Cape Henry Collegiate School has adopted Mathematics Plus by Harcourt Brace as the basic mathematics text in grades one through five. In Grade One, each new skill is introduced at the manipulative levels. Visuals on display in the classroom aid concept development at the representational level. Mathematics is taught daily for approximately forty minutes. New skills are introduced at gradually increasing levels of difficulty.
Instruction proceeds from the concrete to the abstract.
Follow-up written practice occurs during independent seat work periods. Group lessons with manipulatives supplement and extend the text. Additional manipulative materials and games are available at centers and for individual or small group use during free time. Children are introduced to problem solving techniques by listening to a series of stories and answering questions ranging in difficulty from counting to determining and implementing the correct mathematics operation. Accelerated students receive additional small group instruction and experiences.