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Teaching Numeracy &Basic Math to Adults

Teaching Numeracy &Basic Math to Adults

EMPower

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This catalog lists the publications for teaching math to adults that we have in stock. Theyinclude the highly regarded materials produced by Language Australia, and a number ofother publications from publishers we represent. All publications in this list are in Englishand in paperback format unless indicated otherwise.

Introduction

the EMPower series developed at TERC in Massachusetts by a team led byMary-Jane Schmitt and Myriam Steinback, and including a number of leading

adult educators. This is the most exciting new math curriculum for adults for many years andhas been extensively piloted in adult education programs round the country.

EMPower is published by Key Curriculum Press and Peppercorn is pleased to be working withthem to make EMPower available throughout the adult education community. EMPower isdescribed in more detail on page 10, and at www.peppercornbooks.com.

As a result of our partnership with Key Curriculum Press to distribute the EMPower series, we cannow also supply their other math materials. They have a wide range of publications andresources covering all areas of math education at all levels. If you have other math needs thanthose described in this list, ask us for a copy of the Key Curriculum Press catalog.

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The Answer is Still the Same … It Doesn’t Matter How You Got It!A Comparison of US and Other Computational Methods for Math Teachers andStudents from Multicultural Backgrounds.by Mary-Jane SchmittOriginally published in 1991, as the result of a teacher research project, there has been acontinuous demand for this book. Peppercorn is pleased to make it available in a new format, andis inviting teachers of math to adults to contribute to a new updated and expanded edition to bepublished in 2007.

Mary-Jane writes: “Originally, I put this booklet together because I felt strongly that immigrant adultswho attended adult education classes should be given credit for what they knew, and not waste timereplacing their tried and true arithmetic methods with others. I felt it was important for their teachersnot only to be aware that notation and arithmetic procedures differed by country or culture, but toalso understand those various procedures and how they work. I still believe that, and for thatreason, this original booklet still has value to US educated teachers who work with students fromother countries.”

To provide input for an expanded and updated version, contact Mary-Jane [email protected].

Price: $7.50Publisher: Peppercorn Books & PressISBN: 1-928836-186Year of Publication: 2006Place of Publication: Snow Camp, NCLength/Size: 32 pages, 8.5 x 11 inches, portraitPeppercorn Title #: 100-0034

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Breaking the Maths BarrierA Kit for Building Staff DevelopmentSkills in Adult Numeracyby Beth Marr, Sue Helme & Dave ToutBreaking the Maths Barrier is a staffdevelopment kit designed to fosterunderstanding and practical application ofmath for school, work, and everyday life. Itprovides participants lots of handouts thatcan be used in their own classrooms.

Price: $40.00Publisher: Language AustraliaISBN: 0-642-16683-8Year of Publication: 1991Place of Publication: Melbourne, AustraliaLength/Size: 302 pages, 8.5 x 11 inches, portraitFormat: in three-ring notebookPeppercorn Title #: 800-0090

Strength in NumbersA Resource Book for Teaching AdultNumeracyby Ruth Goddard, Beth Marr, Judith MartinStrength in Numbers is perfect for ABEteachers with students who need to developlower level math skills, "especially thosewhose reading levels are low". Thereproducible handouts make it an invaluableresource.



Numeracy for Empowerment &Democracy?ALM 8by Lene Ostergaard Johansen & TineWedege, eds.Proceedings of the 8th internationalconference of ALM at Roskilde, Denmark,June 2001.

Price: $25.00Publisher: ALMISBN: 87-7349-540-9Year of Publication: 2002Place of Publication: Roskilde, DenmarkLength/Size: 242 pages, A4, portraitFormat: paperbackPeppercorn Title #: 511-0008

Policies & Practices for AdultsLearning MathematicsALM 9by J.Evans, P.Healy, D.Kaye,V.Seabright, A.Tomlin, eds.Proceedings of the ninth internationalconference of ALM at Uxbridge College,London, July 2002.

Price: $25.00Publisher: ALMISBN: 0-9545047-0-4Year of Publication: 2003Place of Publication: London, UKLength/Size: 248 pages, A4, portraitFormat: paperbackPeppercorn Title #: 511-0009

Learning Mathematics to Live &Work in Our WorldALM 10by Jurgen Maasz, WolfgangSchloeglmann, eds.Proceedings of the tenth internationalconference of ALM in Austria, 2003.

