SPRING SPECIAL: sections of this class are only $10 for the rest of May and the first week of June

When I was in 6th grade, we were offered a test that explained a new concept and asked a few multiple choice questions. Anyone who passed got to skip Pre-Algebra. This course does the same thing but in the form of a fun and interactive class. If you look through various curricula, you might notice that half of Pre-Algebra is a review of elementary math, then the second half is merely the first month of Algebra, but at a slower pace. Skipping Pre-Algebra can have an enormous impact on a student's career by allowing them to complete Calculus well in advance of applying to college. The purpose of this class is to demonstrate that your student is ready to take Algebra now.

The course will cover the following:
1) Simple puzzles and a math game to get them in the right frame of mind;
2) Review nearly all of elementary math (skipping things like counting money and estimation), demonstrating some minor modifications needed for Algebra; and
3) A simple introduction to linear functions;

While this last topic is fairly advanced, it is well within reach and it allows us to test out many of the reviewed elementary math skills, including logical thinking from the puzzles.

After teaching this class many times, I have made the class longer. Some students need more time, and I felt that some topics deserved more attention, now that I have a better idea of what is being taught currently in elementary schools. If your learner has not been exposed to negative numbers or has minimal experience with them, then this class will indeed be very hard. Instead I recommend first taking my negative numbers course: Negative Numbers are Better than Nothing:
https://outschool.com/classes/negative-numbers-are-better-than-nothing-NBU5ZNZ5#usq24eXGjZ

Let's have your student skip ahead to the world of limitless fun: Algebra!

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