In which order to study Math Mammoth "Blue Series" books?
Most people who buy my Blue Series books use them for many different purposes: as a supplement to a main curriculum, for review, or for initial teaching, even to teach adults. They are self-teaching worktexts that concentrate on one or a few topics per book,
which makes them suitable for various teaching scenarios.
I have not originally written the Blue Series books to be a complete
curriculum, but you can use them as such. The books are complete for grades 1-5, and fairly complete for grade 6. The topics
missing are:
- For grade 6: statistics and probability.
I am writing more books to make this series more complete as time goes on.
You can find worksheets for these missing topics in my Golden Series books and in Light Blue grade 6.
People have frequently asked me in what order the books should be
studied. The following is an outline:
Suggestion for the study order
| Books |
Notes |
Addition
1
Subtraction
1
Place
Value 1 |
You could study Addition 1 and Place
Value 1 somewhat simultaneously, or back and forth, and after
those, go into Subtraction 1. The focus is on tens and ones,
concept of addition, concept of subtraction, and memorizing
basic addition/subtraction facts within 0-10 |
Parts of:
Clock
Money
Measuring
Early Geometry |
These books span about three grade levels
(grades 1-3), and you could really decide to study these
topics in between various books, however you like. |
Add
& Subtract 2-A
Add
& Subtract 2-B
Place
Value 2
Introduction
to Fractions |
The first two books deal with different
aspects of adding and subtracting within 0-100, and are best
studied in this order. Place Value 2 is about hundreds, tens,
and ones. You can go through some of the first lessons from
Introduction to Fractions, which is for grades 2-4
approximately. |
Add
& Subtract 3
Place Value 3
Multiplication
1
Division
1 |
Here you need to study multiplication
before division. |
The rest of:
Clock
Money
Measuring 1
Early Geometry
Introduction to Fractions
|
These books span about three grade levels
(grades 1-3), and you could really decide to study these
topics in between various books, however you like. Introduction to Fractions is for grades 2-4. |
Add & Subtract 4
Place Value 4
Multiplication 2
Division 2
Decimals 1
|
These books deal with addition and
subtraction terminology & strategies, decimals, problem solving,
graphs, long multiplication and long division. They are all about 4th grade level. |
Measuring 2
Geometry 1
|
These two books are fairly independent of the others, and can fit into many places. The material is for grades 4-6. |
Multiplication Division 3
Fractions 1
Fractions 2
Decimals 2
Place Value 5
|
These books are for grades 5-6. The order of study is a suggestion only. You could study these topics in several different orders, or even simultaneously. |
The Four
Operations (with a Touch of Algebra)
Ratios
& Proportions & Problem Solving
Fractions & Decimals 3
Percent
Geometry 2
Integers
|
The two books listed first deal with problem solving and some algebraic concecpts. The book Fractions & Decimals 3 goes through all of fraction and decimal arithmetic, quicker than the fraction and decimal books listed above, and with more decimal digits and larger denominators. The books here are suitable for 5th-7th grade. Integers book is fairly independent of the others. |
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