Price: $25.00Publisher: ALMISBN: 3-85487-558-4Year of Publication: 2004Place of Publication: AustriaLength/Size: 226 pages, A4, portraitFormat: paperbackPeppercorn Title #: 511-0010

Proceedings of Adults LearningMathematics: 7A Conversation Between Researchersand Practitionersby Mary Jane Schmitt & KatherineSafford-Ramis, eds.Proceedings of the seventh internationalconference of ALM--a research forum (July2000).

Price: $25.00Publisher: ALMISBN: 1-928836-10-0Year of Publication: 2001Place of Publication: USALength/Size: 277 pages, 8.5 x 11inches, portraitFormat: paperbackPeppercorn Title #: 511-0007

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Resources for Teachers: Basic Math

Numeracy on the LineLanguage Based Numeracy Activitiesfor Adultsby Beth Marr, Chris Anderson &Dave ToutDesigned for trainers in theauto industry, the conceptsaddressed apply to anymodern workplace, as well asto daily life. The reproduciblehandouts are appropriate formost literacy or numeracyclassrooms and, because ofthe approach, even for language classes.


Adult Numeracy TeachingMaking Meaning in Mathematicsby National Staff Development Committeefor Voc. Education & TrainingAdult Numeracy Teaching is a very thoroughstaff development training manual for ABEteachers. Designed to provide 84 hours ofinstruction, it offers the facilitator detailed notesin addition to activities and handouts for thestudents. "This very popular training package(provides) teachers with a broadunderstanding of the context and structure ofmathematics and how it is applied to modernlife."




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Mathematics: A New BeginningA Resource Book for Teachers ofAdults Returning to Studyby Sue Helme & Beth MarrA "collection of material for teaching basicand essential mathematical concepts" toadults, especially to women. Aimed atslightly more advanced students, it includesbasic arithmetic, fractions, percents andratios, geometry and problem solving allfrom a practical approach. The kit includesreproducible handouts and extra circles andshapes on cardstock to help withunderstanding fractions and geometry.


Some Beginnings in AlgebraA Resource Book for Teaching AdultsReturning to Studyby Beth Marr & Sue HelmeIntended as a resource for teachers, ratherthan as a traditional textbook. Fromintroducing equations with physicalrepresentation to solving simultaneousequations and creating graphs, this helpfulbook provides reproducible handouts andinvaluable guidance for the teacher who isworking with more advanced ABE students.


Resources for Teachers -Post Basic Math

Maths for the DyslexicA Practical Guideby Anne HendersonThis readable and accessible book is for anyonewho is working with dyslexic students of allages. Part 1 deals with the language of mathand basic concepts. Part 2 suggests teachingstrategies for particular topics. The authordiscusses difficulties and suggests ways toovercome them, with particular reference toproblems relating to number, algebra, shape,space, measurement and handling data. Shedemonstrates how dyslexia affects mathematicsand looks at assessment tests and learningstyles. The book includes a chapter on howcomputers can help and appendices providing aword list, and software and resources lists.

Price: $35.00Publisher: David FultonISBN: 1-85346-534-8Year of Publication: 1998Place of Publication: London, UKLength/Size: 120 pages, A4, portraitPeppercorn Title #: 924-0001

Math and Learning Disabilities

Maths and Dyslexicsby Anne HendersonThis small useful handbook describes amethod, which both teachers and parents canuse to help young students who have learningdifficulties in math. The first section looks atcommon problems such as fear and poorshort-term memory. The book is then dividedinto math topics, with a brief description ofeach, followed by a short "How to help"section. Topics include mathematical languagepatterns, helping with tables, some basicprinciples and specific sections on calculators,estimation, fractions, percentages, time, ratio,proportion, algebra, trigonometry andprobability.

Price: $19.75Publisher: University of WalesISBN: 0-9512529-1-7Year of Publication: 2002Place of Publication: Bangor, Wales, UKLength/Size: 68 pages, A5, portraitPeppercorn Title #: 923-0001


Numeracy in FocusNumeracy in Focus is a "collection ofarticles - some having a very practical focus,others with a more theoretical basis. Theannotated listing of resources gives an ideaof the breadth and range of relevant andinteresting reading that is now available tothose interested in learning about teachingnumeracy."

