Beta builds on the foundation in Alpha and advances to multiple-digit addition and subtraction. An important concept introduced in Alpha but expanded in Beta is the concept of place value. Understanding this concept is necessary for complete comprehension of multiple-digit operations. Our place value chart and math manipulatives allow your student to see place value in action.

Beta
Addition and Subtraction for Multiple-Digit Numbers and Other Topics
- Beta Overview
- Concepts and Skills
- Scope & Sequence
- Sample Lesson
What do I need?
To successfully complete the Beta level, you will need:
- Instruction Manual — includes detailed instructions and solutions
- Instructional Lesson Videos — on DVDs and streaming within the Beta Digital Pack
- Student Workbook — includes Lesson Practice, Systematic Review, and Application and Enrichment worksheets
- Test Booklet
- Integer Block Kit
Browse our sets to find the best fit for your needs.
What concepts are taught in Beta?
Major Concepts and Skills Include:
- Understanding place value and using it to add or subtract
- Fluently adding any combination of whole numbers
- Solving for an unknown addend
- Fluently subtracting any combination of whole numbers
- Solving abstract and real-world problems involving addition and subtraction
Additional Concepts and Skills:
- Telling and writing time by hours and minutes
- Understanding, adding, and subtracting Canadian currency
- Measuring and estimating length with inches, feet, centimeters, and meters
- Comparing numbers and lengths
- Expressing differences between numbers as inequalities
- Finding the perimeter of any polygon
- Representing and interpreting data in plots and graphs
Lessons contained in Beta
- Lesson 01: Place Value and the Manipulatives
- Lesson 02: Sequencing; Word Problem Tips
- Lesson 03: Inequalities
- Lesson 04: Rounding to 10 and Estimation
- Lesson 05: Multiple-Digit Addition and Place Value Notation
- Lesson 06: Skip Count by 2
- Lesson 07: Addition with Regrouping (Carrying)
- Lesson 08: Skip Count by 10; 1 Penny = 1¢, 1 Dime = 10¢
- Lesson 09: Skip Count by 5; 5¢ = 1 Nickel
- Lesson 10: Money: Decimal Point and Dollars
- Lesson 11: Rounding to Hundreds; Multiple-Digit Addition with Regrouping
- Lesson 12: Adding Money; Mental Math
- Lesson 13: Column Addition
- Lesson 14: Measurement: 12 Inches = 1 Foot
- Lesson 15: Perimeter
- Lesson 16: Thousands and Place-Value Notation
- Lesson 17: Rounding to Thousands; Estimation
- Lesson 18: Multiple-Digit Column Addition; Mental Math
- Lesson 19: More Multiple-Digit Column Addition
- Lesson 20: Multiple-Digit Subtraction
- Lesson 21: Telling Time: Minutes; Mental Math
- Lesson 22: Subtraction with Regrouping (Borrowing)
- Lesson 23: Telling Time: Hours
- Lesson 24: Subtraction: Three-Digit Numbers; Mental Math
- Lesson 25: Ordinal Numbers; Tally Marks; Days and Months
- Lesson 26: Subtraction: Four-Digit Numbers
- Lesson 27: Subtraction: Money; Mental Math
- Lesson 28: Subtraction: Multiple-Digit Numbers
- Lesson 29: Reading Gauges and Thermometers
- Lesson 30: Bar Graphs and Line Graphs
- Appendix A: Identify Shapes; Fractional Parts
- Appendix B: Number Line
Lesson 11: Rounding to Hundreds
Use Math-U-See’s four step approach and try out an example lesson from the Beta level.
Step 1: Watch the video and review the material in the sample PDF below.
Step 2: Present the concept to your child using the build, write and say method.
Step 3: Have your student practice the concept using the sample PDF below.
Step 4: Evaluate their level of mastery and if ready move on to the next lesson.
Each lessons A, B, and C pages are used to teach the current lessons concept. The lettered lesson pages that come after those are for systematic review. These review pages may not be necessary for your child to fully complete, they should be used to practice the concepts they have not yet mastered or to review the concepts they have.
Still Unsure? Have your child take one of our Placement Assessments to see if this is the right level for them!
Beta Sets
- Canadian Edition
- Instruction Manual with complete solutions
- Instruction DVD
- Student Workbook
- Tests booklet
- Integer Block Kit
- Lifetime access to our Beta Digital Pack
- Skip Count Songs MP3s
- Songbook PDF
$260.50
- Canadian Edition
- Instruction Manual with complete solutions
- Instruction DVD
- Student Workbook
- Tests booklet
- Lifetime access to our Beta Digital Pack
- Skip Count Songs MP3s
- Songbook PDF
$143.00
Beta Individual Items
All of our Math-U-See books are the Canadian Edition and we are the only authorized retailer in Canada able to offer it.
- Canadian Edition
$69.50
- Canadian Edition
$90.00
$64.50
$16.95
$130.00
Note about the Canadian Edition: MathCanada is the only authorized distributor for the Canadian Edition of Math-U-See. Every Math-U-See book we sell will be the Canadian Edition. If you are purchasing your books from another vendor, unless they are used, will be the US version which does not contain Canadian content such as the metric system or Canadian money.