* Grades 1 – 10
* Mental Math Curriculum
* Print & eBook formats
* Full 6 volume set $45.95
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Mountcastle’s Verbal Math Lessons strives to emulate how math is taught in countries that prize math mastery very highly and learn their techniques.
Math-heavy countries like India and Russia use mental math, aka verbal math, in teaching elementary math facts, rather than putting endless math worksheets in front of a child. They teach mathematical tricks to enhance calculation skills and they make math come alive and of interest to the young student.
Math is a cumulative discipline, with the elementary math facts being the foundation for advanced, complicated math functions and discoveries. If one’s foundation is weak, all future math endeavors will be a struggle and virtually joyless.
The Verbal Math Lessons are presented with suggested games and brain studies have shown that when information is taught in the setting of a game, it takes far fewer repetitions to make a pattern on the brain — and one that is permanent.