Samples for the Math Mammoth Blue Series, Grades 1-3

The Blue Series books are self-teaching worktexts, containing both explanations and exercises. They are designed for parents and children - explaining things clearly and easily that most children can study on their own.

This index includes the complete lesson lists from all Math Mammoth Blue Series books for Grades 1-3. I have a separate index for the Blue Series books for grades 4-7.

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BLUE SERIES BOOKS(Grades 1-3)

Addition 1 (Grade 1)

Subtraction 1 (Grade 1)

Add & Subtract 2-A (Grades 1 - 2)

Add & Subtract 2-B (Grade 2)

Add & Subtract 2-C (Grade 2)

Add Subtract 3 (Grades 2 - 3)

Place Value 1 (Grade 1)

Place Value 2 (Grade 2)

Place Value 3 (Grade 3)

 

U.S. Money (Grades 1- 3)

Canadian Money (Grades 1 - 3)

European Money (Grades 1-3)

British Money (Grades 1-3)

Australian Money (Grades 1-3)

New Zealand Money (Grades 1-3)

South African Money (Grades 1-3)

 

Clock (Grades 1 - 4)
 

Measuring 1 (Grades 1 - 3)

Metric Measuring 1 (Grades 1 - 3)

Early Geometry (Grades 1 - 3)

Data and Graphs (Grades 2 - 5)

 

Multiplication 1 (Grade 3)

Division 1 (Grade 3)

Introduction to Fractions
(Grades 2 - 4)



SAMPLES AND LESSON LISTS

Addition 1  (Grade 1)

Contents and Introduction  See sample
Two Groups and a Total  See sample
Learn Symbols + and =  See sample
Addition Practice  1
Which is More?
Missing Items  See sample
Sums with 5
Sums with 6  See sample   
Adding on a Number Line  See sample
Sums with 7
Sums with 8
Adding Many Numbers
Addition Practice 2
Sums with 9  See sample
Sums with 10
Some Symbols 
Comparisons
Review of Addition Facts
 

 

Subtraction 1  (Grade 1)

Contents and Introduction  See sample
Subtraction is “Taking Away”  See sample
Count Down to Subtract
Subtraction and Addition in The Same Picture  See sample
When Can You Subtract?
Two Subtractions from One Addition
Two Parts - One Total
Fact Families  See sample
How Many More?
"How Many More"  Problems and Difference
"How Many More"  Problems and Subtraction
Subtracting Many Numbers
Review
Addition and Subtraction Facts with 4 and 5
Addition and Subtraction Facts with 6  See sample
Addition and Subtraction Facts with 7
Addition and Subtraction Facts with 8
Addition and Subtraction Facts with 9
Addition and Subtraction Facts with 10
Review - Facts with 6, 7, and 8
Review - Facts with 9 and 10


Add & Subtract 2-A  (Grades 1 - 2)

Contents and Introduction  See sample
Add Using "Just One More"
A "Trick" with Nine and Eight See sample
Adding within 20
Subtract to Ten
Subtract Using Addition
Review: Completing the Next Whole Ten See sample
Review: Going Over Ten
Adding with 9
Adding with 8  See sample
Adding with 7
Adding with 6
Review Facts with 6, 7 and 8
Difference and How Many More
Number  Rainbows - 11 and 12  See sample
Fact Families - 11
Fact Families - 12
Number  Rainbows - 13 and 14
Fact Families - 13 and 14  See sample
Fact Families - 15
Fact Families - 16
Fact Families - 17 and 18
Review


Add & Subtract 2-B  (Grade 2)

Contents and Introduction  See sample
Adding Within the Same Ten
Subtracting Within the Same Ten
Add and Subtract Two-Digit Numbers
Subtract from Whole Tens
Doubling
One-Half
Pictographs
Adding with Whole Tens  See sample
Subtracting Whole Tens
Completing the Next Ten
Going Over Ten  See sample
Add with Two-Digit Numbers Ending in 9  See sample
Add a Two-Digit Number and
a Single-Digit Number Mentally
Regrouping with Tens
Add in Columns Practice
Mental Addition of Two-Digit Numbers
Adding Three or Four Numbers Mentally
Adding Three or Four Numbers in Columns
Review


