Math: Horizons® Homeschool Curriculum

Another big focus in Horizons is hands-on learning using a variety of manipulatives, which can mostly be found around the house: pencils, pipe cleaners, play or real money, thread, a timer, clock, yardstick, etc.

Novice home-educators should not be intimidated by the amount of teacher involvement as it is carefully layed out in the beginning of each year's teacher handbook. The teacher handbook also provides a variety of teaching suggestions and supplemental activities for additional practice.

The concepts covered in Horizons K include:

• Counting 1-100
• Number Recognition
• Number Writing
• Number Value
• Number Before, After, and Between
• Place Value
• Addition and Subtraction
• Money
• Time
• Calendar
• Number Theory
• Colors
• Shapes
• Size
• Comparisons
• Direction and Position
• Coordination

Another big focus in Horizons is hands-on learning using a variety of manipulatives, which can mostly be found around the house: pencils, pipe cleaners, play or real money, thread, a timer, clock, yardstick, etc.

Novice home-educators should not be intimidated by the amount of teacher involvement as it is carefully layed out in the beginning of each year's teacher handbook. The teacher handbook also provides a variety of teaching suggestions and supplemental activities for additional practice.

The concepts covered in Horizons 1 include:

• Counting by 2's, 5's, 10's
• Ordinal and Cardinal Numbers
• Addition Facts
• Place Value

This means that a solid foundation in number recognition and other kindergarten concepts is imperative.

Another big focus in Horizons is hands-on learning using a variety of manipulatives, which can mostly be found around the house: pencils, pipe cleaners, play or real money, thread, a timer, clock, yardstick, etc.

Novice home-educators should not be intimidated by the amount of teacher involvement as it is carefully layed out in the beginning of each year's teacher handbook. The teacher handbook also provides a variety of teaching suggestions and supplemental activities for additional practice.

The concepts covered in Horizons 2 include:

• Two-digit Addition and Subtraction with Carrying and Borrowing
• Multiplication Facts for 1-10
• Place Value
• Number Order
• Sets
• Correspondence
• Cardinal and Ordinal Numbers
• Graphs
• Fractions
• Measurement
• Temperature
• Estimation
• Ratio
• Perimeter
• Volume
• Decimals in Money

The concepts covered in Horizons 3 include:

Another big focus in Horizons is hands-on learning using a variety of manipulatives, which can mostly be found around the house: pencils, pipe cleaners, play or real money, thread, a timer, clock, yardstick, etc.

Novice home-educators should not be intimidated by the amount of teacher involvement as it is carefully layed out in the beginning of each year's teacher handbook. The teacher handbook also provides a variety of teaching suggestions and supplemental activities for additional practice.

The concepts covered in Horizons 4 include:

• Multiplication of 2-digit Times 2-digit with Carrying
• Division with 2-digit Divisor and Quotient
• Addition/Subtraction of Unlike Fractions
• Pre-Algebra Concepts
• Ratios
• and More

Another big focus in Horizons is hands-on learning using a variety of manipulatives, which can mostly be found around the house: pencils, pipe cleaners, play or real money, thread, a timer, clock, yardstick, etc.

Novice home-educators should not be intimidated by the amount of teacher involvement as it is carefully layed out in the beginning of each year's teacher handbook. The teacher handbook also provides a variety of teaching suggestions and supplemental activities for additional practice.

The concepts covered in Horizons 5 include:

• Exponents
• Addition and Subtraction with 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 Digits
• 3-digit Times 3-digit Multiplication
• Division with a 3-digit Quotient and a Remainder
• Averaging with Remainders

Another big focus in Horizons is hands-on learning using a variety of manipulatives, which can mostly be found around the house: pencils, pipe cleaners, play or real money, thread, a timer, clock, yardstick, etc.

Novice home-educators should not be intimidated by the amount of teacher involvement as it is carefully layed out in the beginning of each year's teacher handbook. The teacher handbook also provides a variety of teaching suggestions and supplemental activities for additional practice.