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First Grade Math with Confidence Instructor Guide

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This scripted, open-and-go Instructor Guide helps students master all essential first grade math concepts. The fun activities help students develop both strong number sense and a positive attitude towards math, preparing them for second grade. Workbook also required.

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This colorful, appealing Workbook introduces new concepts and provides daily review. The blend of deep conceptual understanding and traditional skill practice provides a thorough first grade math education, while the playful, engaging activities encourage a positive attitude. Check answers easily with the required Instructor Guide.

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Make math come alive! Your student will develop both strong number sense and a positive attitude towards math with fun activities like Addition Bingo, Pretend Store, and Measurement Scavenger Hunt. No expensive manipulatives needed, just common household and classroom items like play money, pattern blocks, objects to count, a ruler, and so on. All student practice pages (and answers) are found in the Student Workbook.

With this scripted, open-and-go program, parents can help their children master all the concepts typically covered in first grade: counting, comparing, and writing numbers to 100; addition and subtraction facts to 20; addition and subtraction word problems; beginning place value and mental math; and shapes, money, time, and measurement.

For additional tips, tricks, and resources, visit our Math With Confidence Resource Area.

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First Grade Math with Confidence Instructor Guide

This scripted, open-and-go Instructor Guide helps students master all essential first grade math concepts. The fun activities help students develop both strong number sense and a positive attitude towards math, preparing them for second grade. Workbook also required.

First Grade Math with Confidence Student Workbook

This colorful, appealing Workbook introduces new concepts and provides daily review. The blend of deep conceptual understanding and traditional skill practice provides a thorough first grade math education, while the playful, engaging activities encourage a positive attitude. Check answers easily with the required Instructor Guide.

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  1. florenciusjipiu

    Hi Kate

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  2. Question

    Amber Williams

    How would Math with Confidence compare to a program like The Charlotte Mason Early Arithmetic Series?

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    • Answer Desk

      Math with Confidence uses student workbooks, Early Arithmetic does not.

      Both are scripted to differing extents; MWC provides more teacher guidance and context and includes visuals for the lessons.

      MWC First Grade Instructor Book has 537 pages and the Workbook has 262 pages. EA Book 1 has 262 pages.

      MWC First Grade Instructor Guide and Student Workbook together retail for $52 as of this writing (Jan 2023); EA Book 1 is $55 alone and $60 with the optional gridded notebook.

      Lessons are of similar length, roughly 20 minutes.

      MWC uses games as a teaching tool, and includes a list of math picture books for optional enrichment.

      The author of MWC states that it is a middle-of-the-road program in terms of difficulty, that covers all typical topics for each grade. It covers some topics that EA does not, such as time, measurement, and graphs.

      Both programs have samples online that include a table of contents and concepts covered, which can be very helpful for comparison.

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    Christine

    Hello, are the workbook and the corresponding teacher’s guide spiral bound? If not, is that an option?

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      We do not have spiral bound as a choice. You might check with a local copy center and see if they are able to do it.

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    Amanda Rouillard

    Hi, just wondering if this is more a conceptual or procedural approach? Thanks.

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    Angela Tidwell

    I am teaching 1st Grade MWC to my child. My 1st grader likes to visualize mentally, when she needs to use the 10 frame to find the sum of problems within 10. If she doesn’t have to use the counters she likes to use the frames blank and figure it out that way. It works she is able to solve the equations. Should I encourage this or encourage her to use the physical counters? I taught 1st grade mwc already once to my older child and I know later in the curriculum adding +6 through +9 she will need the physical counters at least in the beginning.

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      It sounds like she understands the point of the ten frame, so it’s fine if she doesn’t use the counters right now. That mental visualization is a great skill!

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  6. 5 out of 5
    Excellent curriculum!!!

    Angela Tidwell

    I have taught kindergarten MWC twice, 1st almost twice and I am on 2nd MWC now as well. If you want your child’s mathematical knowledge to go deep not just wide this is the perfect curriculum! The games are fun and keep my little ones involved. It is a spiral and mastery program so children will gain all the skills. I would give if 10 stars if I could. The price point is great also. I Will be teaching my children all the way through the 6th grade level and I am sure they will be pre algebra ready by the end of this amazing curriculum!!!

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    Kirsty

    Do you have a metric version? And one that contains dollars and cents that would suit countries that don’t have dimes and nickels and quarters?

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      There is a downloadable metric version of Unit 7: Length.

      For money, if you live outside the U.S., either use your country’s coins or the generic coins on Blackline Master
      11 in place of the American coins. As you teach lessons with money, simply change the language in the lessons to match whatever
      currency you use. You won’t need to modify the worksheets, since they contain simplified coins and paper money rather than photo-realistic American coins or bills.

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  8. 5 out of 5
    I cannot say enough good things about this curriculum!

    Cori Wilson (verified owner)

    We were DROWNING in Singapore Math. Every day was tears, tantrums, and fights to do math. Now these kids are BEGGING to do more math, playing games, and not even realizing they are learning. We haven’t used first grade yet, but we are currently using kindergarten and second grade!

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    Mandy

    Why does this show as $14.78 but when I add to cart it turns to $27.16?

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      The product listing shows “Starting at $14.78” and that is the price for a scratch and dent copy of the print book (when available). The product page itself defaults to either the retail price of $36.95 for the print book or the sale price if applicable. $27.16 is the current sale price for the PDF (retail $31.95). I hope that is helpful!

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