The Saxon Math Program consists of five major components:
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The Meeting--The children practice skills related to the calendar, counting, patterning, weather, graphing, time, money, place value, tallying, and problem solving and mental computation. |
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The Lesson--New objectives are introduced through group activities. The students use materials, have discussions, and work together to help each other learn. |
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Guided Practice and Homework--Each lesson is accompanied by a short practice of the new objective and a review of previously introduced concepts. Side "A" is completed in class with the teacher's assistance. Side "B" is to be done independently at home. Parents are asked to read the problems, to check student work, and to provide help when needed. COMPLETING DAILY HOMEWORK IS A MUST! |
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Number Fact Practice--Various strategies are used to help children learn the number facts. Children practice the facts by reciting them orally, by using fact cards, and by completing fact sheets. Children are encouraged to recall facts by using the strategies taught, rather than their fingers. |
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Assessments--Written
and Fact Assessments are administered after every five lessons. All
skills being assessed have been practiced for at least five days. |
As the different addition and subtraction facts are introduced, the various strategies taught to assist students in learning them will be added to this page. Please check back on a regular basis.
The children have begun to combine sets. Saxon Phonics is designed to teach the children various songs, raps, and techniques of remembering facts so that students memorize them. They are discouraged from using their fingers.
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Doubles Rap
It's the doubles baby, let's go, let's go!
It's the doubles baby, and we start with zero:
0 + 0 = 0
Oh!
1 + 1 = 2
Oooooh!
2 + 2 = 4
More!
3 + 3 = 6
Kicks!
4 + 4 = 8
That's great!
5 + 5 = 10
Again!
6 + 6 = 12
That's swell!
7 + 7 = 14
Let's lean!
8 + 8 = 16
Really keen!
9 + 9 = 18
Jelly bean!
10 + 10 = 20
That's plenty!
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"Adding 1" Facts
Students have learned the "adding 1" facts. They have learned that when one is added to a number, they are to look for the larger number and add one. They have learned that adding one is like counting up by one, that the answer is the next number.
0 + 1 = 1
1 + 0 = 1
1 + 1 = 2
2 + 1 = 3
1 + 2 = 3
Facts such as 4 + 1 = 5 and 1 + 4 = 5
3 + 1 = 4
1 + 3 = 4
are referred to as "switch-around"
4 + 1 = 5
1 + 4 = 5
facts. The addends (numbers being
5 + 1 = 6
1 + 5 = 6
added together) switch places, but the
6 + 1 = 7
1 + 6 = 7
answer is the same.
7 + 1 = 8
1 + 7 = 8
8 + 1 = 9
1 + 8 = 9
9 + 1 = 10
1 + 9 = 10
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"Adding 0" Facts
Students have learned the "adding 0" facts. They have learned that when zero is added to a number, the answer is the number that zero is being added to.
0 + 0 = 0
0 + 1 = 1
1 + 0 = 1
0 + 2 = 2
2 + 0 = 2
0 + 3 = 3
3 + 0 = 3
0 + 4 = 4
4 + 0 = 4
0 + 5 = 5
5 + 0 = 5
0 + 6 = 6
6 + 0 = 6
0 + 7 = 7
7 + 0 = 7
0 + 8 = 8
8 + 0 = 8
0 + 9 = 9
9 + 0 = 9
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"Subtracting 1" Facts
Students have learned the "subtracting 1" facts. They have learned that subtracting one is like counting back one, that the answer is the number before or is one less.
1 - 1 = 0
2 - 1 = 1
3 - 1 = 2
4 - 1 = 3
5 - 1 = 4
6 - 1 = 5
7 - 1 = 6
8 - 1 = 7
9 - 1 = 8
10 - 1 = 9
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"Subtracting a Number from Itself" Facts
Students have learned that, when subtracting a number from itself, the answer is zero.
0 - 0 = 0
1 - 1 = 0
2 - 2 = 0
3 - 3 = 0
4 - 4 = 0
5 - 5 = 0
6 - 6 = 0
7 - 7 = 0
8 - 8 = 0
9 - 9 = 0
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"Subtracting 0" Facts
Students have learned that, when subtracting zero from a number, the answer is the number you started with.
0 - 0 = 0
1 - 0 = 1
2 - 0 = 2
3 - 0 = 3
4 - 0 = 4
5 - 0 = 5
6 - 0 = 6
7 - 0 = 7
8 - 0 = 8
9 - 0 = 9
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"Adding 2" Facts
Students have learned that the even numbers end with 2, 4, 6, 8, and 0 and that odd numbers end with 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9. When adding 2 to an even number, the sum is the next even number. When adding 2 to an odd number, the sum is the next odd number.
Adding 2 to an Even Number Adding 2 to an Odd Number
0 + 2 = 2
1 + 2 = 3
2 + 2 = 4
3 + 2 = 5
4 + 2 = 6
5 + 2 = 7
6 + 2 = 8
7 + 2 = 9
8 + 2 = 10
9 + 2 = 11
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"Subtracting 2" Facts
When subtracting 2 from an even number, the difference is the even number that comes before it. When subtracting 2 from an odd number, the difference is the odd number that comes before it.
Subtracting 2 from an Even Number Subtracting 2 from an Odd Number
10 - 2 = 8
11 - 2 = 9
8 - 2 = 6
9 - 2 = 7
6 - 2 = 4
7 - 2 = 5
4 - 2 = 2
5 - 2 = 3
2 - 2 = 0
3 - 2 = 1
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"Doubles Plus 1" Facts
Students have learned to identify the doubles plus 1 facts. In these facts, the numbers being added together are next to each other when we count by 1's. When solving a doubles plus 1 fact, we double the smaller number and then add one.
1 + 2 = 3
2 + 3 = 5
3 + 4 = 7
4 + 5 = 9
5 + 6 = 11
6 + 7 = 13
7 + 8 = 15
8 + 9 = 17
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Updated 03/02/2010