Materials & Resources
(A good math help resource)
Choose the resources below that help you and your student reach your goals. You do no not have to use all of the resources below. However, these resources are suggestions.
- White's Higher Math 1 pages 1-110
- Math Work Report Form (for your records)
- Math Helper Dowload
- Scholastic Math Flashcard Maker
- Alternate Math Texts in VHI vLibrary
- Amazon.com math resources (extra resources you can buy, if you choose) **You do not have to buy these books. Amazon books are an option and may be used to help with your math homeschool work. We suggest you choose the used option and save money. VHI does not benefit from Amazon.com sales.
- Virtual Math Manipulatives (online simulations Pre-12)
Topics to be covered this year
- Operation of powers
- Set of the integers
- Factoring Factorials
- Fundamental operations with fractions, and decimals
- Worksheets
- practice applet - put fractions in order, least to greatest
- Fundamental operations with compound denominate numbers
- Multiplying and dividing common fractions and mixed numbers
- Relationship between common and decimal fractions
- Problems in percent
- Properties, identification, and construction of geometric figures
Additional Topics if Time permits
- Identification and measurement of angles
- Concepts of similarity, congruence, and symmetry
- Scale drawings
- Customary and metric measurement
- Problem analysis
- Interpreting graphs
- Concepts of averaging and sampling
- Use of Calculators and computers
Extras
- Relevant math games (search by subject and grade level) at iknowthat.com (you don't need to register to access all the games for free)
- Comprehensive lessons and practice online from 321know.com
- Another very good set of lessons and practice at math.com
- Dr. Math Math Worksheets
- Flash Card Exchange Print for free
- Practice tests and brain teasers from a current sixth grade public school textbook.