Math-U-See Beta

The Beta Universal Set Includes:

• Beta Instruction Pack - The Beta  Instruction Pack contains the Instruction Manual with lesson-by-lesson instructions and answer keys, and the DVD with lesson-by-lesson video instruction.
• Beta Student Workbook - The Beta Student Workbook contains lesson-by-lesson worksheets, systematic review pages, and Application & Enrichment pages.
• Beta Digital Pack - Lifetime access to Beta streaming instruction videos and Instruction Manual PDF, lesson solutions, Skip Count Songs MP3s and Songbook PDFs, and other online resources from any browser. You'll also have access to the Math-U-See Digital Manipulatives, using Chrome or Safari browsers.
• Integer Block Kit - This 133-piece manipulative block set is the only one you’ll need for all levels of Math-U-See, from Primer through Algebra 1; includes 20 ones and tens, 13 fives, and 10 each of twos, threes, fours, sixes, sevens, eights, nines, and hundreds blocks, plus the Decimal Street™/Block Clock poster. The durable cardboard storage box doubles as a carrying case while keeping blocks tidy and simplifying clean up.

Overview

Beta builds on the foundation in Alpha by applying students' mastery of single-digit addition and subtraction to multiple-digit addition and subtraction. One of the stepping stones between these two levels is the concept of place value, which is an important milestone for truly grasping any multiple-digit operation.

Major Concepts and Skills Include:

• Understanding place value and using it to add or subtract
• Fluently adding any combination of whole numbers
• Solving for an unknown addend
• Fluently subtracting any combination of whole numbers
• Solving abstract and real-world problems involving addition and subtraction

Additional concepts and skills:

• Telling and writing time by hours and minutes
• Understanding, adding, and subtracting U.S. currency
• Measuring and estimating length with inches, feet, centimeters, and meters
• Comparing numbers and lengths
• Expressing differences between numbers as inequalities
• Finding the perimeter of any polygon
• Representing and interpreting data in plots and graphs

Is your student ready for Beta? Take the Beta Readiness Assessment to find out.