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The Charlotte Mason Elementary Arithmetic Series: Book 4
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Engaging lessons that nurture mathematical thinking and help your student advance in addition and subtraction up to 1,000,000, as well as multiplication and division with larger numbers; continue work in fractions; introduce decimals; and provide a hands-on investigation of both metric and US standard measures, including measures of area, cubic measure, and volume. See full description
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Book 4 is also available in a bundle with manipulatives, supplies, and a gridded math notebook.
You and your child are sure to enjoy these simple, lively elementary math lessons that nurture mathematical thinking and help your student advance in addition and subtraction up to 1,000,000, as well as multiplication and division with larger numbers; continue work in fractions; introduce decimals; and provide a hands-on investigation of both metric and US standard measures, including measures of area, cubic measure, and volume.
For grade 4 you will need The Charlotte Mason Elementary Arithmetic Series, Book 4, and a Math Notebook for your child (sized according to your child’s handwriting). Add the optional Book 4 Kit for a helpful collection of objects corresponding to the lessons.
Charlotte Mason’s Approach to Elementary Arithmetic
Charlotte Mason’s math lessons seem to be tailor made for an elementary child.
Lessons are mainly oral and are carefully graduated, with your child answering small word problems within his understanding (no reading required). He works out the problems in a hands-on way using a variety of common, everyday objects. This straightforward but interesting teaching guides your child to make discoveries on his own.
A grid notebook is used as the student’s math notebook, in which he records the math concepts he has discovered. Writing is used sparingly, so the effort of handwriting does not overshadow the math concept being grasped.
Progression of the lessons is adjusted to the pace that fits your child best, so you can go slowly enough to build understanding and comfort in the math concepts but not so slowly that the child becomes bored.
Short, lively lessons reinforce a habit of concentrated attention while not overtaxing the child’s ability to sit still. Book 4 also guides you in helping your child begin independent math lessons. Each day’s work goes no longer than 30 minutes, with 25 minutes focused on the newest math concept and review, and the remaining 5 for mental math.
Book 4 Features
The lessons in The Charlotte Mason Elementary Arithmetic Series, Book 4, follow Charlotte Mason’s philosophy and methods for teaching math as outlined above. In Book 4 you will find
- Day-by-day lessons, so you can guide your student with confidence;
- Straightforward instructions, so you (or any other teacher) can open and go with no prep time;
- An extra 50 pages of review containing hundreds of engaging bonus questions, so you can easily linger on any concept needed;
- End-of-term exams that can be customized according to where your child is in the lessons;
- Helpful teaching tips, so you can be sure you’re teaching math in a Charlotte Mason way;
- Regular reminders to have a Number Sentence Card or two on hand, so the lesson can continue even if you need to step away for a moment;
- A beautiful and durable hard cover that will stand up well to many years of enjoyable math lessons;
- Cross-references to Charlotte Mason’s Living Math: A Guided Journey videos, so you can see the methods demonstrated and be prepared for upcoming lessons;
- A full year of math for students in grade 4 or excellent review lessons for older students who need to solidify their grasp of multiplication, division, fractions, and weights and measures;
- A non-consumable resource that will make a wonderful addition to your home library and can be used with all of your children.
Book 4 is a beautiful addition to The Charlotte Mason Elementary Arithmetic Series and an exciting way to strengthen your relationship with your child as you continue to climb together in the mountainous land of mathematics, just as Charlotte Mason described it. And with lessons like these, you can be sure that every step taken will be on firm ground.
Arithmetic Concepts in Book 4
In The Charlotte Mason Elementary Arithmetic Series, Book 4, your child will gain a solid understanding of these arithmetic concepts.
- Count by numbers greater than 1
- Oral arithmetic, adding rows of five numbers up to 100
- Numeration and notation of numbers up to 1,000,000
- Addition of numbers within 1,000,000
- Oral arithmetic; subtracting rows of five numbers within 55
- Subtraction of numbers within 1,000,000
- Sums using parentheses
- Calculating area
- Drawing plans to scale
- Long multiplication
- Multiplication by a product
- Introduction to factors
- Short division review
- Short division of money review
- Division of one quantity by another with a different unit of measurement
- Averages
- Rounding
- Long division
- Introduction to decimals
- Fractions
- Measures of time
- Roman numerals
- US standard and metric measures of length
- Experiential addition and subtraction of fractions
- Pacing as a form of measurement
- US standard and metric measures of area
- Cubic measure
- US standard and metric measures of weight
- US standard and metric measures of liquid
- US standard and metric dry measures
The Charlotte Mason Elementary Arithmetic Series
Book 1: Exploration of Numbers to 100
Book 2: The Four Rules and Tables; Work with Numbers to 1000
Book 3: Tables continued; Work with Numbers to 10,000; Weights & Measures
Book 4: Long Multiplication & Division/Weights & Measures
Placing Your Student
Download the placement guide to determine where your child should begin.
Additional Information
| Weight | N/A |
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| Binding | E-book, Hardcover |
| Charter-Friendly | |
| Grade | Grade 4 |
| Lesson Plan | Individual Studies, Grade 4 |
| Pages | 336 |
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Erica –
I deeply love these arithmetic books for my children. We’ve been using them since my eldest was in 1st grade, and we have eagerly awaited each subsequent book as they are published just in time for us to progress to the next one. We are incredibly fortunate to be homeschooling at exactly the right time to use each of these lovely resources. I give 5 stars to the entire series, and 4 stars to Book 4 because I dearly miss the colored ribbons! I have 4 children currently in 3 separate arithmetic books, and those ribbons are so handy to be able to turn to exactly the right page in the precious seconds where I have everyone (including a toddler) settled where they need to be to begin an individual lesson. [S]he who hesitates is lost! And fumbling through to find “where were we” is enough hesitation to upset the careful balance of young multi-year homeschooling. Please consider bringing back the ribbons for books 5 and 6!
valerierohde –
Thank you for your feedback about the ribbon bookmarks. The cost of publishing and printing the books has gone up and we made the decision to remove the ribbon bookmarks in an effort to keep the cost down for our customers. It would have been a significant increase to the customer per book to add the ribbons. While this disappoints us as well, we do hope the cost savings is a bigger benefit to our customers! With a little creativity and effort you might be able to use the idea of the previous ribbons to create something similar for the new book.
In hope to encourage you, personally, I am using this as an opportunity to create ribbon bookmarks with my children. I plan to let them choose a favorite color and add a small bead or a letter initial to make it more personal and fun. It won’t be quite the same since it isn’t sewn into the book, but it will be useful to have to keep us on track! 🙂
Elaine Rosander Hamilton –
I am so grateful for this book. The lessons are relaxed, practical, and fun. This book guides parents through helping their students make their own lasting math discoveries.
Ariana –
What a blessing this entire arithmetic series has been for us! We started with book 1 and are now on book 4 (with book 5 already purchased)!! The concepts presented and delivered are just what we need, and my daughter is thriving! This is my daughter’s favorite book, so much so, that she “recommends” the book to children on the playground who are in public schools 😁. Thank you for this amazing resource!!