Price: $8.00Publisher: Language AustraliaYear of Publication: 1995Place of Publication: Melbourne, AustraliaLength/Size: 76 pages, A4, portraitPeppercorn Title #: 800-0075

Policy & Research

Adult Numeracy Policy andResearch in AustraliaThe Present Context and FutureDirectionsby Joy Cumming"Overview of research in adult numeracyand related fields: the role of mathematics inlanguage; needs of specific groups innumeracy education; critical numeracy;assessment and reporting; effects of policyinitiatives on provision; recommendations forstrategic planning of research in adultnumeracy."

Price: $5.00Publisher: Language AustraliaISBN: 1-875578-66-8Year of Publication: 1996Place of Publication: Melbourne, AustraliaLength/Size: 31 pages, A5, portraitPeppercorn Title #: 800-0017

Adults Learning Mathematics (ALM)

Adult and Lifelong Education inMathematicsPapers from the Working Group forAction, 9th International Congress onMathematics Educationby Gail E. FitzSimons, John O'Donoghue& Diana Coben, eds.Collection of 19papers presentedat the congress,held in Tokyo in2000. Thecollection isorganized intothree majorsections; broadconceptual issuesrelated to lifelongeducation; issuesconcerning the fieldof adultmathematicseducation; and issues concerning teachingand learning.

Price: $22.50Publisher: Language AustraliaISBN: 1-876768-27-4Year of Publication: 2001Place of Publication: Melbourne, AustraliaLength/Size: 262 pages, 6.75 x 9.75 inches, portraitPeppercorn Title #: 800-0078



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Rethinking AssessmentStrategies for Holistic Adult NumeracyAssessmentby Beth Marr, Sue Helme & Dave ToutThis is both a practical and theoreticalresource. It discusses key assessmentissues, provides a bank of models of goodpractice in assessment and demonstrateshow holistic assessment can be undertakenwithin the assessment criteria of accreditedframeworks.

Rethinking Assessment is based onresearch conducted with experiencedpractitioners. It documents their currentassessment practices and issues ofconcern, as well as drawing on an actionresearch process in which existing modelsand methods of assessment were discussedand extended.

Section 1 introduces readers to the findingsof the research and the thinking behind theexamples of practice presented. Section 2presents detailed descriptions of a selectionof the assessment tasks developed duringthe project. Suggested observation andrecording sheets are included whereappropriate.

Price: $30.00Publisher: Language AustraliaISBN: 1-876768-58-4Year of Publication: 2003Place of Publication: Melbourne, AustraliaLength/Size: 274 pages, 8.5 x 11 inches, portraitFormat: spiral boundPeppercorn Title #: 800-0085

AssessmentTest of Functional HealthLiteracy in Adults (TOFHLA)by J.R.Nurss, R. Parker, M. Williams& D. BakerTOFHLA is used to measure functionalhealth literacy - including bothnumeracy andreadingcomprehension -using health-related materialssuch asprescription bottlelabels andappointment slips.

It is designed toassess adult literacy in the health caresetting: by health care providers, todetermine the adequacy of theirpatients' reading and understanding ofhealth care materials needed for theirhealth care or health education, and byresearchers, to assess patient healthliteracy as a variable in their research.

The tests are available in both Englishand Spanish. The purchase of thispackage includes permission toreproduce the assessment instrumentsby the purchaser, for use in their ownresearch or testing program.

Price: $60.00Publisher: Peppercorn Books & PressISBN: 1-928836-11-9Year of Publication: 2001Place of Publication: Snow Camp, NC, USALength/Size: 238 pages, 8.5 x 11 inches, portraitFormat: loose leaf, in 3-ring notebookPeppercorn Title #: 100-0014


Split It Up: More Fractions,Decimals, & PercentsExpands students’ repertoire of fractions,decimals and percents to include multiples of10%, 1% or 1/100 and it’s multiples as well as1/8 and 1/3 and their multiples whilemaintaining the focus on fractions asrepresentatives of part/whole relationshipsand as models of the proprotion of an amount.