Add & Subtract 2-C  (Grade 2)

Contents See sample
Adding 3-Digit Numbers in Columns
Regrouping 10 Tens as a Hundred
Add in Columns: Regrouping Twice See sample
Regrouping in Subtraction, Part 1
Regrouping in Subtraction, Part 2
Regrouping in Subtraction, Part 3
Word Problems
Mental Subtraction, Part 1 See sample
Mental Subtraction, Part 2
Regrouping One Ten as Ten Ones with 3- Digit Numbers
Regrouping One Hundred as 10 Tens
Graphs and Problems See sample
Euclid's Game
Review


Add & Subtract 3  (Grade 3)

Contents See sample
Addition Facts Review
Mental Addition See sample
Review: Subtraction Facts
Subtraction Strategies, Part 1
Subtraction Strategies, Part 2
The Concept of Difference See sample
Mental Math with Three-Digit Numbers
A Letter for the Unknown 1
The Connection with Addition and Subtraction
A Letter for the Unknown 2
Patterns
Review 1
Rounding to the Nearest Ten, Part 1
Rounding to the Nearest Ten, Part 2 See sample
Regrouping in Addition
How to Check Addition Problems
Review: Regrouping in Subtraction
Regrouping Twice in Subtraction
Regrouping Twice in Subtraction, Part 2
Regrouping with Zero Tens See sample
Regrouping with Zero Tens, Part 2
Addition, Subtraction, and Parentheses
Word Problems Practice
Mileage Chart
Review 2


Place Value 1 - Tens and Ones  (Grade 1)

Contents and Introduction  See sample
Counting in Groups of Ten  See sample
Naming and Writing Numbers
The “Teen” Numbers
Building Numbers 11-40  See sample
Building Numbers 41-100
A 100-Chart
Add and Subtract Whole Tens
Practicing with Numbers
Which Number is Greater?  See sample
Numbers Beyond 100
More Practice with Numbers
Skip Counting Practice  See sample
Rounding to the Nearest Ten
Bar Graphs
Tally Marks
Regrouping: Make Another Ten from the Ones
Review


Place Value 2 - Hundreds  (Grade 2)

Contents and Introduction  See sample
Three-Digit Numbers  See sample
Hundreds on the Number Line
Forming Numbers—and Breaking Them Apart
Skip-Counting by Tens
More Skip-Counting
Which Number Is Greater?  See sample
Comparing Numbers and Some Review  See sample
Rounding to the Nearest Ten
Rounding to the Nearest Hundred
Bar Graphs and Pictographs
Review


Place Value 3  (Grade 3)

Contents See sample
Thousands
Four-Digit Numbers and Place Value See sample
Comparing Numbers
Add and Subtract Four-Digit Numbers 1
Add and Subtract Four-Digit Numbers 2
Add Four-Digit Numbers in Columns
Subtract Four-Digit Numbers with Regrouping See sample
More Practice
Word Problems
Review

U.S. Money  (Grades 1 - 3)

Contents and Introduction  See sample
Counting Dimes, Nickels, and Pennies 1
Counting Dimes, Nickels, and Pennies 2
Quarters See sample
Practicing with Money
Review - Coins
Counting Coins Practice 1
Counting Coins Practice 2
Dollars 1
Dollars 2
Change
Counting Change See sample
Adding Money Amounts See sample
Review 1
Counting up to Make Change See sample
Making Change
Using Mental Math to Solve Money Problems
Finding the Total and the Change
More Problem Solving
Review 2


Canadian Money  (Grades 1 - 3)

