Ask Jan

Q. I don’t have time to go through the entire teacher’s guide. How do I get students going in their workbooks?

A. I suggest that you take an hour or so to familiarize yourself with your teacher's guide because it includes a lot of information that will save you time and effort: daily lesson plans, tips, remediation tools, review and mastery sections, and more. However, if you are in a hurry and want a quick start, just jump straight to the lesson plans section of your guide. Each lesson is clearly planned and requires only 10 minutes of instruction time each day.

Q. Why do your 6s look like bs? Doesn’t this confuse students?

A. Children often reverse their sixes. So we teach a vertical style of six that starts in the top left corner to prevent reversals every time. When children can write the number six fluidly, without reversals, they can then start at the top center. Don’t worry; this will happen naturally over time.

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