Student BookISBN: 1-55953-730-2Peppercorn Title #: 490-0013Teacher BookISBN: 1-55953-731-0Peppercorn Title #: 490-0014Class SetISBN: 1-55953-844-9Peppercorn Title #: 490-0015

Everyday Number Sense:Mental Math & Visual ModelsThis book focuses on the whole numberbenchmarks of 1,10, 100, and 1,000 in avariety of world-life situations where mentalmath, estimation, and calculator skills proveuseful.


Keeping Things in Proportion:Reasoning With RatiosThis books builds on students’ intuitive knowledge andthe multiplicative relationships that are at the heart ofproportionality.


Operation Sense: Even MoreFractions, Decimals, & PercentsAs students solve problems taken from everyday lifecontexts, they connect operations with fractions,decimals and percents to related math content, inparticular geometry and data. Students learn tocalculate; but they also learn to recognize reasonableanswers, so if they hit the wrong calcualtor buttons orthe right buttons in the wrong sequence, they know it.


EMPower: Extending Mathematical Power

PricesStudent Book: $11.95(10 or more units $9.95 each)

Teacher Book: $29.95(10 or more units $26.95 each)

Class Set: $116.90(10 Student Books and 1 Teacher Book of any title)

Program SetPrice: $934.95ISBN: 1-55953-848-1Peppercorn Title #: 490-0025



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Resources for Students

Car CostsSix Units of Maths Around the Themeof Car Ownershipby Chris WearneCar Costs is a 24-hour course in mathfocused on a topic most students alreadyknow quite a lot about, namely cars.Complete with reproducible handouts, thisgreat book has a fun, yet practical, approachto a sometimes painful subject.

Price: $13.00Publisher: Language AustraliaISBN: 0-7311-0839-6Year of Publication: 1997Place of Publication: Melbourne, AustraliaLength/Size: 47 pages, A4, portraitPeppercorn Title #: 800-0027

Measure Up!In Millimetres, Centimetres, Metres,Kilometresby Eunice Nicolson & Mark BedfordThis pack contains 33 reproducibleworksheets with answers which will enablethe adult learner to fully understand andconfidently use the metric system for linearmeasurement. The pack will enhancestudents' ability to visualize, estimate andmeasure accurately and help them applythese skills to appropriate everydaycontexts.

Price: $17.95Publisher: Nicolson BedfordISBN: 1-898624-00-3Year of Publication: 1993Place of Publication: Coventry, UKLength/Size: 40 pages, A4, portraitFormat: spiral bound, reproducible worksheetsPeppercorn Title #: 926-0001

Math Reference Books

Collins Maths Dictionaryby Kay GardnerA dictionary of over 300 mathematical terms,from "a.m.", "abacus" and "acute angle" to"yard", "year" and "zero". Provides bothmeanings, explanations and many usefulexamples.

Price: $22.50Publisher: Collins EducationalISBN: 0-00-315341-xYear of Publication: 2002Place of Publication: London, UKLength/Size: 128 pages, 7.5 x 10 inches, portraitPeppercorn Title #: 919-0001

Maths Dictionaryby Peter RobsonThis Maths Dictionary contains over 200mathematical words and expressions withexplanations in easy-to-understandlanguage illustrated with simple diagrams.Includes multiplication tables, fractions, anddecimals, angle rules, and more.

Price: $7.50Publisher: Newby BooksISBN: 1-872688-18-4Year of Publication: 1993Place of Publication: Scarborough, UKLength/Size: 60 pages, A5, portraitPeppercorn Title #: 920-0001

Word List: MathematicsTaxanaha Erayadda: XisaabEnglish - Somali/Soomaali - IngrissVocabulary list of mathematical terms andexpressions in English-Somali and Somali-English. Available individually or as part of a5-list set covering other subjects: socialstudies, geography, technology, science.

Price: $3.00 each; $13.50 the setPublisher: Haan AssociatesISBN: 1-874209-50-2Year of Publication: 1992Place of Publication: London, UKLength/Size: 22 pages, A5Language: English, SomaliPeppercorn Title #: 960-0042. Set #: 960-000


Mary Jane Schmitt & Myriam Steinback, eds.