Contents and Introduction  See sample
Counting Dimes and Nickels  See sample
Counting Dimes and Nickels 2
Quarters
Practicing with Money
Change  See sample
Counting Coins Review
Review - Coins
Adding Money Amounts
 
Using the Half-Dollar
Dollars  See sample
Dollars 2
Counting Change
Making Change
Mental Math and Money Problems
Solving Money Problems  See sample
Review


European Money  (Grades 1 - 3)

Contents See sample
Counting One, Two and Five-Cent Coins See sample
Ten, Twenty and Fifty-Cent Coins
Practising with Coins
Practising Shopping See sample
Change
Counting Coins Revision
Revision - Coins
Euros
Cents and Euro Amounts
Adding Money Amounts
Euros, Part 2  See sample
Counting Change See sample
Making Change
Mental Maths and Money Problems  See sample
Solving Money Problems
Revision


British Money  (years 2 - 4)

Contents and Introduction  See sample
Counting 1p, 2p, and 5p Coins  See sample
10p, 20p, and 50p Coins
Practising with Coins
Practising Shopping  See sample
Change
Counting Coins Revision  See sample
Revision - Coins
Pounds
Pence and Pound Amounts
Adding Money Amounts
Pounds, Part 2  See sample
Counting Change
Working out the Change
Mental Math and Money Problems  See sample
Solving Money Problems
Revision


Australian Money  (Grades 1 - 3)

Contents and Introduction  See sample
Five and Ten Cent Coins  See sample
Twenty and Fifty Cent Coins
Practising with Coins
Practising Shopping
Change
Counting Coins Revision  See sample
Revision - Coins
Dollars
Cent and Dollar Amounts
Adding Money Amounts
Dollars, Part 2  See sample
Counting Change  See sample
Making Change
Mental Math and Money Problems
Solving Money Problems
Revision


New Zealand Money

Contents and Introduction  See sample
Ten and Twenty-Cent Coins
Ten, Twenty and Fifty-Cent Coins
Cents and Dollar Amounts
Dollars 1
Practising with Coins See sample
Change
Counting Coins Revision
Dollars 2 See sample
Making Sense with No Cents
Adding Money Amounts See sample
Counting Change See sample
Making Change
Mental Maths and Money Problems
Solving Money Problems
Revision


South African Money  (Grades 1 - 3)

Contents See sample
Five and Ten Cent Coins
Twenty and Fifty Cent Coins
Rand 1
Practising with Coins  See sample
Practising Shopping
Change 1
Revision — Coins
Counting Coins Revision
Rand 2
Change 2
Counting Change See sample
Revision: Count Coins and Banknotes
Finding the Change
Mental Maths and Money Problems
Adding Money Amounts  See sample
Solving Money Problems
Revision


Clock  (Grades 1 - 4)

Contents See sample
Whole and Half Hours
Minutes and Half Hours
Time Order
AM and PM
Review - Half Hours
The Minutes
The Minutes, Part 2 See sample
Past and Till in Five-Minute Intervals
How Many Hours Pass?
Review: Reading the Clock
Half and Quarter Hours See sample
Using Till and After in Telling Time
Clock to the Minute
Elapsed Time 1
Elapsed Time 2
Elapsed Time 3 See sample
Elapsed Time 4
The Calendar
The Calendar: Weekdays and Months
The Calendar: Dates
Using the Calendar See sample
Review 1
Time Units
Elapsed Time 5
The 24-Hour Clock
Elapsed Time 6
Elapsed Time 7
Review 2


Measuring 1  (Grades 1 - 3)

Contents and Introduction  See sample
Measuring Length
Exploring Measuring
Measuring Lines in Inches
Inches and Half-Inches
Measuring Lines in Centimeters
Measuring to the Nearest Centimeter
Some More Measuring
Measuring to the Nearest Fourth-Inch See sample
Centimeters and Millimeters  See sample
Line Plots
Feet and Miles
Feet, Yards and Miles
Meters and Kilometers
Common Metric Units of Length
Review 1
Weight in Pounds
Pounds and Ounces
Weight in Kilograms
Grams and Kilograms  See sample
Cups, Pints, Quarts and Gallons See sample
Milliliters and Liters
Word Problems and More
Review 2


