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Scope and Sequence

Numeration: Expansion of skills from Level 1. Numbers 1,000-999,999,999 and amounts $1,000-$999,999,999.99, the complements, Base 10 numbers 001-100, and the meaning and function of zero in subtraction.

Operations: Concept of subtraction, subtraction facts to 18, multi-digit subtractions, regrouping in subtraction, and subtraction with zero. Review of Level I addition.

Place Value: Meaning and function of ones, tens, hundreds, one thousand, ten thousands, hundred thousands, one millions, ten millions, and hundred millions. Review of Level I.

Organizational Skills: The setting up of multi-digit subtractions and attacking of word problems involving subtraction. Review and expansion of Level I procedures.

The Checkbook: The use of checks, deposit slips, checkbooks, and the language of banking systems.

Word Problems: Hierarchical introduction of problems involving concrete and abstract language (subtraction). Teaches clues for determining operation (+ and -). Review of Level I.

Money: Reading, writing (to dictation), and making amounts to $999,999,999.99 and making change from $1.00, $10.00, and $100.00. Review of Level I.

Base 10 Structures: Continued development of visual and auditory discrimination of inner and outer structures of Base 10 to the millions. Review of Level I.

Rounding and Estimating: Introduction of concept of rounding, rounding to the nearest ten, hundred, and thousand.

Fractions: Concept of part vs. whole as it applies to money.

Building Self-Esteem: Special sequence and memory clues enable students to succeed. A built-in reward system includes the teaching of money, place value, and the checkbook.

Developing Thinking Skills: Dialogs in each lesson require students to think, compare, and make decisions.