The EMPower curriculum engages learners in mathematical concepts and encourages themto articulate their thinking, share knowledge, and problem-solve together. Series topics givestudents a solid foundation in number sense; patterns, functions, and relations; geometryand measurement; and data, statistics and graphs.

EMPower: Extending Mathematical Power

Many Points Make a Point:Data & GraphsIn Many Points Make a Point, studentscollect, organize, and represent data usingfrequency, bar, and circle graphs. They useline graphs to describe change over time. They use benchmark fractions and the threemeasures of central tendency - mode,medium, and mean - to describe sets ofdata.


Seeking Patterns, BuildingRules: Algebraic ThinkingIn Seeking Patterns, Building Rules,students use a variety of representationaltools - diagrams, words, tables, graphs, andequations - to understand linear patterns andfunctions. They connect the rate of changewith the slope of a line, and compare linearwith non-linear relationships. They gainfacility with and comprehension of basicalgebraic notations.

Student BookISBN: 1-55953-722-1Peppercorn Title #: 490-0004Teacher BookISBN: 1-55953-723-XPeppercorn Title #: 490-0005Class SetISBN: 1-55953-841-4Peppercorn Title #: 490-0006

Over, Around, & Within:Geometry & MeasurementIn Over, Around, and Within, studentsexplore the features and measures of basicshapes. Perimeter and area of two-dimensional shapes and volume ofrectangular solids provide the focus.

Student BookISBN: 1-55953-724-8Peppercorn Title #: 490-0007Teacher BookISBN: 1-55953-725-6490-0008Class SetISBN: 1-55953-842-2Peppercorn Title #: 490-0009

Using Benchmarks: Fractions,Decimals, & PercentsIn Using Benchmarks, students use thefractions 1/2, 1/4, 3/4, and 1/10; thedecimals 0.1, 0.5, 0.25, and 0.75; and thepercents 50%, 25%, 75% and 100%, andthe multiples of 10% as benchmarks withwhich to describe and compare all part-whole relationships.




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Readers

The Right Changeby Ina LawsonA few adult learners talk about what mayhappen when people cannot add and subtract.Often, people are cheated like poor Ma Betty.These are stories drawn from adult learners'own life experiences. An illustrated, beginnerlevel reader. Includes a word list.

Price: $7.00Publisher: ViVa BooksSeries: New StoriesISBN: 1-874932-48-4Year of Publication: 1997Place of Publication: Johannesburg, South AfricaLength/Size: 18 pages, A5, portraitPeppercorn Title #: 600-0035

Maths: The Family Wayby Noyana Chanda & Sarah ThistleMaths: The Family Way presents ways totake the fear out of math and put the funback in. In the context of everyday life, mathconcepts can be introduced to reinforceschool lessons and give learners confidencein their understanding and abilities. Althoughtailored to the British education system,Maths: The Family Way is a great resourcefor parents and caregivers of children in anycountry. Includes a collection ofreproducible materials in a folder.

Price: $20.00Publisher: London Language & Literacy UnitISBN: 1-872972-59-4Year of Publication: 1999Place of Publication: London, UKLength/Size: 32 page book & 8 templates, A4, portraitFormat: book & 8 reproducible templates in folderPeppercorn Title #: 930-0014

Family Literacy & Numeracy

Maths at Homeby Noyona Chanda, Esther Hothersall &Hommie BeharryA set of four booklets designed to encourageparents and their young children to developmath understanding, language and skillthrough activities located in and around thehome. They are produced in full color, basedon excellent illustrations and are produced ontough paper that will not damage easily. Thenumber concepts are all presented in spokenlanguage between parent and child. Thebooks are only sold as a set.

The four titles are:1. Numbers around you: Uses householdobjects to develop a sense of number.2. Read Numbers-Find Numbers: Helpschildren identify numbers in print in theireveryday surroundings.3. Let's Count!: Provides activities to developearly counting skills.4. Add and Take Away: Develops early skills inadding and subtracting.

