Module 4: Advanced Concepts and Problem-Solving (Weeks 13-16)
Module 1: Mastering Large Number Addition and Subtraction (Weeks 1-4)
Week 16: Course Review and Final Assessment
Your child will: Complete a final review, applying their mastery of formal calculation methods to solve a variety of challenging, multi-step problems.
Week 15: Prime Numbers and the Order of Operations
Your child will learn: To identify prime numbers and apply the formal rules for the order of operations, a key step towards algebraic thinking.
Week 14: Solving Complex, Multi-Operation Word Problems
Your child will learn: To be a flexible mathematical thinker, analyzing challenging word problems and selecting the correct operation—addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division—to find the solution
Week 13: Understanding Factors and Multiples
Your child will learn: To identify the factors and multiples of numbers, which deepens their number sense and is essential for future work with fractions.
Module 3: Formal Multiplication and Division (Weeks 9-12)
Week 12: Short Division with Remainders
Your child will learn: The formal written method for dividing a large number by a one-digit number, including how to correctly interpret remainders.
Week 11: Mastering Long Multiplication
Your child will learn: Through dedicated practice, they will build speed, confidence, and accuracy in the long multiplication algorithm.
Week 10: Introduction to Long Multiplication
Your child will learn: The structure and logic of the formal method for multiplying two-digit numbers (e.g., 42 × 35), often visualized with an area model to ensure deep understanding.
Week 9: Short Multiplication with Larger Numbers
Your child will learn: The formal written method for multiplying a three-digit number by a one-digit number (e.g., 345 × 7), applying their fact fluency to larger calculations.
Module 2: Achieving Full Multiplication Fluency (Weeks 5-8)
Week 8: Mid-Course Goal: Full 12x12 Fact Fluency
Your child will: Participate in a comprehensive review designed to achieve automatic, rapid recall of all multiplication and division facts up to 12x12—the most critical milestone for future success in math.
Week 7: Fact Fluency: The 12s Table and Final Review
Your child will learn: To master the 12s table, completing their knowledge of all the core multiplication facts.
Week 6: Fact Fluency: The 6s and 7s Tables
Your child will learn: To master the 6s and 7s multiplication tables through targeted strategies and practice, conquering the most challenging facts.
Week 5: Fact Fluency: The 9s and 11s Tables
Your child will learn: To master the 9s and 11s multiplication tables by discovering and using their unique patterns, making them easy to remember.
Week 4: Solving Multi-Step Addition and Subtraction Problems
Your child will learn: To analyze and solve complex word problems that require several steps of addition and subtraction, developing their ability to plan a strategic solution.
Week 3: Formal Subtraction with Four-Digit Numbers
Your child will learn: To master the formal column method for subtraction with large numbers, including the most complex "borrowing" scenarios, a major milestone for computational independence.
Week 2: Formal Addition with Four-Digit Numbers
Your child will learn: To master the formal column method for adding large numbers, including problems that require multiple "carrying over" steps, ensuring high accuracy.
Week 1: Working with Numbers to 10,000 and the Skill of Rounding
Your child will learn: To confidently read, write, and compare four-digit numbers. They will also master rounding to the nearest 10, 100, and 1,000, a critical skill for estimating and checking work.