■ A solid math book created with 5 clear principles
The subject that our children feel the least confident about and the one that parents worry about the most is, as expected, math. Teacher Ha Yu-jeong, from the actual school and online school , has received countless requests for math study methods and textbook recommendations, leading her to reflect on the anxiety children and parents feel about math and the importance of starting math study. Thus, she encapsulated her 18 years of educational experience into the book 《First Grade Math in 30 Days》.
The author has provided tailored help based on children's characteristics whenever requests for math materials and study methods came in, but this was only possible for children who had already developed some study habits. There was always a desire for suitable materials for children just starting out. To fill this gap, she established 5 clear writing principles to publish 《First Grade Math》. The writing principles are as follows:
① Include various training for counting
② Focus on conceptual problems rather than drill-type problems
③ Enhance the transferability of numerical sense
④ Include sufficient open-ended tasks
⑤ Utilize cognitive resources to aid operational learning
By incorporating these clear principles into the learning elements, this book can be seen as a customized warm-up for children just beginning their math studies.
■ A math textbook and a math study guide
The front part of this book includes 6 methods for 〈Proper Initial Math Study〉. Before starting the learning process, parents should fully understand these methods to help children apply them to this book and all math studies. The effects of these study methods may not be immediately visible, but since math is a subject with strong cumulative properties, the effects will gradually become apparent as the grade level increases. Both conceptual learning and emotional management in studying must be well balanced for children to feel positively about math, thinking, 'Math is doable!' and 'I was worried for no reason,' preventing them from dropping out of the math marathon.
■ Reflecting the revised curriculum with 〈Learning Numbers up to 50 and Basic Operations〉
The 2022 revised math curriculum emphasizes transferability and self-directed learning. It encourages students to accurately understand concepts, utilize and apply them, and discover their own methods of solving problems. This directly relates to self-directed learning. This book includes sections such as 〈Concept Reinforcement〉, 〈Yay Playtime!〉, 〈Summary of Number Concepts〉, and 〈Boosting Thinking Skills〉. Ample pages are provided for reviewing and applying what has been learned. Use these pages to help children recognize their shortcomings and study independently.
This book covers the topics of 〈Numbers up to 50〉 and 〈Operations with Numbers up to 9〉, as well as 〈Adding and Subtracting Below 20〉, which are part of the first semester curriculum for first graders in the field of 〈Numbers and Operations〉. 80% of elementary math consists of numbers and operations. In other words, the beginning of math starts with numbers and operations. We hope you will start your math studies vigorously by learning numbers up to 50 and basic operations with Teacher Ha Yu-jeong's proper math study methods.