Bluebonnet Home Scholars Collaborative

Flower Forth

Form 1 Math Courses

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Description:

New in 2022-2023! 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 required for placement.

Materials:

For Math 1:

Families should purchase the following required supplies: (Note that workbooks must be clean copies.)

Manipulative supplies for at home use:
  • Mathlink cubes (like this)
  • Counting manipulative (can be as simple as dry beans, or transparent markers, like this)
  • Ten-frame structure template PDF (print from Dimension’s website, here)
For Math 2:
 
Families should purchase the following required supplies: (Note that workbooks must be clean copies.)

Manipulative supplies for at home use:

  • Place value disk (like this)
  • Counting manipulative (can be as simple as dry beans, or transparent markers, like this)

Instructor will supply various manipulative for hands-on class time. 

*Parents, note that the Home Instructor’s Guide will help to continue at-home lesson instruction time. Below is a quote of the Guide’s description from the Singapore website:
 
“The purpose of the Guides is to help educators understand concepts in the Dimensions Math curriculum and teach as effectively as possible. They include extensive background notes, lesson suggestions, tips, and activities. Home Instructor’s Guides include answer keys for corresponding Dimensions Math Textbooks and Workbooks.”

The Singapore Dimension’s website also provides Additional Resources, which includes printable manipulative and storybook ideas for each chapter.