Grade: Kindergarten

Duration: Child-dependent

The kindergarten mathematics course provides four phases of step-by-step instructions for introducing primary-level arithmetic in preparation to begin Ray's Primary Arithmetic. Phase I teaches children to recognize groups of physical objects up to ten. Phase II drops physical objects and teaches children to combine and separate up to ten imaginary objects in their minds. In phase III, children combine and separate abstract numbers directly. Finally, in phase IV, children learn to write addition and subtraction equations. Teaching guides accompany all 56 lessons.