If I use Math Trailblazers, will my students learn the skills, such as proficiency with math facts and whole-number operations, that are emphasized in a more traditional program?
A. Math Trailblazers has a carefully designed math fact and computation program that is based on the research on how children learn these skills. Practice of these basic skills is integrated into the Math Trailblazers Daily Practice and Problems as well as homework. In each of grades 2 through 5 there is a Math Facts Resource Guide to give teachers additional support and flexibility in teaching these skills. A major goal of Math Trailblazers is to prepare students to compute accurately, flexibly, and appropriately in all situations. Standard topics in arithmetic–acquisition of basic math facts and fluency with whole-number operations–are covered extensively.
