Math-U-See Epsilon

Fractions and other topics.

Includes everything you need for a successful experience with Epsilon.

The Epsilon Universal Set Includes:

• Epsilon Instruction Manual - The Epsilon Instruction Manual contains lesson-by-lesson instructions and answer keys.
• Epsilon Student Pack - The Epsilon Student Pack contains the Student Workbook with lesson-by-lesson worksheets, systematic review pages, and Application & Enrichment pages, as well as Epsilon Tests.
• Epsilon Online Instruction w/ Video - The Epsilon Online Instruction w/Video contains lifetime access to Epsilon streaming instruction videos and Instruction Manual PDF, lesson solutions, Skip Count Songs MP3s and Songbook PDFs, and other online resources from any browser. You'll also have access to the Math-U-See Digital Manipulatives, using Chrome or Safari browsers. (Access instructions are delivered via email after your order ships).
• Fraction Overlay Kit- Thirty-nine total pieces represent halves through sixteenths. There are 5 green, 2 orange, 3 pink, 4 yellow, 5 blue, and 6 purple colored vinyl pieces representing the numerator. Clear lined overlays portray the denominator, with two each of halves, thirds, fourths, fifths, sixths and tenths, and one each of eighths and sixteenths.

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Now that students have learned basic operations with whole numbers, Epsilon covers these same operations with fractions. Fractions are presented in an intuitive way with visual explanations of equivalent fractions, common denominators, and fractions and numbers larger than 1. Fractions and operations are illustrated using our proprietary Fraction Overlay manipulatives.

Table of Contents

Major Concepts and Skills Include:

• Recognizing and generating equivalent fractions
• Understanding addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of fractions and mixed numbers
• Fluently adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing fractions and mixed numbers

Additional concepts and skills:

• Using multiple strategies to recognize common factors
• Understanding grouping symbols and their effect on order of operations
• Interpreting and solving word problems
• Comparing, and converting decimal fractions
• Finding the area and circumference of circles
• Classifying quadrilaterals
• Representing fractions and fractional measurements on line plots and number lines
• Using coordinates to represent ordered relationships