Miquon Math Lab Materials: Orange Book Level 1 [Paperback]

Lore Rasmussen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1977

Miquon Math Orange Book is the first book in the Miquon Math Series. The series is designed to be used with Cuisenaire Rods and uses a hands-on approach. Designed for younger children, it is adaptable to any age. Each perforated workbook page is an activity. Contents include: Counting, Addition, Subtraction, Addition and Subtraction, Multiplication, Addition, Subtraction, and Multiplication, Fractions, Equalities and Inequalities, Number Lines and Functions, Geometric Recognition, Length, Area, Volume, Clock Arithmetic. Author: Lore RasmussenGrade: 1Format: PaperbackPublisher: Key Curriculum Press ISBN: 0-913684-50-3

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Key Curriculum Pr; Workbook edition (September 1977)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0913684503
• ISBN-13: 978-0913684504
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #502,007 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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60 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Miquon + Cuisenaire Rods - A Way to REALLY Understand Math!, July 28, 2000

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"janetsmile" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Miquon Math Lab Materials: Orange Book Level 1 (Paperback)

Miquon + Cuisenaire Rods = a wonderful way to learn -- and REALLY comprehend -- mathematics! I'm a homeschool mom, and my son used the Miquon Math Student Workbooks (consumable) along with the necessary Cuisenaire Rods to discover math in an enjoyable, stress-free, hand-on "Mathematics Lab"-style way. [Another veteran homeschooling mom recommended Miquon to ME:)]

I can't imagine a better way to discover the patterns, concepts, and simplicity of mathematics. I highly recommend the Cuisenaire Rods, Miquon Student Workbooks, and the Miquon Teachers Manual: Lab Sheet Annotations. Your student will be introduced to such concepts as multiplication, division, fractions, and factors in the FIRST grade -- all while "experimenting" (playing) with their Cuisenaire rods!

NOTES: Cuisenaire Rods are a MUST to use along with the Student Workbook. I also highly recommend the Miquon Teachers Manual: Lab Sheet Annotations -- also sold here at Amazon. The Annotations book is filled with lots of suggestions, games, ideas, and more -- which really EXPAND on the Student Workbook and make the Miquon system the "Lab Experience" that it is meant to be.

Miquon Student Workbooks:

Orange Book - 1st Grade -- Offered here...; Red Book - 1st Grade; Blue Book - 2nd Grade; Green Book - 2nd Grade; Yellow Book - 3rd Grade; Purple Book - 3rd Grade

43 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best homeschoolers "first math" around, September 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Miquon Math Lab Materials: Orange Book Level 1 (Paperback)

Using a hands on manipulative method of teaching math using cuisanare rods instead of dry, rote memorization makes this math the most fun for kids, even for those who "hate" math. It is colorful, and lets kids find for themselves the basic relationships and principles of math. Using the 6 books in the system, ( two books a year for three years) by the end of the third grade(sixth book), your child will be doing simple algebra without even knowing it. I love this system, and all of the other math materials from Key Curriculum. Just be sure to buy the cuisenare rods to go with the system. I homeschooled my kids on this system, then moved right into saxon math series. It is the only math system I would ever use in the primary grades.

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must for teaching Math, March 16, 2002

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Laura Brown McKenzie (On a mountain in AL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Miquon Math Lab Materials: Orange Book Level 1 (Paperback)

As my first son went through this book, I was amazed at how even in the 1st grade, this series was preparing him for higher mathematics in highschool. Six years later, my son breezed through variables and equations. Now my middle son is breezing through algebra as well and my youngest is finishing the Miquon Orange Book. I can't help but think that if these books had been used by my former algebra and geometry students then they would have not had to struggle with abstract concepts such as balancing equations and using variables. The Miquon books are all WONDERFUL! The Cuisenaire rods ARE a must. They are what ties the abstract ideas to the concrete math. Since I use Cuisenaire rods through 8th grade, they are well worth buying.