Arithmetic teachers say:
"Rediscovering Ray's is the best thing that's happened to arithmetic in a hundred years."
"These books produce superior math students."
"Their use of story problems develops thinking right from the start."
"They are psychologically right in starting with concrete and mental arithmetic before introducing symbols."
"Using Ray's this year has definitely improved the achievement test scores in our schools."
Ray's Arithmetics teach arithmetic in an orderly fashion, starting from rules and principles, building knowledge piece by piece, leading pupils from simple to complex. From the very first pages, Ray's Arithmetics incorporate what has become the scourge of today's math students - story problems. Students must READ simple sentences which pose real life problems, decide whether to add, subtract, multiply or divide, and finally arrive at the answer - sometimes mentally - sometimes in writing.
Ray's Arithmetics students learn arithmetic, increase their reading comprehension skills, and learn to think rather than plod through page after page of addition or subtraction problems with a one line direction at the top of each page. A student raised on Ray's will not even know he should be fearful of "story problems" because from day one every problem is posed in a sentence format.
Most early work is to be done with real objects such as fruit, counting blocks, or marbles. Later it is to be done in the head with mental images of the objects. When children are ready to think symbolically, they gradually drop their use of objects and images and learn to compute quickly with digits. Thus the child is carefully led through three growth states in arithmetic: 1) the manipulative stage, 2) the mental image stage, 3) the abstract stage.
Over 120 million copies were sold in American education's golden age. Many millions of children used these Arithmetics in the generations that produced Edison and Bell and Ford. Now it's your turn.Homeschoolers' Comments
"I want to thank you for the service you are providing homeschoolers. I am finishing my tenth year homeschooling our four children, on of whom is autistic. Prior to that I was a remedial reading teacher for junior and senior high students for six years.
I was most impressed with the "Harvey's Grammar" and "Ray's Arithmetic" series of books. My only regret is that I was not using them from the beginning with all my children. Because of my background, I didn't think I needed the answer key for the lower math levels. With sixteen years of teaching experience, I thought I had a handle on third grade math. I was in for a rude awakening. Third grade from a hundred years ago is what is now usually taught at the sixth or seventh grade level.
The same is true for the grammar. I was surprised to see participles taught so early in the elementary level. (recommended for grades 4 - 6). Just out of curiosity, I called my sister, a fifth-grade teacher, and asked her if she remembered when she learned participles. There was a long pause. Then she finally admitted that she never learned participles until she had to teach them. Next year she plans to homeschool her two sons. Like thousands of homeschoolers, our family included, her family will be making a return to classical education. Books like these are an integral part of that. I want to thank you for carrying them. I will be ordering more in the future. I am telling all my friends about you."
JD - Indiana
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Eight-Volume Set Ray's Arithmetic (Includes Parent/Teacher Guide)
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Ray's Primary Arithmetic
This book introduces the four operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, along with counting and other basic skills. It can be used to guide your teaching for about two years - through grades 1 and 2. It goes farther than the average second grade course, but with Ray's mental system many second graders are able to do this work. 96 pages, hb |
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Ray's Intellectual Arithmetic
Extends work in the four operations to higher numbers and begins fractions, measurements, ratio and percentage. Can be used with many children through grades 3 and 4. 144 pages, hb
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Ray's Practical Arithmetic
Reviews basic arithmetic skills and carries them to high levels. Also covers topics of measurement, factoring, decimals, percentage, ratio, proportion, powers, roots, and geometry. For grades 5 and 6. good mastery of this book takes a child higher than a usual grade 6 level.
336 pages, hb
Grades 5 And 6 |
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Key for Ray's Primary, Intellectual and Practical Arithmetic
Contains answers for problems on topics in Practical Arithmetic. Teachers may draw upon these for preparing tests. 224 pages, hb |
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Ray's Test Examples In Arithmetic
A book of problems on topics in Practical Arithmetic. Teachers may draw upon these for preparing tests. 224 pages, hb |
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Ray's Higher Arithmetic
Includes philosophical understandings; principles and properties of numbers; and advanced study of common and decimal fractions, measurements, ratio, proportion, percentage, powers and roots, series, business math, geometry. Has challenging work for advanced students and basic work for slower students. Can be used for grades 7 and 8, as well as for high school.
416 pages, hb
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Key For Ray's Higher Arithmetic
Contains answers for problems in Higher Arithmetic. 224 pages, hb |
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Parent/Teacher Guide For Ray's Arithmetic
by Ruth Beechick. Guides your scheduling and planning through the books above. Shows where you can adapt to the needs of slower or advanced students, making selective use of basic portions that are important for all students and high-level portions that challenge the best students. provides a test for each unit. Describes games and activities which add variety to your teaching. 186 pages, hb |
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