Metric Measuring 1  (Grades 1 - 3)

Contents See sample
Measuring Length
Exploring Measuring
Measuring Lines in Centimetres
Measuring to the Nearest Centimetre
Centimetres and Millimetres See sample
Metres and Kilometres 1
Metres and Kilometres 2
Weight in Kilograms See sample
Grams and Kilograms
Millilitres and Litres
Revision


Early Geometry  (Grades 1 - 3)

Contents and Introduction See sample
Basic Shapes
Playing with Shapes
Drawing Basic Shapes See sample
Practicing Basic Shapes and Patterns
Review 1

Shapes Review
Surprises with Shapes
Rectangles and Squares
Making Shapes
Geometric Patterns
Three-Dimensional Shapes
Solids 1 See sample
Solids 2
Review 2

Polygons
Some Special Quadrilaterals
More Practice with Shapes
Getting Started with Area
Units for Measuring Area
Area of Rectangles 1 See sample
Area of Rectangles 2
More Units for Measuring Area
Area of Compound Shapes 1
Area of Decomposed Rectangles
Multiplying by Multiples of Ten
Area of Compound Shapes 2
Perimeter
More About Perimeter See sample
Area and Perimeter Problems
Same Area, Different Perimeter
Same Perimeter, Different Area
More Practice
Review 3


Data and Graphs  (Grades 2 - 5)

Contents and Introduction  See sample
Reading Graphs and Charts
Bar Graphs and Pictographs
More Practice with Bar Graphs and Pictographs
Making Bar Graphs 1
Making Bar Graphs 2 See sample
Making Histograms
Double Bar Graphs
Line Graphs 1
Line Graphs 2
Temperature Line Graphs
Reading Line Graphs See sample
Double and Triple Line Graphs
Graphs: More Practice
Average See sample
Average (Mean)
Mean, Mode, and Bar Graphs See sample
Circle Graphs
Review


Multiplication 1  (Grade 3)

Contents See sample
Many Times the Same Group See sample
Multiplication as an Array
Multiplying on a Number Line
Order of Operations 1 See sample
Understanding Word Problems, Part 1 See sample
Zero and One in Multiplication
Understanding Word Problems, Part 2
Multiplication in Two Ways
Order of Operations 2
Review 1
How to Do Structured Oral Drilling
Multiplication Table of 2
Multiplication Table of 4
Multiplication Table of 10
Multiplication Table of 5
More Practice and Review
Multiplication Table of 3 See sample
Multiplication Table of 6
Multiplication Table of 11
Partial Products
Multiplication Table of 9
Multiplication Table of 7
Multiplication Table of 8
Multiplication Table of 12
Review 2


Division 1  (Grade 3)

Contents and Introduction  See sample
Division as Making Groups 
Division and Multiplication 
Division and Multiplication Fact Families See sample
Dividing Evenly Into Groups See sample
Multiplication and Division Word Problems See sample
More Word Problems
Zero in Division
Division Practice
Missing Numbers
Bar Graphs
Pictographs
When Division is Not Exact
Review


Introduction to Fractions  (Grades 1 - 4)

Contents See sample
Halves and Quarters See sample
Some Fractions
Understanding Fractions
Fractions on a Number Line
One Whole and Its Fractional Parts
Mixed Numbers
Mixed Numbers and Fractions
Comparing Fractions 1
Comparing Fractions 2
Comparing Fractions 3
Comparing Fractions 4 See sample
Equivalent Fractions 1 See sample
Equivalent Fractions 2
Adding Fractions See sample
Adding Mixed Numbers 2
Subtracting Fractions and Mixed Numbers
Multiplying Fractions by Whole Numbers
Practicing with Fractions
Fractions Review
 


 

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