Mental Math Level 1

Mental Math Level 1 encompasses various skills suitable for children aged 6 to 9. These skills include:

  1. Counting On
  2. Counting Back
  3. Counting On or Back
  4. Double the single digit number
  5. Ten to teen
  6. Plus One Fact
  7. Plus Two Fact
  8. Plus Three Fact
  9. One more than a number
  10. One less than a number
  11. Two more than a number
  12. Two less than a number
  13. one more or less than a number
  14. Two more or less than a number
  15. One and Two more or Less than a number
  16. Skip Counting by One
  17. Skip Counting by Two
  18. Double Plus One More Group
  19. Skip Counting by One, Two or Three

These skills are designed to be easily comprehensible and engaging for children in the specified age range, allowing them to develop their mental math abilities effectively.

mental math level 1

Mental Math Level 2 covers a wide range of skills to strengthen mathematical abilities in children. These skills include:

  1. Plus One, Two and Three Fact
  2. Partners of Ten
  3. Addition: Double plus 1
  4. Addition: Double plus 2
  5. Addition: No Change Fact
  6. Addition of Tens
  7. Subtraction of Tens
  8. Addition and Subtraction of Tens
  9. Addition: Round to nearest 10
  10. Subtraction: Round to nearest 10
  11. Addition: Double (up to 19)
  12. Addition: Nearest Double
  13. Subtraction: Up through 10
  14. Subtraction: Back through 10
  15. Addition: Front End addition
  16. Rounding to nearest 10
  17. Addition: Compatibles
  18. Skip Counting by 2 and 3
  19. Skip Counting by 4
  20. Skip Counting by 5
  21. Skip Counting by 1, 2, 3 and 4
  22. Skip Counting by 10
  23. Skip Counting by 2, 5 and 10
  24. Skip Counting by 3, 4, 5 and 10

These skills aim to enhance mental math abilities and provide a strong foundation for further mathematical learning.

Mental Math Level 3 encompasses a variety of skills designed to strengthen multiplication abilities. These skills include:

  1. Multiplication: Double (Products to 18)
  2. Multiplication: Clock facts (Products to 60)
  3. Multiplication: Nifty Nines (Products to 81)
  4. Multiplication: No change facts (Products to 9)
  5. Multiplication: Tricky Zeros (Products to 9)
  6. Multiplication: Double-Double (Products to 36)
  7. Multiplication: Double Plus 1 more set
  8. Skip Counting by 2, 3, 4 and 5
  9. Skip Counting by 6
  10. Skip Counting by 7
  11. Skip Counting by 6 and 7
  12. Skip Counting by 8
  13. Skip Counting by 9
  14. Skip Counting by 8 and 9
  15. Skip Counting by 6, 7, 8 and 9

These skills aim to enhance multiplication fluency and develop a solid foundation for advanced mathematical concepts.

Mental Math Level 3 introduces a range of skills to strengthen addition, subtraction, multiplication, and skip counting abilities. These skills include:

  1. Addition: Making 10’s
  2. Addition: Making 100’s
  3. Addition: Making 1000’s
  4. Addition: Making 10’s, 100’s and 1000’s
  5. Subtraction: Making 10’s
  6. Subtraction: Making 100’s
  7. Subtraction: Making 1000’s
  8. Subtraction: Making 10’s, 100’s and 1000’s
  9. Subtraction: Compensation
  10. Multiplication: Multiply by 10
  11. Multiplication: Multiply by 10 and 100
  12. Multiplication: Multiply by 10, 100 and 1000
  13. Skip Counting by 3 to 7
  14. Skip Counting by 6 to 10
  15. Skip Counting by 11
  16. Skip Counting by 15
  17. Skip Counting by 20
  18. Skip Counting by 11, 15 and 20
 These skills are designed to improve mental calculation abilities, build number sense, and foster fluency in basic mathematical operations. By mastering these techniques, students will gain confidence and proficiency in mental math calculations.

Mental Math Level 5 offers a comprehensive set of skills to enhance subtraction, multiplication, and skip counting abilities. These skills include:

  1. Subtraction: Balancing for a Constant Difference
  2. Multiplication: Mutiply by 0.1
  3. Multiplication: Multiply by 0.1 and 0.01
  4. Multiplication: Multiply by 0.1, 0.01 and 0.001
  5. Multiplication: Front End Multiplication (Distributive Principle)
  6. Multiplication: Compensation
  7. Skip Counting by 1 to 10
  8. Skip Counting by 50
  9. Skip Counting by 100
  10. Skip Counting by 5, 10, 50 and 100
  11. Skip Counting by 12
  12. Skip Counting by 13
  13. Skip Counting by 14
  14. Skip Counting by 16
  15. Skip Counting by 17
  16. Skip Counting by 18
  17. Skip Counting by 19
  18. Skip Couning by 9, 11, 12, 13 and 14
  19. Skip Counting by 16 to 19
  20. Skip Counting by 11 to 20
  21. Skip Counting by 1 to 20

 

These skills aim to develop mental calculation skills, promote problem-solving abilities, and foster a deep understanding of numbers and numerical relationships. By mastering these techniques, students will gain confidence and fluency in mental math calculations at an advanced level.