This level includes one student book and one Parent Guide. This curriculum uses word problems and hands-on activities to reinforce and combine concepts and skills. Students gain understanding as they enjoy concrete experiences. Endorsed by Mary Pride, this book is easy to use and includes a parent guide and student workbook. The Kindergarten levels covers Equal and Unequal, Making Lengths Equal, Serial Order, Making Groups Equal, and Representing using numbers 1-20.

I remember my children’s fondness for using tangible objects during their early math lessons. With the satisfaction that comes from using their own hands, they counted out sets with forks, beans, and buttons, and measured with spoons and cups. Indeed, one definition of the word “tangible” is “to be capable of being precisely identified or realized by the mind.”

Are you looking for an alternative to monotonous arithmetic lessons that are mostly memory drill? Making Math Meaningful is refreshingly different. It emphasizes the understanding of concepts and brings meaning to math symbols. At the beginning, real objects from around the house are used to solve problems. Gradually, the student moves from concrete hands-on activities to abstract ones. Making Math Meaningful’s special word problems promote mathematical thinking in that the student must determine when to add, subtract, multiply, or divide. Learning is also satisfying when we are directed to find things out for ourselves and draw conclusions logically.

The parent manual for levels K to 4 (Note: Numbers reflect skill level, not necessarily grade level) provides a script so that the teacher may carefully assist in her student’s discovery-learning. Levels 5 and 6 are written to the student. Author David Quine is a dedicated homeschool dad with a degree in curriculum design. He created Making Math Meaningful to be used with his own children and ours. Approx. 96 to 120 pages each, softcovers from Cornerstone.

—Karen

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Reviewed by Beth Sewing (Charlotte, NC), October 03, 2002

Making Math Meaningful is fun and easy to use. It is enabling my children to start with a solid foundation of understanding the "whys" of math. Before I found this program, I dreaded teaching math. Traditional curriculums seemed boring with too much emphasis on memorizing facts without understanding the whys (the way I was taught math), yet I also wasn't comfortable with just playing math games with my children. With Making Math Meaningful, concepts are taught through enjoyable, hands-on activities before moving to the abstract. The teacher manual tells me exactly what to say and suggests ways to reinforce the lesson during ordinary, daily activities. There is no preparation required, I just open the book and we are ready to do the weekly lesson. The manipulative kit is helpful, since you don't have to waste time hunting for items to count and colors are used a lot for grouping items. Thanks for providing a great product!

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