet is pleased to offer full courses in mathematics for Form 1 students at the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade levels, completing our full 1st grade through Calculus math program. At Bluebonnet Home Scholars Collaborative, the study of math is rooted in wonder. Students are invited to delve deeply into the beauty of math and to undertake mathematical study as an act of worship in which they can catch a glimpse into the mind of God.
From the publisher’s website:
Dimensions Math® PK–5 is our flagship Singapore Math® curriculum. With its rigorous content and engaging visuals, it’s easy to see why it’s our most popular program. Written by a team of Singapore math educators and experts with more than 100 years of combined classroom experience, Dimensions Math PK- provides a deep elementary math foundation. This is a refined, comprehensive series that meets the needs of today’s students and educators.
Pre-requisite testing is required for placement.
Materials:
For All Elementary Math Classes:
Note that workbooks must be clean copies and that parents are required to purchase the Teacher’s Guides, not the Home Instructor’s Guides. The Teacher’s Guides include solutions for student workbooks and allow parents to facilitate at-home lesson instruction time in harmony with the classroom teacher’s classroom lessons.
For Math 1:
Families should purchase the following required supplies:
- Singapore Dimensions Math Textbook 1A (Fall)
- Singapore Dimensions Math Workbook 1A
- Singapore Dimensions Math Textbook 1B (Spring)
- Singapore Dimensions Math Workbook 1B
- 3 prong folder (for additional handouts)
- Sharpened pencils and eraser in pouch
- Singapore Dimensions Math Teacher’s Guide 1A (Fall, to keep at home)*
- Singapore Dimensions Math Teacher’s Guide 1B (Spring, to keep at home)*
- Singapore Dimensions Math Textbook 2A (Fall)
- Singapore Dimensions Math Workbook 2A
- Singapore Dimensions Math Textbook 2B (Spring)
- Singapore Dimensions Math Workbook 2B
- 3-prong folder (for additional handouts)
- Sharpened pencils and eraser in pouch
- Singapore Dimensions Math Teacher’s Guide 2A (Fall, to keep at home)*
- Singapore Dimensions Math Teacher’s Guide 2B (Spring, to keep at home)*
Manipulative supplies for at-home use:
- Place value discs (like this)
- Counting manipulatives (can be as simple as dry beans or transparent markers, like this)
For Math 3:
Families should purchase the following required supplies:
- Singapore Math Dimensions Textbook 3A (Fall)
- Singapore Math Dimensions Workbook 3A
- Singapore Math Dimensions Textbook 3B (Spring)
- Singapore Math Dimensions Workbook 3B
- Blank Index Cards (like this)
- Ruler (like this)
- Compass Math Set (like this)—A compass and the triangle rulers are needed.
- Sharpened pencils and eraser in pouch
- Colored pencils or crayons
- 3-prong folder (for additional handouts)
- Safety scissors
Supplies to keep at home:
- Dimensions Math Teacher’s Guide 3A (Fall)
- Dimensions Math Teacher’s Guide 3B (Spring)
- Dimensions Math Resource Guides (free resources available on the website: scroll down to Grade 3A HIG and Grade 3B HIG)
Manipulative supplies for at-home use:
The instructor will supply various manipulatives for hands-on class time.
*Parents, note that the Teacher’s Guide is required and will help to continue at-home lesson instruction time. Below is a quotation of the Guide’s description from the Singapore website: “Teacher’s guides are a comprehensive resource for achieving lesson objectives. They include background information, detailed lesson plans, helpful suggestions, and activities. They help educators understand the purpose of each lesson within the context of the curriculum.”
The Singapore Dimensions website also provides Additional Resources, which include printable manipulative and storybook ideas for each chapter.
