Life of Fred: Honey

Written by Dr. Stanley Schmidt with the intent to make math come alive with lots of humor, clear explanations, and silly illustrations that stick in the mind. The student will learn to think mathematically. Each text is written in the style of a novel with a humorous story line. Each section tells part of the life of Fred Gauss and how, in the course of his life, he encounters the need for the math and then learns the methods.
$24.00
SKU
B-RM222
Written by Dr. Stanley Schmidt with the intent to make math come alive with lots of humor, clear explanations, and silly illustrations that stick in the mind. The student will learn to think mathematically. Each text is written in the style of a novel with a humorous story line. Each section tells part of the life of Fred Gauss and how, in the course of his life, he encounters the need for the math and then learns the methods.
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Life of Fred Honey is a hardcover textbook containing 128 pages. This book is not consumable. All answers are written on separate paper or in a notebook. It is designed to be read with the student.

Life of Fred Honey contains 19 lessons and is designed to take approximately one month to complete.

This book covers beginning mathematics including . . .

  • Commutative Law of Multiplication
  • Closed Under Addition
  • Quarter of an Hour
  • Cardinal Numbers
  • d = rt
  • One Trillion
  • Exponents
  • 1½ + 1½
  • Is This a Function?
  • Long Division
  • Fractions
  • Remainders
  • Dividing 56382 by 3
  • Changing 82614 feet into Yards
  • Three Reasons to Learn Long Division (Even Though Calculators Exist)
  • 36 Quarters Equals How Many Dollars?
  • The Four Times Table
  • A Disadvantage to Being Married to a Calculator
  • The Guess-a-Function Game
  • Hexagons and Octagons
  • The Big Question in Arithmetic#8212;Do I Add, Subtract, Multiply, or Divide?
  • Division by Two-digit Numbers
  • 7xyz + 8xyz
  • Slope of a Line
  • and much more . . .

The decision to homeschool our daughter, Alexa, was an easy one. Choosing a curriculum that worked well with her goals and schedule was a little more difficult.

Jenna Henning