Price: $17.50Publisher: London Language & Literacy UnitISBN: 1-872972-25-XYear of Publication: 2001Place of Publication: London, UKLength/Size: 4 booklets, 16 pages each, A5Peppercorn Title #: 930-0016


EMPower MathematicsExtending Mathematical Power

EMPower is a new basic math and numeracy program that meets the needs of adultlearners. It enables adult learners to succeed in mathematics where traditional pedagogieshave failed them. EMPower is a comprehensive math curriculum for adult students andstudents in transition to college and pre-college or developmental courses at the pre-GEDlevel.

Developed and field tested by the Education Research Collaborative at TERC with supportfrom the National Science Foundation, EMPower incorporates the best pedagogies of thelast two decades and integrates lessons from both educational research and classroompractice.

The EMPower curriculum focuses on mathematical reasoning, communication, andproblem solving with a variety of approaches and strategies.

Units are organized by lessons, which include activities with clear mathematical goals andcontexts that are engaging and useful for adult learners. The lesson format guides andsupports student learning.

The EMPower curriculum involves:

Relevant Content: Rather than focusing on memorization of formulas, EMPower helpsstudents develop useful math skills through engaging exercises that are relevant to real-lifesituations.

Integrated Approach: Algebraic, statistical, and geometric ideas are developed along withnumerical ones, so students progress solidly in all four strands.

Cooperative Learning: EMPower classrooms are supportive learning communities wherestudents work in groups, sharing strategies and mathematical results.

Built-in Teacher Support: The Teacher Book thoroughly guides the instructor withdetailed support, providing mathematical background for each lesson, facilitatingguidelines, assessments, and notes.

The EMPower curriculum consists of eight books, each supported by a teacher book.

EMPower is being published by Key Curriculum Press, a specialist publisher of quality mathmaterials.

Peppercorn Books is pleased to be working with Key Curriculum Press to make thisimportant new contribution available to adult learners and their teachers.

For more information, visit www.peppercornbooks.com

Dealing with Documents andMoneyby K. Detleefs, T. Makue, & M. Westcott.This book teaches English for adultlifeskills such as dealing with bills andaccounts, getting official documents, andbanking and looking after money. It alsocovers information about credit at shopsand offices, banks, budgets, unit trusts,savings, and insurance policies.

This books is produced and the materialsbased in South Africa.

Price: $20.00Publisher: ViVa booksISBN: 1-874-932-530Year of Publication: 2000Place of Publication: Johannnesburg, South AfricaLength/Size: 126 pages, 8.25 x 11.5 inches, portraitPeppercorn Title #: 930-0014



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The Key To Series has been produced by Key Curriculum Press for a number ofyears. These are well produced resources that provide practice materials tostudents in all areas of basic math, including algebra and geometry. The series isvery inexpensive and can be purchased unit by unit allowing great flexibility in theadult education setting without having to commit the large expenditure needed to buysets of textbooks. The Key To Series is available through our web-site, or ask for theKey To catalog.

Key to Fractions1: Fraction Concepts Price: $3.25 Peppercorn Title #: 480-00012: Multiplying & Dividing Price: $3.25 Peppercorn Title #: 480-00023: Adding & Subtracting Price: $3.25 Peppercorn Title #: 480-00034: Mixed Numbers Price: $3.25 Peppercorn Title #: 480-00045: Answers & Notes, Books 1-4 Price: $4.45 Peppercorn Title #: 480-00056: Reproducible Tests, Books 1-4 Price: $10.95 Peppercorn Title #: 480-00067: Set, Books 1-4 Price: $13.00 Peppercorn Title #: 480-0007

Key to Decimals1: Decimal Concepts Price: $3.25 Peppercorn Title #: 480-00082: Adding, Subtracting & Multiplying Price: $3.25 Peppercorn Title #: 480-00093: Dividing Price: $3.25 Peppercorn Title #: 480-00104: Using Decimals Price: $3.25 Peppercorn Title #: 480-00115: Answers & Notes, Books 1-4 Price: $4.45 Peppercorn Title #: 480-00126: Reproducible Tests, Books 1-4 Price: $10.95 Peppercorn Title #: 480-00137: Set, Books 1-4 Price: $13.00 Peppercorn Title #: 480-0014

Key to Percents1: Percent Concepts Price: $3.25 Peppercorn Title #: 480-00152: Percents & Fractions Price: $3.25 Peppercorn Title #: 480-00163: Percents & Decimals Price: $3.25 Peppercorn Title #: 480-00174: Answers & Notes, Books 1-3 Price: $4.45 Peppercorn Title #: 480-00185: Reproducible Tests, Books 1-3 Price: $10.95 Peppercorn Title #: 480-00196: Set, Books 1-3 Price: $9.75 Peppercorn Title #: 480-0020

Key to Algebra1: Operations on Integers Price: $3.25 Peppercorn Title #: 480-00212: Variables, Terms, & Expressions Price: $3.25 Peppercorn Title #: 480-00223: Equations Price: $3.25 Peppercorn Title #: 480-00234: Polynomials Price: $3.25 Peppercorn Title #: 480-00245: Rational Numbers Price: $3.25 Peppercorn Title #: 480-00256: Multiplying & Dividing Rational Expressions Price: $3.25 Peppercorn Title #: 480-00267: Adding & Subtracting Rational Expressions Price: $3.25 Peppercorn Title #: 480-00278: Graphs Price: $3.25 Peppercorn Title #: 480-0028

Key To Series


9: System of Equations Price: $3.25 Peppercorn Title #: 480-002910: Square Roots & Quadratic Equations Price: $3.25 Peppercorn Title #: 480-003011: Answers & Notes, Books 1-4 Price: $4.45 Peppercorn Title #: 480-003112: Answers & Notes, Books 5-7 Price: $4.45 Peppercorn Title #: 480-003213: Answers & Notes, Books 8-10 Price: $4.45 Peppercorn Title #: 480-003314: Reproducible Tests: Books 1-10 Price: $14.85 Peppercorn Title #: 480-003415: Set, Books 1-10 Price: $32.50 Peppercorn Title #: 480-0035

Key to Geometry1: Lines & Segments Price: $3.25 Peppercorn Title #: 480-00362: Circles Price: $3.25 Peppercorn Title #: 480-00373: Constructions Price: $3.25 Peppercorn Title #: 480-00384: Perpendiculars Price: $3.25 Peppercorn Title #: 480-00395: Squares & Rectangles Price: $3.25 Peppercorn Title #: 480-00406: Angles Price: $3.25 Peppercorn Title #: 480-00417: Perpendiculars & Parallels, Chords & Tangents, Circles Price: $7.75 Peppercorn Title #:480-00428: Triangles, Parallel Lines, Similar Polygons Price: $7.75 Peppercorn Title #: 480-00439: Answers & Notes, Books 1-3 Price: $4.45 Peppercorn Title #: 480-004410: Answers & Notes, Books 4-6 Price: $4.45 Peppercorn Title #: 480-004511: Answers & Notes, Book 7 Price: $4.45 Peppercorn Title #: 480-004612: Answers & Notes, Book 8 Price: $4.45 Peppercorn Title #: 480-004713: Set, Books 1-8 Price: $35.00 Peppercorn Title #: 480-0048

Key to Measurement1: English Units of Length Price: $3.25 Peppercorn Title #: 480-00552: Measuring Length & Perimeter Using English Units Price: $3.25 Peppercorn Title #: 480-00563: Finding Area & Volume Using English Units Price: $3.25 Peppercorn Title #: 480-00574: English Units for Weight, Capacity, Temperature, & Time Price: $3.25 Peppercorn Title #:480-00585: Answers & Notes, Books 1-4 Price: $4.45 Peppercorn Title #: 480-00596: Set, Books 1-4 Price: $13.00 Peppercorn Title #: 480-0060

Key to Metric Measurement1: Metric Units of Length Price: $3.25 Peppercorn Title #: 480-00492: Measuring Length & Perimeter Using Metric Units Price: $3.25 Peppercorn Title #: 480-00503: Finding Area & Volume Using Metric Units Price: $3.25 Peppercorn Title #: 480-00514: Metric Units for Mass, Capacity, Temperature, & Time Price: $3.25 Peppercorn Title #: 480-00525: Answers & Notes, Books 1-4 Price: $4.45 Peppercorn Title #: 480-00536: Set, Books 1-4 Price: $13.00 Peppercorn Title #: 480-0054